Senior Research Scientist, AI Biosecurity Assessments

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. Work with AI firms and internal research and engineering teams to conduct capability and safeguard assessments of emerging AI models .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $235,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in pathogen biology, microbiology, and virology, with a strong ability to assess AI models against biological risks and technical safeguards. Proficient in synthesizing complex technical findings into clear reports and evaluations for regulatory bodies and partners.

Highest-signal resume keywords

PhD In Pathogen BiologyWet-Lab ExperienceWorking Fluency In PythonExperience With Inspect AI FrameworkFamiliarity With Biosecurity Policy

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Hard Skills

Capability AssessmentRisk AnalysisTechnical WritingData EvaluationBiological Risk MappingAI Model EvaluationCoding ExperienceSynthesis Of FindingsEvaluation Pipeline ExecutionThreat Model Alignment

Soft Skills

Strategic JudgmentAdaptabilityClear CommunicationAnalytical ThinkingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Inspect AI FrameworkLLM SystemsAgent Systems

Industry Keywords

BiosecurityThreat AssessmentCounterterrorismRegulated EnvironmentNDA Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with AI firms and internal research and engineering teams to conduct capability and safeguard assessments of emerging AI models
Execute evaluation pipelines, analyze data, and identify how results align with threat models and risk levels
Manually assess models for willingness and knowledge across specialized biology domains
Synthesize findings into evaluation reports, technical write-ups, and risk summaries for partners and regulatory bodies
Contribute to papers, reports, and the public dashboard of capability trends

Requirements

What you’ll need

PhD in pathogen biology, microbiology, virology, or a closely related field; equivalent depth from other paths will be considered
Wet-lab experience is preferred
Strategic judgment about mapping evaluation results to real-world biological risk and technical safeguard performance
Deep interest in safeguards, their failure modes, and contributory biological capabilities
Ability to turn complex technical results into clear, well-structured writing
Comfort with short, intensive project cycles and shifting priorities
Roughly a year of coding in an industry or graduate research setting is preferred
Working fluency in Python is preferred
Direct experience with the Inspect AI framework, or building and evaluating LLM or agent systems, is preferred
Familiarity with biosecurity policy, threat assessment, or counterterrorism work is preferred
Experience working with AI developers or in a regulated or NDA-heavy environment is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including health, dental & vision insurance
Yearly mental health allowance for every employee
Flexible work hours
Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
Minimum 12 weeks fully-paid parental leave
Fully-paid conference sponsorships
Yearly professional development allowance
Employer 401(k) match up to 4% of total salary
Referral bonus of up to $5,500 for successful candidate referrals