Head of Policy & Security Research Lab
$178k - $247k • London, UK; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Washington, DC
Posted 1mo ago
Job Location
London, UK; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Washington, DC
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Categories
AI Research Engineer
About the job
Scale Labs is seeking a highly experienced, strategic, and mission-driven leader to drive the policy research priorities of the organization. This is a unique opportunity to lead a team of research scientists, policy experts, and engineers focused on foundational AI safety and security work. The role involves owning the day-to-day strategy, direction, and execution of Scale's Policy Research Lab, collaborating with internal researchers and leading labs across governments, industry, and academia. You will drive initiatives related to frameworks and benchmarks for frontier AI models, stay engaged with policy and research communities to set trends, and manage the lab's projects, partnerships, and strategy, including direct work with global AI safety institutes. A key part of the role is finalizing, coordinating, and executing the lab's recruiting plan and research agenda.
Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day responsibilities for the strategy, direction, and execution of Scale’s Policy Research Lab
- Collaborate with internal researchers and lead labs across governments, industry, and academia
- Drive initiatives related to frameworks and benchmarks for frontier AI models
- Engage with policy and research communities to understand and set trends
- Manage and coordinate the lab's projects, partnerships, and strategy, including direct work with global AI safety institutes
- Finalize, coordinate, and execute the lab's recruiting plan and research agenda
Requirements
- 6+ years of relevant academic or work experience
- Track record of impactful research and/or policy contributions
- Experience leading teams in AI Safety Policy, Thought Leadership, and Research publications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
- Experience building and mentoring teams of research scientists and engineers
- Strong technical and policy background with a deep understanding of the AI safety space
- Extensive knowledge of frontier risk evaluations, AI control, and preparedness research
- Established connections with government partners, particularly AI safety institutes
Benefits
- Base salary
- Equity
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Learning and development stipend
- Generous PTO
- Commuter stipend