Senior / Principal Computational Biologist, AI Safety
Core
Conduct original computational biology research to assess biological dual-use risks and inform AI safety strategies for scientific superintelligence.
Role type
Senior IC computational biologist (AI safety)
Builds
Integrated risk assessments, safety strategies, and dual-use policy boundaries for biological capabilities.
Domain
AI Safety + Computational Biology
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Computational biology research, biological dual-use risk assessment, AI safety analysis, quantitative analysis, scientific programming, uncertainty quantification, cross-functional communication
Preferred skills
Experimental validation workflows, coordinating external scientific collaborators
Technologies
Large language models, specialized biological models, agents, laboratory automation
Responsibilities
Formulate original research questions on biological capabilities and risks; Build integrated risk pictures across LLMs and biological models; Translate scientific risk judgments into policy boundaries and mitigation requirements; Design evaluations and red-teaming studies with threat modelers and engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
