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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