Researcher, Safety Oversight

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine AI monitor models to detect and mitigate patterns of misuse and misalignment
• Set research directions and strategies to improve AI system safety, alignment, and robustness
• Evaluate and design effective red-teaming pipelines to examine the end-to-end robustness of safety systems
• Conduct research to improve models' ability to reason about human values and apply findings to practical safety challenges
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including legal, policy, and Trust & Safety, to ensure products meet high safety standards

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in the field of AI safety (e.g., RLHF, human-AI collaboration, fairness, and biases)
• 4+ years of research engineering experience
• Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with large-scale AI systems
• Deep alignment with OpenAI's mission to build safe and universally beneficial AGI

Benefits

• Competitive salary ($295K – $445K) and generous equity packages
• 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
• Daily meals in the office and mental health support
• 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.