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Associate Director/Director, Frontier and AI Product Counsel

Alewife, Cambridge, MAFull-time$232k–$360k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Legal partner to teams building Scientific Superintelligence™, owning legal questions for training frontier models on scientific data and running autonomous experiments.

Role type

Senior in-house product counsel (AI/Science)

Builds

Data acquisition frameworks, model release strategies, safety/security playbooks, and regulatory compliance infrastructure for AI-driven science.

Domain

Artificial Intelligence, Life Sciences, Data Governance

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Copyright and IP, Data licensing and provenance, Privacy and data protection, AI regulation, Model launch and deployment counseling, Research and collaboration transactions

Preferred skills

STEM background (biology, chemistry, CS), AI-generated invention/patent strategy, Dual-use and biosecurity, Export controls, Academic collaborations, Open-source licensing, Regulatory engagement

Technologies

AI tools, Cloud infrastructure, Datacenter agreements

Responsibilities

Advise on permissible data usage and build provenance frameworks; Structure and negotiate data licensing and research collaboration agreements; Counsel on model release decisions and open-source strategy; Partner with safety teams on legal dimensions of technical mitigations and misuse prevention; Track and translate emerging AI regimes and health data rules; Design legal frameworks and self-serve guidance for teams.

Seniority

Director, experienced IC