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Principal Engineer, AI Security

Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA · One Charles Park, Cambridge, MA

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Bio & Science AIonsiteprincipal$255k–$348k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Define enterprise AI security strategy for LLM and SaaS AI adoption.
  • Design AI gateway controls and secure autonomous agentic workflows.
  • Lead AI red teaming to block prompt injection and data exfiltration.

What they offer

  • Bonus potential
  • Early-stage equity
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  • Flexible time off with company holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Educational assistance program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Company-subsidized lunch program

Ideal candidate

Seasoned security leader with 8+ years in enterprise security who thrives on enabling safe AI adoption. You blend strategic thinking with hands-on building and influence across technical and business teams.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in information security, with strong expertise in enterprise, cloud, or application security.
  • Hands-on experience designing and implementing security controls in enterprise environments.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML systems and how modern AI tools (LLMs, copilots, APIs) are used in practice.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), SaaS security, and zero trust architectures.
  • Experience with data protection technologies (e.g., DLP, data classification, access controls).
  • Practical experience with threat modeling, red teaming, or adversarial testing.
  • Strong communication and influence skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Lab profile

About Lila Sciences

Building an autonomous science platform where AI, automation, and biology co-evolve for medicine and materials.

What they build

  • Autonomous Science Platform
  • AI-designed biologics validated in wet-lab
  • Electro-optic materials and photonic devices

Known for

  • Large-scale automated data generation
  • High-throughput protein purification and analytics
  • Protein design and BioML modeling
  • Robotic orchestration and lab simulation
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