GenAI Chemical Safety & Risk Engineer

Alice (Formerly ActiveFence); Imus; On-site; PHP 9,352,000 - 11,097,000; Full time

Job summary

Alice (Formerly ActiveFence) seeks a GenAI Chemical Safety Expert to strengthen safety guardrails for AI systems handling chemical data. You will apply deep chemical expertise, conduct prompt research, and perform red-teaming to identify dual‑use risks and ensure outputs meet regulatory standards.

Your work involves auditing model content, staying current on chemical conventions, and communicating findings with clear risk assessments to safety teams.

Qualifications

• Location: Must be located in and authorized to work within the United States (excluding Illinois and Texas).
• Education: Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Toxicology, Materials Science, or a related chemical science (Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience considered).
• Subject‑Matter Expertise: Deep understanding of reaction mechanisms, chemical synthesis, toxicological risk, and chemical security standards.
• AI Safety Aptitude: Comfort and experience with hands‑on prompt research, adversarial prompt generation, and evaluating model output safety.
• Critical Analysis: Ability to spot subtle evasive phrasing, chemical pseudonym usage, or step‑by‑step synthesis instructions embedded in seemingly benign queries.
• Communication: Strong technical writing skills to document findings, rank risk severities, and inform alignment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Execute adversarial red‑teaming and comprehensive taxonomy audits to uncover latent model vulnerabilities, meticulously scrutinizing AI‑generated content for toxicological precision, dual‑use implications, and clandestine synthesis protocols to deliver high‑fidelity, actionable intelligence to safety teams.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge on international chemical conventions, precursor controls, and industrial safety standards.

Skills

Adversarial red-teaming

Prompt research

Safety evaluation

Technical writing

Toxicology

Chemical synthesis

Education

Ph.D. in Organic/Analytical Chemistry or related field

Master’s with 5+ years experience

Job description

Alice (Formerly ActiveFence) seeks a GenAI Chemical Safety Expert to strengthen safety guardrails for AI systems handling chemical data. You will apply deep chemical expertise, conduct prompt research, and perform red-teaming to identify dual‑use risks and ensure outputs meet regulatory standards.

Your work involves auditing model content, staying current on chemical conventions, and communicating findings with clear risk assessments to safety teams.