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Technical Abuse Investigator – Cbrn
| Company | OpenAI |
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| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $320000 – $425000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Have industry-leading experience in biosecurity, biological weapons non-proliferation, dual-use research of concern (DURC), or related biodefense fields
- Have strong familiarity with technical investigations, especially using SQL and Python, in a government/military and/or tech company
- Have demonstrated experience in risk-mitigation (e.g., adversarial thinking and record of success in threat mitigation)
- Have worked on investigations related to biological threat actors, malicious dual-use exploitation, or responsible innovation in synthetic biology or bioengineering
- Have at least 5+ years of experience tracking misuse and/or abuse in biosecurity or life sciences domains, or equivalent education in these domains
- Have at least 2 years of experience developing innovative detection solutions and conducting open-ended research to solve real-world problems
- Experience in presenting analytical work in public or policy settings
- Have experience scaling and automating processes, especially with language models
Responsibilities
- Detect, investigate, and disrupt the attempted misuse of OpenAI products for the development or dissemination of biological threats, including dual-use misuse and emerging biothreat vectors
- Partner closely with teams across Policy, Legal, Integrity, Global Affairs, and Security to conduct robust investigations, including cross-internet and open-source research to trace and understand abuse and ensure OpenAI’s mitigations address evolving needs in the space
- Develop abuse signals and tracking strategies to proactively detect users attempting dual-use or biohazard-related misuse of our platform and review content for enforcement decisions
- Communicate findings from your investigations with internal stakeholders and, at times, external partners including regulatory or scientific organizations
- Develop a categorical understanding of our product surfaces in the biosecurity space, and work with engineering teams to improve data visibility and internal tooling
- Brief company leadership, and key external stakeholders on your work
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
