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Researcher, Robustness & Safety Training

United States, San Francisco 295000.00 - 445000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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OpenAI is seeking a senior researcher with passion for AI safety and experience in safety research. Your role will set directions for research to enable and empower safe AGI and work on research projects to make our AI systems safer, more aligned and more robust to adversarial or malicious use cases. You will play a critical role in shaping how a safe AI system should look like in the future at OpenAI, making a significant impact on our mission to build and deploy safe AGI.

Job Responsibility

  • 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
  • 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

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in the field of AI safety, especially in areas like RLHF, adversarial training, robustness, fairness & biases
  • Ph.D. or other degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related field
  • Experience in safety work for AI model deployment
  • In-depth understanding of deep learning research and/or strong engineering skills
  • Passion for AI safety and making cutting-edge AI models safer for real-world use
  • Excited about OpenAI’s mission of building safe, universally beneficial AGI and aligned with OpenAI’s charter
  • Team player who enjoys collaborative work environments

What we offer

  • Offers Equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
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