Entrepreneurial Research Scientist — Enterprise AI Prototyping

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salesforcecomPalo Alto (CA)

Computer and Information Research Scientists Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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About the role

Salesforce AI Research is seeking entrepreneurial Research Scientists to build, ship, and scale the next generation of Enterprise AI. This isn’t a traditional research role—you work like a founder within Salesforce, identifying high-impact directions, prototyping AI capabilities, validating ideas with customers, and turning concepts into production-ready systems. You’ll have freedom to propose ideas, access Salesforce's global ecosystem, and collaborate across product, engineering, and

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