Senior AI Biosecurity Research Scientist (Remote)

Dover; Cambridge, Berkeley (MA, CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible PTO

Parental leave (minimum 12 weeks)

Conference sponsorships

Development allowance

401(k) match

Job summary

Dover is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to assess AI models for biosecurity risks before public release. You will run evaluation pipelines, analyze results, and write risk summaries for partners and regulatory bodies.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD in pathogen biology or related field, with wet-lab experience preferred, and have fluency in Python and technical writing. This is a remote-friendly, full-time role with strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• PhD in pathogen biology or closely related field; wet-lab experience preferred.
• Strategic judgment on mapping evaluation results to real-world biological risk and safeguards.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate models for dual-use biological risks before release; run assessment pipelines and write risk reports.
• Carry out high-quality capability and safeguard assessments with AI firms and internal teams.
• Analyze model behavior and align results with threat models and risk levels.
• Synthesize findings into clear evaluation reports and risk summaries for partners and regulators.
• Contribute to papers, reports, and trends in capabilities.

Skills

Python programming

Technical writing

Strategic judgment

Biology domain knowledge

Education

PhD in pathogen biology or closely related field

Tools

Inspect AI framework

LLM/agent systems evaluation

Job description

Dover is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to assess AI models for biosecurity risks before public release. You will run evaluation pipelines, analyze results, and write risk summaries for partners and regulatory bodies.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD in pathogen biology or related field, with wet-lab experience preferred, and have fluency in Python and technical writing. This is a remote-friendly, full-time role with strong collaboration across teams.