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Chemist Lead, DeepMind

Google· DeepMind
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RemoteFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Lead Scientist role within Google’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) team at DeepMind, focusing on dual-use chemistry, safety evaluations, and mitigation strategies for AI models.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and execution of all chemical evaluations to understand the maximum agentic capabilities of our AI models.
  • Provide recommendations for implementing mitigations to ensure the chemical safety of our models, while minimizing the impact on legitimate science.
  • Partner closely with the team of chemists, Research Scientists, Engineers, and ethics experts to embed chemical safety protocols directly into the model development lifecycle.
  • Communicate technical results and commentary to audiences with a range of expertise, up to senior internal and external decision-makers.
  • Shape DeepMind’s broader chemical security mitigation strategies, ensuring safety guardrails protect against genuine misuse without adversely affecting legitimate scientific research.

Qualifications

  • PhD in chemistry, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years of experience with national, or international chemical security organisations (e.g., OPCW, national laboratories, or AI Safety Institutes).
  • Experience working with national security or defense organizations on technical chemical matters.
  • Experience working with LLMs in your daily workflows, and applying LLMs to scientific problems.

Skills

Required:ChemistryChemical safety and securityEvaluation design for AI/MLMitigation strategy development

Benefits

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Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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