Job Description
Join Nexus Innovations Inc. at the forefront of tomorrow's digital revolution. We're seeking a visionary 2026 AI Futurist Strategist to architect the next generation of intelligent systems that will redefine industries by 2026. This role blends cutting-edge AI research with strategic foresight to develop actionable roadmaps for our quantum computing and autonomous infrastructure initiatives. You'll collaborate with Nobel laureates and industry disruptors in our Palo Alto R&D hub, shaping the technological landscape of the next decade.
What you'll achieve: Design scalable AI frameworks for 2026-era challenges, lead cross-disciplinary research pods, and publish breakthrough papers in Nature and IEEE journals. Your work will directly influence product roadlines for our autonomous fleet and next-gen healthcare AI systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop 5-year AI strategic roadmaps aligned with 2026 technological inflection points
- Lead quantum machine learning research for autonomous decision systems
- Architect ethical AI frameworks for global deployment in regulated industries
- Present findings to C-suite executives and congressional technology committees
- Mentor PhD researchers in emerging AI paradigms (neuromorphic computing, swarm AI)
- Secure $5M+ in government and private R&D funding
Qualifications
- PhD in AI/Computer Science with 7+ years in R&D leadership
- Published 15+ peer-reviewed papers on quantum ML or ethical AI
- Experience securing DARPA/NSF grants for future-tech initiatives
- Expertise in federated learning and explainable AI frameworks
- Proven track record of commercializing AI breakthroughs
- Security clearance (preferred) for national security collaborations