Drimva

OpenAI

Research Program Manager, Frontier Assurance

$239K–$328K

San Francisco · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026

About the job

Leads independent frontier AI safety assessments and research partnerships, and makes safety evidence and decisions understandable through public transparency programs.

What you'll do

  • Design and run third-party assessments of frontier models and safeguards, including independent evaluations, adversarial testing, and embedded auditing.
  • Build external research partnerships and bring findings to safety decision-makers as actionable recommendations.
  • Lead safety documentation and transparency efforts, communicating evidence, limitations, and uncertainty to expert and public audiences.

What they ask for

  • Understanding of AI evaluations and measurement, including the ability to engage with technical teams on evaluation design and results.
  • Experience building research partnerships and managing external stakeholders, especially academic researchers and independent experts.
  • Ability to interpret and communicate evaluation findings, including methodological limitations, uncertainty, and disagreement.
  • Experience coordinating complex cross-functional programs and delivering technical publications or public reports.

Nice to have

  • Understanding of and interest in frontier AI safety and policy.
  • Experience synthesizing technical and social science research for executive and public audiences.

Pay

$239K – $328K USD base salary

AI focus

AI safety assurance, evaluations, adversarial testing, safeguards, alignment, and transparent reporting of frontier AI findings.

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First seen Oct 8, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)