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OpenAI · 1 day ago

Researcher, Safety Oversight

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$310K/yr - $460K/yr
date4+ years exp

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company is seeking a senior researcher to advance AI safety and oversee the development of models that mitigate misuse and misalignment, playing a critical role in shaping the future of safe AGI.

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Responsibilities

Develop and refine AI monitor models to detect and mitigate known and emerging patterns of misuse and misalignment
Set research directions and strategies to make our AI systems safer, more aligned, and more robust
Evaluate and design effective red-teaming pipelines to examine the end-to-end robustness of our safety systems, and identify areas for future improvement
Conduct research to improve models’ ability to reason about questions of human values, and apply these improved models to practical safety challenges
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

Qualification

AI safety researchMachine learningHuman-AI collaborationPython proficiencyResearch engineeringCross-functional collaborationProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

4+ years of experience in the field of AI safety, especially in areas like RLHF, human-AI collaboration, fairness & biases
Hold a Ph.D. or other degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related field
4+ years of research engineering experience and proficiency in Python or similar languages

Company

OpenAI

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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

H1B Sponsorship

OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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