Strategic Risk Analyst, Behavioral & Psychological Risk
Core
Analyze human behavior in high-risk AI interactions (self-harm, manipulation, coercion) to produce decision-ready risk assessments and mitigation strategies for OpenAI's safety and product teams.
Role type
Senior IC strategic risk analyst (behavioral & psychological)
Builds
Actionable risk frameworks, taxonomies, and intelligence briefs for AI safety and policy decisions
Domain
AI safety / behavioral psychology / trust and safety
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
forensic or clinical risk assessment, mixed-methods research, behavioral pattern recognition, risk framework design, qualitative/quantitative data synthesis, incident root cause analysis
Preferred skills
AI systems familiarity, human-AI interaction dynamics, academic/clinical literature translation
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Develop insights into high-risk AI usage patterns; synthesize behavioral signals into risk narratives; produce decision-ready briefs; refine behavioral risk taxonomies; identify early indicators of emerging issues; assess mitigation effectiveness; contribute to incident reviews; bridge research and operations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC