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As VP of Engineering, AI Innovations, you will lead the our team of talented software developers ... Understanding of fine-tuning, distillation, and model optimization (quantization, pruning, MoE, etc.

As VP of Engineering, AI Innovations, you will lead the our team of talented software developers ... Understanding of fine-tuning, distillation, and model optimization (quantization, pruning, MoE, etc.

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How much do vice president distiller jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 26, 2026, the average yearly pay for vice president distiller in the United States is $157,532.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $115,000.00 and $190,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Vice President Distiller vs Master Distiller?

AspectVice President DistillerMaster Distiller
CredentialsTypically requires extensive industry experience, leadership skills, and sometimes advanced degrees in chemistry or brewingRequires deep expertise in distillation, often with certifications or extensive hands-on experience in spirit production
Work EnvironmentExecutive setting, overseeing multiple departments and strategic planningProduction-focused, hands-on role in distillation processes and quality control
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in large distilleries, beverage corporations, and executive rolesCommonly found in craft and large distilleries, focusing on spirit creation and quality

The Vice President Distiller typically holds an executive leadership role with strategic responsibilities, while the Master Distiller is more hands-on, focusing on the technical aspects of spirit production. Both roles require extensive industry experience, but their focus and scope differ significantly.

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Infographic showing various Vice President Distiller job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 6% Internship, 8% Full Time, 26% Temporary, 57% Contract, and 3% Nights. Highlights an 2% Physical, and 98% Hybrid job distribution, with an average salary of $157,532 per year, or $75.7 per hour.
VP of Research, Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home

VP of Research, Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home

Next Step Systems

San Francisco, CA • On-site, Remote

$116K - $147K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO

Posted 17 days ago


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Job Description
VP of Research, Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home
The VP of Research, Machine Learning (ML) will own the research and intelligence direction of this system. The VP of Research, Machine Learning (ML) will define how Artificial Intelligence (AI) reasons, evaluates, and improves in a product used with high frequency. This position is 100% Remote.
VP of Research, Machine Learning (ML) Responsibilities:
- Set and evolve the research direction for the core intelligence, including context representation, memory, reasoning, planning, and orchestration.
- Decide when to design new model architectures versus adapting or leveraging frontier open-source or commercial models.
- Define evaluation frameworks that measure real-world usefulness, robustness, safety, and long-term behavior, not benchmark vanity.
- Own alignment, safety, and guardrail strategy as first-class product concerns.
- Guide exploration of frontier techniques such as retrieval-augmented training, mixture-of-experts, distillation, multi-agent orchestration, and multimodal systems.
- Shape early product intelligence direction in close partnership with product and application engineering.
- Set the technical bar for research rigor, judgment, and taste across the organization.
Qualifications
VP of Research, Machine Learning (ML) Qualifications:
- Deep experience building or evolving real Machine Learning (ML) systems used in production.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) experience required.
- Strong technical judgment around model behavior, failure modes, and long-horizon trade-offs.
- A builder's mindset, you care about systems that work in the real world, not just ideas.
- Comfortable making irreversible or high-impact decisions with incomplete information.
- Obsession with evaluation, correctness, and how systems behave over time.
- High ownership mentality; you operate as a founder, not a manager.
- Tech Stack: GPU-based training and inference system, JAX, Python, and PyTorch.
Benefits include medical insurance, Dental, Vision, Savings Plan Options, PTO, etc.
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Additional Information
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