[D] What do the responsibilities of a typical “research scientist” in big tech companies look like? And what determines if you are going to be able to continue publishing papers in this role (going in after a PhD)?

I am interviewing for such a role in a big tech company. I applied through an ad that said “ml research scientist”. I would love to continue doing research and publishing papers. I have seen a lot of research scientists in this company who publish quite a bit every year. But something tells me not every “research scientist” is going to be in that kind of a position. So what determines if the type of work/responsibilities/freedoms I will receive? Specifically …

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