Head of Policy & Security Research Lab
Core
Lead the strategy, direction, and execution of foundational AI safety and security research priorities for Scale Labs.
Role type
Head of Policy & Security Research Lab
Builds
Frameworks and benchmarks for frontier AI models
Domain
AI Safety & Security Policy
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Strategic leadership, team management, policy research, AI safety expertise, stakeholder engagement, project coordination, recruiting strategy
Preferred skills
Publications at major ML/AI conferences, government partnership experience, technical background in frontier risk evaluations
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Own day-to-day responsibilities for the strategy, direction and execution of Scale's Policy Research Lab; Collaborate with a team of internal researchers, leading research labs across governments, industry, and academia; Drive initiatives related to frameworks and benchmarks for frontier AI models; Remain deeply engaged with the policy and research communities to understand and set trends; Manage and coordinate the lab's projects, partnerships and strategy, including direct work with global AI safety institutes; Finalize, coordinate, and execute the lab's recruiting plan and research agenda
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC leader
