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Principal Virologist, Responsible Development and Innovation, DeepMind
Google DeepMindMountain View, CA / Boulder, CO / Cambridge, MA / Kirkland, WA / New York, NY / Washington, DC
Mountain View, CA / Boulder, CO / Cambridge, MA / Kirkland, WA / New York, NY / Washington, DC
Today
Deadline
2026-08-28
Salary
$307,000 – $427,000
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Lead biosecurity work that evaluates frontier AI systems against biological threats and strengthens safeguards for responsible scientific innovation.
- Execute advanced biology evaluations and pressure-test models against biological threats
- Translate technical risk data for senior, policy, and non-technical stakeholders
- Shape biosecurity mitigation strategies and model-development safeguards
- Integrate pathogen expertise and scientific insights into safety frameworks
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