Anthropic

National Security Policy Lead, Biotech

Washington, DC

No sponsorship$295k-$345kDetected 7 days ago

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About the role

You will serve as Anthropic's principal biotech policy voice with the federal government and Congress, relevant agencies and program offices, and allied government counterparts.
You will translate Anthropic's research on frontier model biological capabilities into concrete policy proposals, partnership opportunities, and meaningful contributions to public debates.
Engage in thought leadership and planning for how increasingly capable AI reshapes the biotechnology landscape - including global competitiveness, supply chain resilience, and equitable access to AI-accelerated medicine, as well as biosecurity

Develop strategies for AI to strengthen U.S. and allied bio-innovation capacity and biotechnology competitiveness
Develop and lead Anthropic's external biotech policy strategy across U.S. federal stakeholders, allied governments, and life sciences sector regulators
Support and promote collaborations with biosecurity practitioners and biotech industry players across public and private sectors, including on model testing, red teaming, synthesis-screening partnerships, and defensive deployment of frontier AI in biosurveillance
Drive "race to the top" dynamics across the AI industry, including engagement with other frontier labs and the Frontier Model Forum on shared bio standards and safeguard adoption
Build and deepen international biotech partnerships, including with Five Eyes counterparts and multilateral institutions, and contribute to thinking on areas of potential international alignment on biotech competitiveness and biological safety
Partner closely with the Head of National Security Policy, the broader Public Policy team, Safeguards, the public sector go-to-market team, Legal, Communications, Product, and Research to ensure coherent execution across bio workstreams
Hold an active TS/SCI clearance or held one in the last two years, and have the ability to obtain and maintain one

Have working knowledge of both biotech and biosecurity policy - e.g., bio-innovation capacity, synthesis-screening infrastructure, regulatory pathway reform
Have a track record of effective, information-rich advocacy with biotech regulators, sector agencies, and Congressional committees of jurisdiction
Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Have 10+ years of experience in biotech or biosecurity policy roles across government, the private sector, or both, with senior-level exposure to U.S. federal policymaking and international counterparts
Experience contributing to national biotech strategy frameworks (e.g., National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative, synthesis-screening standards, FDA modernization proposals)
Experience leading or supporting public-private partnerships on biotech capacity at scale
Direct prior experience in biotech roles at HHS, DoW, Commerce, NSC, or comparable allied biotech institutions
Familiarity with biotech industrial dynamics across pharma, agriculture, and industrial biomanufacturing sectors
Experience assessing dual-use technology risks, including early work on AI-enabled biological risks

Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate.
But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.
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