Lab Summary:
Our mission is to empower people to live healthier lives by leveraging our wearables, smartphones, medical devices, AI, and health services. We research, develop, and commercialize innovative digital health products and solutions by bringing together the full capabilities of our team, including product strategy and management, clinical expertise, partnerships, UI/UX design, usability research, clinical research and validation, software development, AI / Gen AI, and regulatory. Millions of Samsung users’ lives around the world have been touched by our products, including the Samsung HeartWise for cardiac rehabilitation and the Samsung ECG Monitor App. Samsung’s unique advantage in the consumer electronics market and growing focus on Digital Health and AI / Gen AI provides exciting technical challenges and rewarding career experience. Join us!
Position Summary:
Samsung Research America Digital Health Team is looking for an outstanding Ph.D.-level Senior AI Research Engineer with solid ML/AI technology background and digital health-related research project experiences in digital biomarker, physiological signal process and multi-modality mobile sensing development. You need to have a strong track-record of success in academic and/or industrial settings. You will play a key role in delivering innovation in digital health domain, create technologies and intellectual properties, deploy and validate novel technologies, and transfer the mature outcomes to production and scientific publications in top-tier computing venues. We expect candidates who have solid data analytics skills and project experiences in areas such as mobile health systems and wearable computing.
You will be a core part of a passionate team charged with developing, incubating, and launching a portfolio of digital health product concepts that will disrupt the healthcare paradigm. By leveraging smart phones, wearables, embedded devices and the IoT in the health/wellness domain, your work will significantly benefit real-world patients, seniors, physicians and care givers. Samsung’s unique advantage in the consumer electronics market and growing focus on digital health will provide you with exciting technical challenges and a rewarding career experience.
Position Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the project team to contribute to data analysis, performance evaluation, and other milestone-related tasks.
- Lead the development of innovative algorithms and ideas based on noisy signals from sensors, including light, audio, physiological, and inertial data collected in both lab and field settings.
- Train novel health foundation models from scratch and fine-tune existing models to accelerate the development of new health and wellness offerings for Samsung wearables.
- Design and execute pilot studies, create proof-of-concept prototypes, and develop demos using mobile sensors.
- Generate patents and publish scientific research in top-tier journals and conferences.
Required Skills
- PhD. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biophysics, Mathematics, Health Sciences, or related field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- 3+ years of experience in Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and their applications to large-scale time-series data.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Python, Java, Android, MATLAB, or R.
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively. Comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams.
- First-author publications in top-tier computing venues.
Special Attributes (Preferred)
- Ability to turn analyzed data into actionable insights or clear visualizations.
- Experience in clinical study design, IRB development, and conducting in-lab or in-the-wild data collection studies.
- Product development and prototyping experience to implement and validate solutions.
- Good understanding of human physiology and non-invasive sensors for measuring digital biomarkers in health and behavior monitoring.
- Experience developing healthcare algorithms using EMR/EHR and wearable sensor data.
- Familiarity with HIPAA compliance.
Additional Information
Disclosure of Trade Secrets
Samsung has a strict policy on trade secrets. In applying to Samsung and progressing through the recruitment process, you must not disclose any trade secrets of a current or previous employer.
Essential Job Functions
This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
At Samsung, we believe that innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We aim to create a global team where everyone belongs and has equal opportunities, inspiring our talent to be their true selves. Together, we are building a better tomorrow for our customers, partners, and communities.
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Skills Required
- PhD in Computer Science or related field
- 3+ years of experience in Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Java, Android, MATLAB, R)
- First-author publications in top-tier computing venues
Samsung Research America Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Samsung Research America and has not been reviewed or approved by Samsung Research America.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision start on the date of hire with multiple plan options, alongside mental-health support through Lyra and noted infertility coverage. Wellness programs plus on-site or reimbursed fitness resources further reinforce comprehensive health support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO scales from 20 to 30 days with tenure and includes 12 paid holidays and two early‑release days annually. A quarterly development day adds additional paid time focused on growth.
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Parental & Family Support — Six weeks fully paid parental leave and six weeks paid family medical care leave are provided, with backup care via Bright Horizons and adoption/fertility supports available. Short‑term disability pays up to 26 weeks at 100% salary, enhancing income protection during family or health events.
Samsung Research America Insights
What We Do
Founded in October 1988, Samsung Research America (SRA) builds upon Samsung’s 40-year history in the Bay Area. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices across the United States and Canada, SRA is engaged in researching emerging technology to create new businesses and developing core technology to enhance the competitiveness of Samsung products. We also play a key role in providing the infrastructure to support Samsung’s open innovation and university collaboration activities.
