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                Senior Computational Synthetic Biologist
                Senior Computational Synthetic Biologist
                PerimeterBoston, MA
                Boston, MA
                Today
                Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
                Full-time
                Routes to impact
                Direct high impact on an important cause
                Description
                Advance computational methods for detecting genetic engineering in metagenomic sequencing data and assessing potential biological threats.
                • Develop, benchmark, and validate engineering detection approaches
                • Assess detected genetic engineering for function, purpose, and impact
                • Troubleshoot complex computational biology problems and propose solutions
                • Document technical work and share expertise across the team
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                Software Engineer, Detection
                Software Engineer, Detection
                SecureBioCambridge, MA
                Cambridge, MA
                1 week ago
                Researcher, Alignment Chain of Thought Monitorability
                Researcher, Alignment Chain of Thought Monitorability
                OpenAISan Francisco, CA
                San Francisco, CA
                6 days ago
                Assistant AI Security Software Engineer
                Assistant AI Security Software Engineer
                Pittsburgh, PA
                1 week ago
                Computer Scientist, AI Test and Evaluation
                Computer Scientist, AI Test and Evaluation
                Fort Belvoir, VA
                1 week ago
                Machine Learning Engineer
                Machine Learning Engineer
                Gray SwanPittsburgh, PA / remote
                Pittsburgh, PA / remote
                1 week ago
                Research Scientist, Safety Oversight
                Research Scientist, Safety Oversight
                Google DeepMindLondon, UK
                London, UK
                2 weeks ago
                Senior Research Scientist, AI Safety Evaluations
                Senior Research Scientist, AI Safety Evaluations
                FacultyLondon, UK
                London, UK
                2 weeks ago
                Research Engineer, Safety Oversight
                Research Engineer, Safety Oversight
                Google DeepMindLondon, UK
                London, UK
                2 weeks ago
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