Research Manager, Biological Safety

Highlights

• Lead team building biosafety evaluations and classifiers for frontier models.
• Own safeguards balancing robustness against misuse with researcher access.
• Turn capability results into deployment recommendations for leadership.

What they offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours

Ideal candidate

A people-centered technical leader with deep life-sciences grounding who thrives amid ambiguity and cares about preventing misuse without blocking beneficial research.

Requirements

• Experience managing a technical team including hiring, coaching, and performance management
• Record of setting technical direction and making prioritization calls under uncertainty
• Proficiency in Python with background in scientific programming and data analysis
• Solid grasp of ML fundamentals to review evaluation design and classifier development
• Knowledge of modern biology including high-throughput assays, gene synthesis, genome editing, strain construction, and protein engineering
• Experience designing quantitative experiments or evaluations and drawing conclusions from noisy results
• Clear analytical and writing skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with dual-use research concerns and biosecurity frameworks
• Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities as AI capabilities change
• Motivation to prevent misuse without obstructing beneficial work