Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Bio Harms

Anthropic; Friendly (MD); On-site; USD 245,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking an Enforcement Analyst focused on bio-harms to protect against misuse of AI systems and ensure compliance with Usage Policies.

You will own enforcement workflows, analyze platform activity for bio threats, and collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, Policy, and Threat Intelligence teams to strengthen safeguards and incident response.

Qualifications

• Degree in a bio-related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in Trust & Safety or policy enforcement at platform scale.
• Experience using AI tools to build data dashboards for metrics.
• Ability to analyze complex situations and decide under time pressure.
• Self-directed, proactive, ships improvements.
• Clear written communication translating bio concepts for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Enforce Usage Policies focusing on bio risks and harmful use of AI systems.
• Own enforcement monitoring workflows for bio-harms, improve detection, investigation, triage, and escalation.
• Monitor and analyze platform activity for biological threats and related policy updates.
• Design and architect automated enforcement systems and scalable review workflows.
• Conduct investigations, gathering evidence to support enforcement decisions.
• Proactively surface trends and propose improvements to detection methods and review workflows.
• Partner with Engineering and Data Science to optimize detection models and workflows.
• Collaborate with Policy and Threat Intelligence to understand exploits and risk frameworks.
• Provide enforcement-grounded feedback on policy gaps and handle escalations.

Skills

Policy enforcement

Data analysis

Written communication

Time management

Self-motivation

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in bio-related field

Tools

SQL

Data dashboards

Job description

About the role

As an Enforcement Analyst focused on Bio Harms, you will play a critical role in protecting against the misuse of AI systems for biological and related CBRNE harms. You will enforce our Usage Policy with a specific focus on detecting and mitigating bio risks, investigating potential violations, and continuously strengthening our safeguards. The work sits at the intersection of biosecurity threat analysis and platform enforcement: you will read real model interactions and make fast, well‑reasoned calls about whether activity is benign research or a credible attempt at harm.

Important context for the role: This position may involve exposure to explicit content spanning a range of topics, including material of a sexual, violent, or psychologically disturbing nature. The role also carries a shared on‑call responsibility across the Policy and Enforcement teams.

Key responsibilities

• Enforce Usage Policies with a specific focus on detecting and mitigating potential bio risks and harmful use of AI systems.
• Take ownership of enforcement monitoring workflows for the bio‑harms area, improving end‑to‑end detection, investigation, triage, and escalation processes.
• Monitor and analyze platform activity to identify emerging patterns related to biological (and adjacent chemical, radiological, nuclear, and explosive) threats that may require policy updates or enforcement action.
• Design and architect automated enforcement systems and review workflows that scale effectively while maintaining high accuracy across a technically complex content surface.
• Conduct thorough investigations of potential violations, gathering and documenting evidence to support enforcement decisions.
• Proactively surface trends and propose improvements to detection methods and review workflows.
• Partner with Engineering and Data Science teams to optimize detection models and automated enforcement systems for bio‑related policy violations.
• Partner with Policy and Threat Intelligence groups to understand potential exploits and contribute to risk‑assessment frameworks, and partner with engineers iterating on safety systems.
• Provide enforcement‑grounded feedback on policy gaps, and handle escalations and time‑sensitive situations related to potential bio‑related Usage Policy violations.

Minimum qualifications

• Hold a degree in a bio‑related field (e.g., microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, public health) and/or relevant professional experience in a related field.
• Possess experience in Trust & Safety, content moderation, or policy enforcement at platform scale, including working with generative AI tools to refine and optimize content review and enforcement workflows.
• Possess experience in utilizing AI tools to develop data dashboards for metrics collection in support of continuous improvement efforts.
• Can analyze complex, ambiguous situations and make well‑reasoned, defensible decisions under time pressure.
• Are proactive and self‑directed: you spot trends, dig in, and ship improvements on your own initiative.
• Communicate clearly in writing and can translate technical bio concepts for diverse audiences, including both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications

• Subject matter expertise in biodefense, biosecurity, WMD/CBRNE non‑proliferation, or threat‑intelligence.
• An understanding of real‑world biological risk, including adversary intent, acquisition and weaponization pathways, and dual‑use concerns.
• Proficiency in SQL and/or other data analysis tools to draw insights from large datasets and monitor enforcement workflow health.
• Familiarity with dual‑use research of concern (DURC), select agents, and relevant policy frameworks.

Annual Salary: $245,000 - $285,000 USD

Logistics

Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position.

Location‑based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We sponsor visas for qualified candidates and will make every reasonable effort to obtain the necessary paperwork.