Product Policy, Biosecurity Policy Manager
Core
Define and enforce product policies for OpenAI's AI tools in life sciences to enable legitimate research while preventing biological misuse.
Role type
Product Policy Manager (Biosecurity)
Builds
Access criteria, enforcement guidance, launch decisions, and operational standards for biological AI capabilities.
Domain
AI safety, biosecurity, life sciences R&D, public health.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
biosecurity judgment, biological risk management, dual-use capability evaluation, policy framework design, threat modeling, stakeholder partnership, data-driven policy improvement, cross-sector strategy.
Preferred skills
synthetic biology, molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics, pathogen surveillance, institutional biosafety, biological threat assessment.
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide biosecurity policy advice to technical and product teams; evaluate bio-relevant product launches for misuse risk; translate biological misuse risk into product requirements and enforcement standards; define scalable policy frameworks for dual-use capabilities; develop operationalizable standards for bio misuse scenarios; partner with safety, legal, and global affairs teams on high-ambiguity risk decisions; design trusted access frameworks for higher-capability biological systems; support development of threat models and misuse taxonomies; use production signals to measure safeguard effectiveness; engage with external life sciences organizations on safe AI adoption.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC