Biosecurity and Synthetic Biology Expert for AI Training

Provide advanced biosecurity and synthetic biology expertise to evaluate and build biosecurity evaluation frameworks and realistic threat scenarios. In this remote contractor role you will apply subject-matter knowledge to shape how AI systems learn and reason about biological misuse, biosafety, and public-health impact. No prior AI experience is required; domain expertise is the primary requirement.

• Develop a comprehensive taxonomy of biological misuse scenarios that incorporates current and emerging threats.
• Design safe, realistic evaluation scenarios to test biosafety measures and dual-use risk protocols.
• Establish severity ratings for biological risks to support nuanced threat modeling and mitigation strategies.
• Perform rigorous false-negative reviews of draft benchmarks to ensure protective and pragmatic outcomes.
• Advise on laboratory safety protocols, pathogen containment strategies, and dual-use governance best practices.
• Contribute written and verbal insights to documentation, scenario development, and cross-functional communication.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to contextualize biological misuse risks for public-health impact modeling.

• Required skills: Biosecurity, laboratory safety, biological misuse, public-health threat modeling.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in biosecurity, biorisk management, synthetic biology, or a related field; 8 to 20 years preferred for senior contributors.
• Advanced degree, professional certification, or equivalent operational experience in biosecurity, synthetic biology, or public health.
• Hands-on experience in roles such as biorisk officer, synthetic biology researcher, public-health biodefense specialist, government biosecurity advisor, or laboratory director.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and review threat scenarios and risk taxonomies with high domain credibility.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a commitment to precise, actionable input.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary and cross-sector teams in research, policy, or safety-critical environments.

This engagement is a remote, independent contractor role. Work will support a critical customer project focused on biosecurity evaluation frameworks and training dataset development for AI systems. No prior AI experience is necessary.

Pay range: $50.00 to $90.00 per hour.

Role type: contractor. Location: remote. Candidates must be able to engage as independent contractors under the engagement terms; specific tax, contracting, and legal arrangements will follow standard contractor practices.