Researcher, Frontier Biological and Chemical Risks

Responsibilities

• Identify emerging AI safety risks and develop new methodologies for exploring their impact
• Build and continuously refine evaluations of frontier AI models to assess identified risks
• Design and build scalable systems and processes to support capability evaluations
• Own the scientific validity of preparedness evaluations, including designing new evals grounded in real threat models (CBRN, cyber, etc.)
• Maintain existing evaluations to prevent staleness or silent regression
• Contribute to risk management refinement and the development of best practice guidelines for AI safety

Requirements

• Experience in ML research engineering
• Proficiency in ML observability and monitoring
• Experience creating large language model-enabled applications
• A robust red-teaming mindset
• Ability to scope and deliver complex projects end-to-end in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• First-hand experience in red-teaming systems (computer systems or otherwise)
• Strong understanding of the societal nuances of AI deployment
• Excellent communication skills and experience working cross-functionally

Benefits

• Competitive base salary ($295K – $445K) plus generous equity and performance bonuses
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents) and caregiver leave
• Flexible PTO and multiple paid company office closures
• Mental health and wellness support
• Daily meals in the office and annual learning and development stipend

About the Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of AI capabilities and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products.