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Company Name
MI-6 Co., Ltd.
Job Type
[R&D] Research Scientist / Research Engineer / Data Scientist (Professional Researcher)
Work Detail
Building the technologies that will shape the future of materials R&D. Creating technologies that will support the future of materials research and development. About MI-6 MI-6’s mission is to transform materials R&D through Materials Informatics. Materials research still relies heavily on fragmented data, individual expertise, and manual experimentation. We are building a new R&D environment where researchers, AI, data, and laboratory systems work together. Our work spans software, data science, scientific computing, and laboratory automation. By connecting these capabilities, we aim to enable researchers to explore ideas, conduct experiments, and turn discoveries into real-world outcomes more effectively. MI-6's mission is to "popularize materials informatics and innovate research and development." Materials research and development still relies heavily on fragmented data, individual expertise, and manual work. We are building a new R&D environment where researchers, AI, data, and laboratories work together in collaboration. We aim to create a world where researchers can more effectively explore and experiment, transforming discoveries into tangible results, by connecting software, data science, computational science, and lab automation. Role As a Research Scientist, you will independently lead R&D projects that develop MI-6’s future technical capabilities. You will take technical challenges relevant to our products and business, formulate hypotheses, design an approach, and evaluate the results. You will also implement your ideas and make them concrete enough for others to test, assess, and further develop. Your work may become part of a product, a customer solution, an internal technology, or an automated research workflow. As a Research Scientist, you will autonomously lead R&D projects that develop technologies that MI-6 will need in the future. You will formulate hypotheses, design approaches, and evaluate the results for technical challenges related to our products and business. Furthermore, you will implement your ideas and make them concrete enough for other members to test, evaluate, and further develop. Your results may lead to products, customer solutions, internal technologies, automated research workflows, and more. What You Will Do / Main Responsibilities Lead R&D projects from problem definition through evaluation Develop and test new algorithms, methods, and technical systems Implement prototypes that demonstrate technical feasibility Evaluate results and communicate clear conclusions Collaborate with researchers, engineers, product teams, and business teams Lead R&D projects from problem definition to evaluation Develop and test new algorithms, methods, and technical systems Implement prototypes that demonstrate technical feasibility Evaluate results and share clear conclusions Collaborate with researchers, engineers, product teams, and business teams
Ideal Profile
Required Skills Expertise in a scientific or technical field relevant to MI-6 Experience independently conducting research or technical development Ability to formulate hypotheses and design appropriate evaluations Programming skills required to implement and test your ideas Ability to communicate and collaborate in English Expertise in a scientific or technical field related to MI-6's operations Experience independently conducting research or technical development Ability to formulate hypotheses and design appropriate evaluations Programming skills required to implement and test ideas Ability to communicate and collaborate in English Preferred Skills A PhD or equivalent research experience Experience applying research in an industrial or product context Experience in materials science, chemistry, machine learning, scientific computing, or laboratory systems A PhD or equivalent research experience Experience applying research results to companies or products Experience in materials science, chemistry, machine learning, computational science, or laboratory systems Desired Candidate Profile We are looking for someone who can work with uncertainty, think rigorously, and move a project forward independently. You should be interested in connecting research with implementation and creating technologies that can be used by others. We are looking for individuals who can tackle highly uncertain challenges, think logically, and autonomously drive projects forward. We welcome those interested in connecting research and implementation and creating technologies that others can use.
What we especially look for in a PhD or postdoctoral fellow
A PhD or equivalent research experience A PhD or equivalent research experience
Work Location
Remote work is generally available. Depending on the project, work at our Tokyo office or laboratory in Yokohama may be required.
Phd. Stating Salary
5,000,000 to 10,000,000 JPY *The above amount includes deemed overtime pay for 30 hours. Working Conditions Employment Type Full-time Regular Employee JPY 5,000,000–10,000,000 per year Final compensation will be determined based on experience and capabilities.