Lead Research Scientist

Neo Research is hiring a Lead Research Scientist to set its research agenda and lead rigorous empirical research into frontier AI risks. The role includes directing major research projects, mentoring researchers, building external collaborations, and shaping the organization’s research culture.

Responsibilities:

• Set and evolve Neo’s research agenda, deciding where our researchers, engineers, compute, and external collaborations can have the greatest impact
• Lead major research projects yourself, from problem selection and methodology through analysis and publication
• Develop rigorous approaches to studying difficult-to-observe frontier-model behaviours, including cases where models may recognize evaluations or have incentives to conceal relevant behaviour
• Guide and mentor researchers, review experimental designs and results, and help maintain a high bar for evidence across Neo’s work
• Work closely with research engineers to turn ambitious research questions into robust experimental systems
• Build collaborations with AI Safety Institutes, frontier labs, academics, and model developers, and represent Neo’s research externally
• Help recruit exceptional researchers and shape Neo’s research culture as the organization grows