Biological Safety Research Scientist

Anthropic(20 days ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$245,000 - $285,000AI Safety Research

About this role

Anthropic is hiring a Safeguards Biological Safety Research Scientist to help define and implement responsible AI safety practices in the biological domain. The role focuses on translating biosecurity and dual-use biological considerations into technical safeguards for frontier AI systems, collaborating across research, engineering, and policy. This position sits at the intersection of modern biology and AI oversight to help ensure beneficial life sciences use while reducing misuse risk.

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Required Skills

Biological Safety
Biosecurity
Threat Modeling
Model Evaluations
Safety Systems
Training Data
Adversarial Robustness
Performance Analysis
Stress Testing
Scientific Computing

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Qualifications

PhD in Molecular Biology
PhD in Virology
PhD in Microbiology
PhD in Biochemistry
PhD in Systems Biology
PhD in Computational Biology
Bachelor's Degree

About Anthropic

anthropic.com

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company focused on building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. It develops large language models (branded as Claude) and offers APIs and enterprise products that let organizations integrate conversational AI with safety-focused controls, moderation, and privacy features. The company prioritizes interpretability and alignment research, publishes technical work, and engages with policymakers to reduce risks from advanced AI. Customers choose Anthropic for its safety-first approach, controllability tools, and research-driven models.