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Researcher, Safety Training, National Security

OpenAI· Safety Systems
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San Francisco, Washington, DC, US - RemoteFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Researcher to train and evaluate models for U.S. government use with a focus on national security applications, advancing safety post-training and robustness to ensure nuanced policies are followed while preserving usefulness and capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Research and implement methods for safety training, reinforcement learning, and adversarial robustness.
  • Develop evaluations, identify model failure modes, and use findings to improve training.
  • Work with research, engineering, security, and policy partners to support safe, reliable deployment.

Qualifications

  • Bring 4+ years of relevant AI safety research experience, including RLHF, adversarial training, or robustness.
  • Have a degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related field, and strong deep learning research or engineering skills.
  • Have experience improving model safety for deployment and enjoy collaborative research.
  • Are motivated by OpenAI’s mission and the responsible use of AI in safety-critical settings.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Sep 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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