Virologist – AI Safety and Evaluations
Core
Design and execute technical evaluations of advanced AI systems (LLMs) to assess biological knowledge, reasoning capabilities, and potential misuse risks in virology and microbiology.
Role type
Senior IC Virologist (AI Safety & Evaluations)
Builds
Scientific benchmarks, evaluation methodologies, and technical reports on AI biological capabilities and risks
Domain
AI Safety + Virology/Microbiology/Biosecurity
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Virology, Microbiology, Biosecurity principles, Dual-use research risk assessment, Scientific benchmark design, Model evaluation, Technical report writing, Critical analysis of scientific literature, Experimental design
Preferred skills
AI model evaluation experience, Red-teaming, BSL-2+ lab experience, Python/Command-line tools, AI-assisted research tools, Biological weapons threat awareness, AI safety frameworks
Technologies
Python, Command-line tools, AI-assisted research tools
Responsibilities
Design scientific benchmarks for AI biological capabilities, Conduct red-teaming for biological misuse risks, Assess AI-generated scientific outputs for accuracy and safety, Develop evaluation scenarios in virology/microbiology, Identify and characterize biological misuse scenarios, Collaborate on scalable evaluation approaches, Analyze results and contribute to technical reports
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC