Genai Chemical Safety Expert

### Description As a **GenAI Chemical Safety Expert,** you will play a critical role in evaluating and strengthening the safety guardrails of Generative AI systems handling chemical information. You will combine deep subject-matter expertise in the chemical sciences with hands-on prompt research, red-teaming, and model pairing to identify dual-use risks, prevent the material enablement of chemical harms, and ensure AI outputs adhere to strict chemical safety and regulatory standards. ### Key Responsibilities Execute rigorous **adversarial red-teaming** and comprehensive taxonomy audits to uncover latent model vulnerabilities, meticulously scrutinizing AI-generated content for toxicological precision, dual-use implications, and clandestine synthesis protocols to deliver high-fidelity, actionable intelligence to safety teams. Maintain up-to-date knowledge on international chemical conventions, precursor controls, and industrial safety standards. ### Requirements ### Requirements * **Location:** Must be located in and authorized to work within the United States (excluding Illinois and Texas). * **Education:** Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Toxicology, Materials Science, or a related chemical science (Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience considered). * **Subject-Matter Expertise:** Deep understanding of reaction mechanisms, chemical synthesis, toxicological risk, and chemical security standards. * **AI Safety Aptitude:** Comfort and experience with hands-on prompt research, adversarial prompt generation, and evaluating model output safety. * **Critical Analysis:** Ability to spot subtle evasive phrasing, chemical pseudonym usage, or step-by-step synthesis instructions embedded in seemingly benign queries. * **Communication:** Strong technical writing skills to document findings, rank risk severities, and inform alignment decisions. ### Preferred Qualifications * Knowledge of AI prompt engineering concepts and practices, including adversarial prompt writing * Familiarity with frontier AI safety benchmarks, evaluation frameworks, and ethical guidelines for GenAI. * **Expertise in one or more of the following chemical risk areas:** * **Chemical Synthesis:** Deep understanding of reaction pathways, precursor controls, dual-use chemical synthesis, and illicit acquisition/diversion pathways. * **Toxicology:** Practical knowledge of toxicological mechanisms, aerosolization, exposure pathways, and chemical hazards. * **Chemical Security:** Familiarity with Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) controls, analytical forensics/detection systems, and emergency decontamination frameworks. The salary range for this role is $150K - $178K OTE - Range may vary based on experience. Salary at the time of offer will be commensurate with experience. Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)