Organic Chemistry & Chemical Threat Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Core
Evaluate AI-generated chemistry content for scientific accuracy, technical feasibility, and potential safety or security risks; assess organic synthesis approaches and chemical processes through the lens of chemical safety and dual-use risk.
Role type
Senior IC organic chemistry subject matter expert (AI safety)
Builds
AI safety evaluations and chemical threat assessments
Domain
Artificial intelligence safety + organic chemistry + chemical security
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
organic synthesis, reaction mechanisms, chemical characterization, dual-use chemistry assessment, chemical weapons proliferation knowledge, scientific accuracy evaluation, technical risk assessment, research methodology development, complex scientific analysis, technical communication
Preferred skills
AI-driven chemistry tools evaluation, molecular modeling, LLM familiarity, adversarial testing of AI systems, chemical defense, nonproliferation research, computational chemistry, cheminformatics, AI/ML applications in chemical research, scientific evaluation framework development
Technologies
molecular modeling, LLMs, retrosynthesis tools, reaction prediction tools, synthesis planning tools
Responsibilities
Evaluate AI-generated chemistry content for scientific accuracy and safety risks; Assess organic synthesis approaches and reaction pathways for dual-use risks; Support AI safety evaluations involving chemical threats and weapons proliferation; Analyze capabilities and limitations of AI-enabled chemistry tools; Identify failure modes and inaccuracies in AI-generated chemical information; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop evaluation criteria and research methodologies; Document findings and communicate complex scientific concepts to stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC