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Research Program Manager, Frontier Assurance

San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and run third-party assessment programs for frontier AI models and safeguards, building strategic research partnerships to bring independent expertise into safety decisions.

Role type

Senior Research Program Manager (AI Safety & Assurance)

Builds

Independent evaluation programs, public transparency documentation, and third-party assessment frameworks for frontier AI.

Domain

Artificial Intelligence Safety, Frontier Models, Policy & Governance

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery

Required skills

Program management, research partnership development, AI safety evaluation design, cross-functional coordination, technical communication, stakeholder management, public transparency strategy

Preferred skills

Experience with academic researchers and independent experts, ability to synthesize technical and social science research, experience delivering technical publications, understanding of AI policy

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Design and run third-party assessment programs including independent evaluations and adversarial testing; Build and manage strategic research partnerships with external evaluators and academic labs; Translate external findings into actionable recommendations for safety decisions; Partner with research, product, and policy teams to explain evidence behind safety approaches; Lead public transparency programs including system cards and assessment summaries; Create channels for researcher and civil society feedback; Own program goals, milestones, and risks across assessment and transparency work

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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