OpenAI · 8 hours ago
Researcher, Health AI
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$310K/yr - $460K/yr
4+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Health AI team is focused on creating trustworthy AI models that assist medical professionals and improve patient outcomes, and they are seeking a Research Scientist to contribute to the development of safe and effective AI models for healthcare applications.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Design and apply practical and scalable methods to improve safety and reliability of our models, including RLHF, automated red teaming, scalable oversight, etc
Evaluate methods using health-related data, ensuring models provide accurate, reliable, and trustworthy information
Build reusable libraries for applying general alignment techniques to our models
Proactively understand the safety of our models and systems, identifying areas of risk
Work with cross-team stakeholders to integrate methods in core model training and launch safety improvements in OpenAI’s products
Qualification
Required
Are excited about OpenAI's mission of ensuring AGI is universally beneficial and are aligned with OpenAI's charter
Demonstrate passion for AI safety and improving global health outcomes
Have 4+ years of experience with deep learning research and LLMs, especially practical alignment topics such as RLHF, automated red teaming, scalable oversight, etc
Hold a Ph.D. or other degree in computer science, AI, machine learning, or a related field
Stay goal-oriented instead of method-oriented, and are not afraid of unglamorous but high-value work when needed
Possess experience making practical model improvements for AI model deployment
Own problems end-to-end, and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done
Are a team player who enjoys collaborative work environments
Preferred
possess experience in health-related AI research or deployments
Benefits
Relocation assistance
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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