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Generative AI Research Specialist

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it's equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Generative AI Research Specialist in 3M's Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division, you will work on a team developing novel applications of Generative AI to support our division researchers and customer-facing teams. You will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. We're looking for a researcher familiar working with agentic AI systems, RAG pipelines, vector databases, and AI orchestration frameworks who can work closely with other research scientists and developers to implement transformative solutions.

Here, you will make an impact by

Leading AI Solution Development: Drive the design, development, and deployment of Generative AI solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and performance across global environments.
Innovating Continuously: Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements and research in the Generative AI space and connect new ideas to practical solutions.
Designing and Developing Solutions: Demonstrate the business value of novel AI systems by creating and implementing useful prototypes with the intent to scale successful solutions.
Collaborating Effectively: Act as the AI thought leader, working with cross functional teams including developers, devOps, LLMOps, material researchers, customer facing teams, and business leaders.
Challenging the Status Quo: Proactively suggest and test new opportunities for growth and improvement for both existing and yet-to-exist technologies and solutions.
Energizing the Team to Act: Bring positive energy and momentum, supporting team success through strong collaboration and shared accountability.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

Masters degree or higher in Data Science, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited university.
Five (5) years of experience in fundamental data science research and implementation in academic, private, public, government, or military environment.
One (1) year of experience working with Generative AI technologies.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

Strong understanding of LLMs and Generative AI frameworks, vector databases (e.g. Pinecone, Weaviate, OpenSearch), and prompt engineering techniques.
Strong fluency in coding (e.g. python, javascript) and cloud architectures (AWS and/or Azure).
Experience working in scientific, data-intensive, or ML-related environments.
Experience in AI product development and scaling AI applications in enterprise environments.
Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
Comfortable building and modifying systems from scratch.
Able to work on a team where the problem is evolving, and code is shared.
Curious, fast learner, solid communicator.

Work location: On-Site at 3M Headquarters in Maplewood, MN

Travel: up to 5% domestic travel

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized for relocation to Maplewood, MN

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life - both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $141,150 - $172,517, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 10/24/2025 To 11/23/2025 Or until filled

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Generative AI Research Specialist

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