Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations

Scale

San Francisco, CA, USA
Base: $197,400 - $246,750 usd; equity: subject to ...
On-site
Design and build harnesses
Test ai models and systems
Publish research in machine learning
Scale plays an integral role in understanding the capabilities and safeguarding AI models and systems by launching a new team focused on policy research

Job Summary

  • Scale plays an integral role in understanding the capabilities and safeguarding AI models and systems by launching a new team focused on policy research.
  • As a Research Scientist focused on Frontier Risk Evaluations, you will design and create evaluation measures, harnesses and datasets for measuring the risks posed by frontier AI systems.
  • Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits, with a base salary range of $197,400 - $246,750 USD for this full-time position.

Matching Summary

Scale plays an integral role in understanding the capabilities and safeguarding AI models and systems by launching a new team focused on policy research.

Salary

Base: $197,400 - $246,750 USD; Equity: Subject to Board of Director approval; Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, learning and development stipend, generous PTO, commuter stipend

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • design and build harnesses
  • test AI models and systems
  • publish research in machine learning
  • generative AI expertise
  • addressing sophisticated ML problems

Nice-to-have

  • crafting evaluations and benchmarks
  • data science roles LLM technologies
  • red-teaming or adversarial testing
  • familiarity with AI safety policy

Key Requirements

  • at least three years of experience
  • practical experience conducting technical research
  • track record of published research
  • strong written and verbal communication skills

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