Anthropic · 2 hours ago
Research Scientist, Frontier Red Team (Emerging Risks)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$350K/yr - $850K/yrAnthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. The Research Scientist will lead efforts to evaluate and mitigate societal risks posed by advanced AI models, designing experiments and producing insights to guide technology development.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design and run research experiments to understand the emerging risks models may create
Produce internal & external artifacts (research, products, demos, dashboards, tools) that communicate the state of model capabilities
Shape product, safeguards, and training decisions based on what you find
Work closely with Societal Impacts (SI) and Safeguards teams
Build, run, and study an autonomous AI-powered business (e.g. Project Vend), then identify the growth of real autonomous businesses in the wild using Clio and other tools
Build a benchmark for a model’s national security capabilities
Red team unsafeguarded models’ abilities to be used for control
Identify indicators of models being used to scale movements that rely on social control
Qualification
Required
At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Experience creating a research program from scratch
Ability to communicate thoughtfully in written + spoken form with a wide range of stakeholders
Ability to scope ambiguous research questions into tractable first projects
Fast experimentalist who ships research quickly
Thoughtful about humanity's adaptation to powerful AI systems in our economy and society
Preferred
Building & maintaining large, foundational infrastructure
Building simple interfaces that allow non-technical collaborators to evaluate AI systems
Working with and prioritizing requests from a wide variety of stakeholders, including research and product teams
Benefits
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
A lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues
Company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI research company that focuses on the safety and alignment of AI systems with human values.
Founded in 2021
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.74BKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersGoogleAmazon
2025-09-02Series F· $13B
2025-05-16Debt Financing· $2.5B
2025-03-03Series E· $3.5B
Leadership Team
Dario Amodei
Co-Founder and CEO
Daniela Amodei
President and co-founder
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