Senior Biology Specialist

taskus; United States; Vor Ort; USD 100.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

TaskUs is seeking a Senior Biology Specialist to join a life-sciences pod supporting frontier AI research and safety initiatives. You will assess high‑consequence escalations, distinguish legitimate research from risk, and mentor junior colleagues as part of a human‑in‑the‑loop safeguards program.

You will generate defensible labels used to validate and train safety classifiers at scale, review policy enforcement, and contribute to risk assessments and communications for escalations.

Aufgaben

• Review and adjudicate nuanced, high‑severity escalations from automated detection queues and Junior Specialists.
• Apply advanced scientific reasoning to distinguish legitimate academic, medical, or diagnostic research from actionable biological pathways.
• Perform QA on casework and help calibrate consistency across the pod.
• Generate precise, defensible annotations to train internal safety classifiers.

Jobbeschreibung

About TaskUs

TaskUs is a provider of outsourced digital services and next‑generation customer experience to fast‑growing technology companies, helping its clients represent, protect and grow their brands. Leveraging a cloud‑based infrastructure, TaskUs serves clients in the fastest‑growing sectors, including social media, e‑commerce, gaming, streaming media, food delivery, ride‑sharing, HiTech, FinTech, and HealthTech.

The People First culture at TaskUs has enabled the company to expand its workforce to approximately 60,000 employees globally. Presently, we have a presence in twenty‑three locations across twelve countries, which include the Philippines, India, and the United States.

It started with one ridiculously good idea to create a different breed of Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO)! We at TaskUs understand that achieving growth for our partners requires a culture of constant motion, exploring new technologies, being ready to handle any challenge at a moment's notice, and mastering consistency in an ever‑changing world.

What We Offer

At TaskUs, we prioritize our employees' well‑being by offering competitive industry salaries and comprehensive benefits packages. Our commitment to a People First culture is reflected in the various departments we have established, including Total Rewards, Wellness, HR, and Diversity. We take pride in our inclusive environment and positive impact on the community. Moreover, we actively encourage internal mobility and professional growth at all stages of an employee's career within TaskUs. Join our team today and experience firsthand our dedication to supporting People First.

Salary Range

per year.

Pay Transparency Statement

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position across our US locations. The \"pay scale\" provided is a good faith estimate of the range the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position at the time of hire. Actual salary will be determined based on various factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and specific geographic location.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance;


• 401(k) with company match;


• paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

Job Description

Senior Biology Specialist

TaskUs partners with pioneering technology companies to build the safety, intelligence, and human‑in‑the‑loop operations powering next‑generation artificial intelligence.

In this role, you will join a specialized life‑sciences pod supporting one of the world's foremost frontier AI research and safety companies. Their Safeguards mission is vital: prevent state‑of‑the‑art AI systems from lowering technical barriers to the creation or proliferation of biological weapons and catastrophic biological risks. Because benign scientific research (academic inquiry, clinical development, synthetic biology) shares significant terminology with biological threat mechanisms, every flagged biological case undergoes expert human review.

As a Senior Biology Specialist, you will evaluate complex, high‑consequence escalations, separate legitimate scientific work from actionable risk, mentor Junior Specialists, and produce the high‑fidelity labels used to validate and train automated safety classifiers at scale.

What You Will Do

• Tackle Complex Escalations: Review and adjudicate nuanced, high‑severity cases escalated from automated detection queues and Junior Specialists across priority biosecurity risk vectors: Sourcing and acquisition pathways for Tier1 select agents, toxins, and high‑consequence pathogens Genetic modification aimed at enhancing transmissibility, lethality, or immune evasion Production protocols: scaled culturing, fermentation, purification, and downstream processing Formulation, aerosolization, stabilization, and delivery/dispersion mechanics


• Deep Dual‑Use Evaluation: Apply advanced scientific reasoning to distinguish legitimate academic, medical, or diagnostic research from actionable, weaponized biological pathways.


• Review & Mentorship: Perform quality assurance (QA) on casework completed by Junior Specialists, provide constructive technical feedback, and help lead regular calibration sessions to ensure consistency across the pod.


• Appeals & Policy Enforcement: Evaluate customer appeals, document detailed evidence‑backed rationales for enforcement actions (warnings, suspensions, bans), and recommend policy determinations.


• Ground‑Truth Labeling: Generate precise, defensible case annotations that serve as gold‑standard benchmark datasets to measure and fine‑tune internal automated safety filters.


• Reporting & Escalations: Synthesize technical findings into clear risk assessments for the