Scientist/Sr. Scientist, AI Safety

Lila Sciences • london, england • Posted June 20, 2026

About the Role

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What You’ll Be Building

  • Evaluations to test for scientific risks (both known but especially novel) from cutting edge scientific models integrated with automated physical labs
  • Initial proof‑of‑conception safeguards, such as ML models to detect and block unsafe behavior from scientific AI models, as well as from physical lab outputs
  • Understanding of a range of model capabilities, across primarily scientific but also non‑scientific domains (e.g. persuasion, deception) to inform Lila’s broader safety strategy
  • Broader, high‑quality research efforts – as and when needed – for scientific capability evaluation and restriction

What You’ll Need to Succeed

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (e.g., computer science, engineering, machine learning, mathematics, physics, statistics), or related experience
  • Strong programming skills in Python, and experie...