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Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations

San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time💰 $216,000–$216,000🗓 2026-07-09 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design and create evaluation measures, harnesses, and datasets to measure risks posed by frontier AI systems, including testing for dangerous capabilities like security vulnerability exploitation and CBRN uplift.

Role type

Research Scientist (AI Safety & Risk Evaluation)

Builds

Evaluation harnesses, datasets, and technical reports for policymakers and government agencies.

Domain

Artificial Intelligence Safety, Policy Research, and Risk Mitigation

Deliverable

production ML models | research | client delivery

Required skills

ML pipeline instrumentation, evaluation harness design, generative AI research, technical report writing, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Red-teaming, adversarial testing, AI safety policy frameworks (NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act)

Technologies

Generative AI, ML pipelines

Responsibilities

Design and build harnesses to test AI models for dangerous capabilities; Collaborate with government agencies to scope and design risk evaluations; Publish evaluation methodologies and technical reports for policymakers.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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