Chemist Lead, DeepMind
Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
New York, NY, USA - Experience
- 7 years with national or international chemical security organisations; other experience requirements are specified without years.
- Education
- PhD in chemistry, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads chemical safety work for Gemini by evaluating AI capabilities, shaping mitigations and policy, and representing DeepMind on chemical security.
What you'll do
- Lead design and execution of chemical evaluations of AI models’ maximum agentic capabilities.
- Recommend and develop mitigations that reduce misuse risk while preserving legitimate scientific research.
- Work with research, engineering, ethics, and chemical-security stakeholders; communicate findings to senior decision-makers.
What they ask for
- PhD in chemistry, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience with national or international chemical security organisations.
- Experience working with national security or defense organizations on technical chemical matters.
- Experience working with LLMs in daily workflows and applying them to scientific problems.
Nice to have
- Experience designing science evaluations, red-teaming protocols, or threat-analysis frameworks for emerging technologies.
- Understanding of LLM training, mitigation strategies, and model evaluation methods for frontier risks.
Pay
$262000 - $364000 (USD) (base salary)
Tools
Gemini, LLMs
AI focus
Evaluates AI models’ chemical capabilities and develops safeguards against catastrophic misuse while preserving legitimate scientific research.
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