About the Company
Aleph Alpha Research is dedicated to delivering category-defining AI innovation that enables the open, accessible, and trustworthy deployment of Generative AI in industrial applications. The organization develops foundational models and next-generation methods that help customers enhance productivity in development, engineering, logistics, and manufacturing processes.
About the Role
Job Title: Research Program Manager (f/m/d)
Location: Heidelberg
Employment Type: Full-time
Location Type: Hybrid
Department: Research
Overview
The Research Program Manager will define, refine, and align the research scope across simultaneous engineering teams within Aleph Alpha Research. This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise in AI research and software engineering, program management, and communication skills.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 2+ years of experience in technical program management or research coordination in the AI/ML or software engineering domains.
- Strong understanding of foundational AI/ML concepts, model training, deployment processes, and software development life cycles.
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to handle multiple, simultaneous initiatives.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, enabling collaboration across technical and non-technical teams.
- Willingness to relocate to Heidelberg, Germany, or regularly visit the Heidelberg office, potentially weekly.
Preferred Qualifications:
- In-depth knowledge of foundational AI technologies, including model training pipelines, deployment frameworks, and explainability techniques.
- Proficiency in programming and scripting languages commonly used in AI/ML workflows (e.g., Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Hands-on experience in scoping and managing AI/ML research projects, including the development of metrics to evaluate research progress and outcomes.
- Familiarity with state-of-the-art foundational models, their capabilities, and their limitations.
Our Tenets
- Ownership: We own work end-to-end, from idea to production, ensuring our work is complete, scalable, and of the highest quality.
- Impact: We focus on solving real problems for our customers and the research community, prioritizing impactful solutions that bring value.
- Transparency: We collaborate and share results openly with the team, partners, customers, and the broader community through publishing and sharing insights.
- Innovation: We leverage our intrinsic motivations and talents, striving for technical depth while balancing team ideas and interests with our mission.
What You Can Expect From Us
- Become part of an AI revolution!
- 30 days of paid vacation
- Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub
- Mental health support through nilo.health
- Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security
- Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket
- Budget for additional technical equipment
- Flexible working hours for better work-life balance and hybrid working model
- Virtual Stock Option Plan
