Anthropic
Threat Intel Manager, CBRN-E & Advanced Weapons
$375K–$455K
San Francisco, CA +3 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- Years of experience required correlate with internal job level requirements; no specific number stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Required field of study: a field relevant to the role, as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not guaranteed for every role or candidate; the company says it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa for an offer recipient.
About the job
Build and lead Anthropic’s CBRN-E and Advanced Weapons threat-intelligence program, investigating and disrupting attempts to misuse AI for weapons development.
What you'll do
- Set strategy, build and manage the investigative team, and lead high-severity CBRN-E and advanced-weapons investigations.
- Develop threat-specific detection and analytic methods; make escalation and enforcement decisions with partner teams.
- Engage government and scientific stakeholders, brief partners, and inform AI safety and capability-evaluation strategies.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in biosecurity, chemical defense, weapons non-proliferation, DURC, or a related CBRN-E domain.
- Experience leading investigative or analytic teams, with mentorship and program-building experience.
- Experience with threat actor profiling, threat intelligence analysis frameworks, and collection frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with large language models and potential AI misuse for CBRN-E threats.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a related field; real-world experience countering WMD or other high-risk asymmetric threats.
- Experience in AI safety, machine learning security, threat detection, abuse monitoring, or sensitive government/defense programs; active Top Secret clearance.
Pay
$375,000 — $455,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
large language models
AI focus
Investigate and disrupt CBRN-E and advanced-weapons misuse of AI; forecast threat-actor use of frontier AI and inform safety-by-design, detection, and capability evaluations.
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