Researcher, Robustness & Safety Training

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 310,000 - 460,000 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Experience: 4+ yearsEducation: phdSkills: ["Teamwork","Collaboration","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Join OpenAI’s Safety Systems team as a Senior Researcher focused on robustness and safety in AI. You will set research directions, conduct state-of-the-art safety work (RLHF, adversarial training, robustness), implement methods in core model training, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, aligned AI systems deployed responsibly.

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Researcher, Robustness & Safety Training

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Job Summary

Join OpenAI’s Safety Systems team as a Senior Researcher focused on robustness and safety in AI. You will set research directions, conduct state-of-the-art safety work (RLHF, adversarial training, robustness), implement methods in core model training, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, aligned AI systems deployed responsibly.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Set the research directions and strategies to make our AI systems safer, more aligned and more robust.
  • •Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including T&S, legal, policy and other research teams, to ensure that our products meet the highest safety standards.
  • •Actively evaluate and understand the safety of our models and systems, identifying areas of risk and proposing mitigation strategies.
  • •Conduct state-of-the-art research on AI safety topics such as RLHF, adversarial training, robustness, and more.
  • •Implement new methods in OpenAI’s core model training and launch safety improvements in OpenAI’s products.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 310,000 - 460,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •4+ years of experience in AI safety, especially in areas like RLHF, adversarial training, robustness, fairness & biases
  • •PhD or other degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related field
  • •Possess experience in safety work for AI model deployment
  • •In-depth understanding of deep learning research and/or strong engineering skills
  • •Team player who enjoys collaborative work environments
Experience:4+ yearsAI safetyMachine learning
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:TeamworkCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solving

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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