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                Principal Virologist, Responsible Development and Innovation, DeepMind
                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
                Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
                AI safety & policy
                Full-time
                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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                Research Scientist, Virologist, Chem-Bio
                Research Scientist, Virologist, Chem-Bio
                London, UK
                5 days ago
                Research Resident, Emerging Technology and Security, Open Source
                Research Resident, Emerging Technology and Security, Open Source
                RANDRemote (U.S.)
                Remote (U.S.)
                2 weeks ago
                AIxBiosecurity Specialist
                AIxBiosecurity Specialist
                Geneva, Switzerland
                1 month ago
                Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Bio Harms
                Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Bio Harms
                AnthropicRemote / San Francisco, CA / New York City, NY/ Washington, DC
                Remote / San Francisco, CA / New York City, NY/ Washington, DC
                1 month ago
                Threat Intelligence Manager, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives and Advanced Weapons
                Threat Intelligence Manager, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives and Advanced Weapons
                AnthropicSan Francisco, CA / New York City, NY / Washington, DC
                San Francisco, CA / New York City, NY / Washington, DC
                1 month ago
                Senior Software Engineer, Chem-Bio
                Senior Software Engineer, Chem-Bio
                AI Security Institute (AISI)London, United Kingdom
                London, United Kingdom
                3 months ago
                Associate Program Officer, Transformative AI Fund
                Associate Program Officer, Transformative AI Fund
                Remote
                6 days ago
                Insider Risk Investigator
                Insider Risk Investigator
                AnthropicBoston, MA / New York City, NY / Washington, DC
                Boston, MA / New York City, NY / Washington, DC
                1 week ago
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