Anthropic · 10 hours ago
Research Scientist, Societal Impacts
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid, Senior Level
$350K/yr - $850K/yrAnthropic is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. The role of Societal Impacts Research Scientist involves analyzing real-world usage patterns and improving AI models through collaboration with various teams to ensure safe and effective responses.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Using observational tools like Clio to analyze real-world usage patterns and surface insights about how people interact with Claude
Building and running evaluations to assess Claude's behavior across key dimensions of its Constitution, such as safety and quality of advice in high-stakes situations
Partnering closely with fine-tuning, safeguards, policy, and interpretability teams to translate research insights into model improvements
Generating insights about the societal impact of Anthropic's systems and using this understanding to inform company strategy, research priorities, and policy positions
Sharing your work through research publications and external presentations, and developing tools and frameworks that make AI systems more understandable to policymakers, academics, and civil society
Qualification
Required
At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Experience working with machine learning systems
Genuine interest in societal impacts research
Adaptable and collaborative, able to take direction and contribute to team priorities
Skilled at writing up and communicating results, even when they're null or unexpected
Background in machine learning, data science, or another technical field that involves generating insights from complex systems
Passionate about translating research insights into actionable recommendations for improving AI systems and informing policy
For senior candidates: willingness to do hands-on work while also helping shape research direction
Preferred
Prior experience in societal impacts research
Interest in management opportunities down the line
Benefits
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
Company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI research company that focuses on the safety and alignment of AI systems with human values.
Founded in 2021
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.74BKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersGoogleAmazon
2025-09-02Series F· $13B
2025-05-16Debt Financing· $2.5B
2025-03-03Series E· $3.5B
Leadership Team
Dario Amodei
CEO & Co-Founder
Daniela Amodei
President and co-founder
Recent News
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2026-01-21
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