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Meta Research Data Program Manager, MSL in Menlo Park, California
Summary:
The Meta SuperIntelligence Lab is dedicated to developing AI-powered experiences for consumers, leveraging Meta's cutting-edge models.We are looking for a Research Data Program Manager to lead end-to-end human data annotation programs that support ML research and model development. This role partners closely with Researchers, Product, Engineering, Data operations, and external data vendors to translate research needs into high-quality datasets. Successful candidates will be technically fluent, highly organized, and experienced in building scalable processes to build high quality datasets. You will be the connective tissue across research pods driving consistent standards across annotation efforts.
Required Skills:
Research Data Program Manager, MSL Responsibilities:
Program manage and execute end-to-end annotation lifecycle
Partner with researcher and product teams to define data needs, create detailed instructions and define quality metrics
Collaborate with our partner teams on vendor selection
Work with partner teams to implement and monitor data quality
Build processes, structured programs and make recommendations on tooling
Build dashboards, analyze data and share insights
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
5+ years of program management or relevant experience in data operations, ML/data labeling or research operations
Demonstrated experience working directly with technical stakeholders (ML Researchers/Engineers/Product) and translating needs into execution-ready requirements
Experience managing external partners/vendors, including Statements of Work, agreed timelines and deliverables throughput planning, and performance management
Effective communication skills, including producing clear data specifications, quality assurance guidelines, and stakeholder updates
Experience managing and prioritizing multiple initiatives while operating under ambiguity and driving outcomes
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with data types and workflows such as SFT, Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback/Reinforcement Learning from Virtual Rewards (RLHF/RFVR), evaluations, multimodal, coding, reasoning, and safety/alignment labeling
Experience building or running quality programs
Experience with annotation tooling and workflow systems
Exposure to ML, Natural Language Processing (NLP), or Multimodal research environments
Proficient in SQL and Python for data analysis
8+ years of program management experience at a technology company
Bachelor's degree
Public Compensation:
$160,000/year to $223,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Industry: Internet
Equal Opportunity:
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