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Biologist, DeepMind

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Mountain View, CA, USA$174k - $252kPosted 2w ago

About the role

Biologist/Microbiologist Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the CBRNE team within the Responsible Frontier AI Research (RFAIR) at Google DeepMind, focusing on model assistance in acquisition, development and dissemination of harmful biological agents and other dual-use entities.

Responsibilities

  • Test, evaluate, and mitigate harmful capabilities of frontier AI models in the biology domain.
  • Design, develop, and execute biology evaluations, assessments, frameworks, and red-teaming strategies to test capability, safety, and uplift of AI models and support development of mitigations.
  • Collaborate with CBRNE/responsibility engineers to ensure blocks on harmful outputs without overly degrading the model's scientific utility, requiring a deep understanding of dual-use science.
  • Partner with experts in various fields of CBRN, science, AI ethics, policy, and safety.
  • Support the ongoing development and refinement of Google’s CBRNE safety policy, and clearly communicate complex risks, evaluation findings, and mitigation strategies to leadership and technical and non-technical external stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • PhD in wet-lab virology, microbiology, biology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years of wet-lab experience with dual-use research, consequence pathogens, or biological toxins.
  • Experience across microbiology, virology, host-pathogen interactions, protein biochemistry, or immunology, evidenced by peer-reviewed publications or equivalent.
  • Experience applying biosecurity and biosafety concepts, including identifying misuse scenarios of emerging technologies.
  • Experience utilizing LLMs or narrow-use AI models to analyze and mitigate biological risks.
  • Experience in cross-functional collaboration and delivering written and verbal technical communications to global audiences.

Skills

Required:Biology evaluations and red-teamingBiological risk analysis with AI

Benefits

  • Learn more about benefits at Google (link provided in posting)
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