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Research Program Manager, Data Acquisition

About the TeamOpenAI's Research Data Team exists to accelerate the evaluation, safety and capabilities of our models and products. Made up of technical operators and software engineers, we design the methods in which we acquire and create d

Company

OpenAI

Location

San Francisco

Status

Open

Posted

2026-06-05T19:09:39.017+00:00

OpenAI's Research Data Team is hiring a Research Program Manager for Data Acquisition at its San Francisco HQ. The role sits between research roadmaps and external data suppliers: scoping researchers' data needs, evaluating and advancing data opportunities, tracking quality and blockers with SQL, Python and dashboards, and driving platform roadmaps with engineers. The posting asks for SQL and Python proficiency, comfort with APIs and AI coding tools, and experience sourcing or evaluating startups and vendors. It joins a team of program managers spanning research context and commercial execution.