Research Lead, Policy Communications
OpenAI · San Francisco · US - Remote
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Frontier labremotelead$347k–$385k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build and lead research on how people engage with complex AI policy issues.
- Turn audience insights into clear guidance for responsible AI development.
- Build reusable research tools and benchmarks to strengthen decisions.
What they offer
- Equity
- Relocation assistance
Ideal candidate
Senior mixed-methods research leader who blends quantitative rigor with qualitative insight and strategic judgment. You care about clear, responsible communication and turning ambiguous questions into practical guidance.
Requirements
- Substantial experience leading public-opinion, communications, policy, market, or behavioral research in a complex or fast-moving environment
- Deep survey-methods expertise including questionnaire design, sampling, weighting, panel and vendor quality, experimentation, statistical analysis and longitudinal research
- Design and conduct or oversee strong qualitative research including recruitment, interviewing or moderation, synthesis, and integration with quantitative findings
- Experience designing research across varied populations and judging whether a sample can support conclusions
- Translate research into clear communications, policy, and product recommendations and influence senior cross-functional partners
- Communicate complex methods and findings clearly and manage vendors, budgets, timelines, privacy, research ethics and durable systems
- remote policy
- Remote allowed
Lab profile
About OpenAI
Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.
What they build
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI API
- Frontier AI models
Known for
- Frontier-scale distributed ML training
- Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
- Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
- AI alignment and safety research
Key facts
- Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets