Frontier AI Safety Research Lead

Singapore AI Safety Hub; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

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Job summary

Neo Research is seeking a Lead Research Scientist based in Singapore or remotely to own and shape a growing research program on frontier AI safety. You will set research directions, lead key projects end-to-end, and work with engineers to translate questions into rigorous experiments.

You will mentor researchers, ensure strong evidence standards, and foster collaborations with AI Safety Institutes and model developers while advancing Neo's mission to study risks in open-weight and frontier-model

Qualifications

• Track record of original research in AI safety, model evaluations, or closely related field.
• Strong understanding of frontier-model behaviour and evaluation methodology.
• Ability to turn broad problems into concrete research programmes and published results.
• Excellent technical writing and ability to communicate with researchers, engineers, and external partners.
• Comfort operating in an early-stage environment where important questions are not fully settled.
• Collaborative working style and willingness to stay hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Set and evolve Neo's research agenda, deciding where researchers, engineers, compute, and collaborations have greatest impact.
• Lead major research projects from problem selection through analysis and publication.
• Develop rigorous approaches to studying difficult-to-observe frontier-model behaviours.
• Guide and mentor researchers, review designs and results to maintain high evidence standards.
• Collaborate with research engineers to turn questions into robust experimental systems.
• Build collaborations with AI Safety Institutes, frontier labs, academics, and model developers; represent Neo externally.
• Help recruit exceptional researchers and shape Neo's research culture as the organization grows.

Skills

Original research

AI safety

Frontier-model understanding

Technical writing

Collaborative work style

Hands-on mindset

Education

PhD or equivalent research output

Job description

Neo Research is seeking a Lead Research Scientist based in Singapore or remotely to own and shape a growing research program on frontier AI safety. You will set research directions, lead key projects end-to-end, and work with engineers to translate questions into rigorous experiments.

You will mentor researchers, ensure strong evidence standards, and foster collaborations with AI Safety Institutes and model developers while advancing Neo's mission to study risks in open-weight and frontier-model