[R&D] Research Scientist / Research Engineer (Professional Researcher)

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.

Work content and job description

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 develop further.
Your work may become part of a product, a customer solution, an internal technology, or an automated research workflow.
[What You Will Do]

• 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

Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
/

Master
/

Bachelor

Work experience
Experience independently conducting research or technical development

Description

[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

[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

[Who We Are Looking For]
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.

Various systems
Pay increase system :
Performance reviews twice a year

Supplementary explanation of compensation
Salary: JPY 5,000,000–10,000,000 per year (including fixed overtime pay for 30 hours). Final compensation will be determined based on experience and capabilities.
Employment type: Full-time
Working hours: Flextime system (core hours 11:00–16:00 JST)
Probation: Six months

Selection

After screening of documents, several rounds of online interviews will be conducted.