Safety Data Scientist: Protect AI at Scale

OpenAI; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer match

Generous paid parental leave

Flexible paid time off

Mental health and wellness support

Job summary

OpenAI is hiring a Data Scientist for the Trust & Safety team in New York City to tackle safety challenges in AI. The role involves rigorous analysis to improve safety outcomes, with responsibilities like detecting misuse and evaluating safety systems.

Ideal candidates will have strong statistical reasoning, SQL, and Python skills. Compensation ranges from $230K to $325K, along with comprehensive benefits including health coverage, a retirement plan, and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• Strong statistical reasoning and analytical judgment.
• Experience with experimentation, causal inference, or observational analysis.
• Strong SQL and Python skills.
• Ability to structure open-ended business or risk problems.

Responsibilities

• Measure harmful or abusive behavior across OpenAI’s products.
• Detect fraud, manipulation, coordinated misuse.
• Evaluate and improve safety classifiers and workflows.
• Translate ambiguous safety risks into measurable problems.

Skills

Statistical reasoning

Analytical judgment

Strong SQL skills

Strong Python skills

Experience with messy datasets

Excellent communication

High ownership

Job description

OpenAI is hiring a Data Scientist for the Trust & Safety team in New York City to tackle safety challenges in AI. The role involves rigorous analysis to improve safety outcomes, with responsibilities like detecting misuse and evaluating safety systems.

Ideal candidates will have strong statistical reasoning, SQL, and Python skills. Compensation ranges from $230K to $325K, along with comprehensive benefits including health coverage, a retirement plan, and flexible PTO.