Biology Specialist
Core
Review flagged AI queries related to biological threat vectors to distinguish legitimate research from potential misuse, applying scientific judgment to prevent the proliferation of biological weapons.
Role type
Senior IC biology specialist (AI safety)
Builds
Automated safety filters for frontier AI systems
Domain
Life sciences + AI safety
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Biology, Biosecurity, Genomic databases, BSL-2+ protocols, Gene synthesis/CRISPR workflows, Case documentation, Scientific reasoning
Preferred skills
Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP), Biodefense, Public health surveillance, DNA synthesis screening, Computational biology tools, LLMs/Prompt engineering, AI safety concepts, U.S. Government Security Clearance
Technologies
Genomic databases, LLMs, CRISPR workflows
Responsibilities
Evaluate automated detection flags for biological threat vectors, Distinguish legitimate scientific work from weaponization requests, Apply policy-aligned classification labels, Verify literature and sources for restricted agents, Document findings and escalate high-risk cases, Participate in calibration sessions for labeling precision
