Experience Senior · 6+ yrs (5+ years)
About the role
structured by ORI← CareersMember of Technical Staff — Robotics Biosecurity Evals (Automated Wet Lab)In person in San Francisco.Day to dayYour day-to-day will look like:Designing AI safety evaluations for frontier models in automated biology labs.Measuring AI uplift on biological capabilities relevant to engineered-pandemic…
What you will do
- Designing AI safety evaluations for frontier models in automated biology labs.
- Measuring AI uplift on biological capabilities relevant to engineered-pandemic risk.
- Testing whether safeguards prevent AI agents from enabling biological misuse.
- Running evaluations of frontier AI models on laboratory robots.
- Working with biologists and biosecurity experts to design tasks.
What they are looking for
- In person at our office in San Francisco
- Experience in biology (e.g. wet-lab research, Master's/PhD)
- Exceptional software engineering skills with agentic tools (e.g. Claude Code, Codex)
- Exceptional communication skills
- Willingness to learn and move fast
Nice to have
- Experience in biosecurity or biological capability evaluations
- Experience in AI evaluations (e.g. Inspect AI/published benchmarks)
- Experience in lab automation or robotics (e.g. Opentrons, Hamilton, Tecan)
- Context on AI safety and the future trajectory of AI (e.g. BlueDot fellowship, ARENA, SPAR, MARS, PIBBSS, Pivotal, LASR Labs, CBAI, ERA, Anthropic Fellows Program, MATS, Astra)
Benefits
- Generous equity as an early employee.
- Comprehensive healthcare insurance (medical, dental, vision).
- Unlimited PTO.
- Unlimited sick leave to prioritize your well-being.
- All work travel paid, covering flights, hotels, and expenses.
AI safety evaluationsbiologysoftware engineeringcommunicationbiosecurityAI evaluationslab automationroboticsClaude CodeCodexInspect AIOpentronsHamiltonTecanInspect Robots
Full posting text
Help society understand how capable robots are becoming, and how safe they are.