Skip to content
OpenAIOpenAISan Francisco, CA

Researcher, Trustworthy AI

Conducts research on societal impacts of AI models, translates policy problems into technical evaluations, and develops interventions for safe AGI deployment. Requires 3+ years research experience, Python proficiency, and expertise in AI safety techniques like RLHF.

380k – 380k/yr
Hybrid3+ YOEAI Research

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Set research and strategies to study societal impacts of models in an action-relevant manner and tie back into model design.
  • Build creative methods and run experiments that enable public input into model values.
  • Increase rigor of external assurances by turning external findings into robust evaluations.
  • Facilitate and grow ability to effectively de-risk flagship model deployments in a timely manner.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of research experience (industry or similar academic experience).
  • Proficiency in Python or similar languages.
  • Experience with large-scale AI systems and multimodal datasets.
  • Proficiency in AI safety topics like RLHF, adversarial training, robustness, LLM evaluations.
  • Past experience in interdisciplinary research.
  • Enthusiasm for socio-technical topics.

Nice-to-haves

  • Excitement about OpenAI’s mission of building safe, universally beneficial AGI.
  • Passion for AI safety and making cutting-edge AI models safer for real-world use.

Skills

PythonRLHFAdversarial TrainingLlm EvaluationsAi SafetyMultimodal DatasetsInterdisciplinary Research

Similar roles

AI Research jobs
OpenAI

Research Engineer/Scientist - Human Alignment, Consumer Devices

OpenAISan Francisco, CA

Develops RLHF and post-training methods for personalized, multimodal AI systems on consumer devices, focusing on reward modeling, preference learning, long-horizon evaluation, and alignment with user values. Requires strong ML research background in RLHF and related areas.

380k – 445k/yr
HybridAI Research
Runway

Research Science Manager, Foundation Models

RunwayUnited States

Leads Applied ML Research team focused on computer vision and foundation models for AI content creation and world simulation. Requires 5+ years research experience, 1+ year managing teams, and skills in productionizing ML research.

360k – 450k/yr
Remote5+ YOEAI Research
Thinking Machines Lab

Research, Pre-Training Science

Thinking Machines LabSan Francisco, CA

Conducts research on pre-training methodologies for large AI models, develops new architectures and data strategies, runs large-scale experiments, and publishes findings. Requires strong ML fundamentals, Python proficiency, and experience with deep learning frameworks.

350k – 475k/yr
On-siteAI Research
Thinking Machines Lab

Research, Audio Expertise

Thinking Machines LabSan Francisco, CA

Conducts research to advance audio capabilities in AI models, designing and training large-scale multimodal systems, building audio data pipelines, and publishing findings. Requires ML expertise, Python proficiency, and experience with deep learning frameworks.

350k – 475k/yr
On-siteAI Research
Anthropic

Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment Science

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA

Conducts experimental ML research on AI alignment and safety for powerful systems, focusing on scalable oversight, control, and stress-testing. Requires strong software/ML engineering, empirical research experience, and Python proficiency.

350k – 500k/yr
HybridAI Research