Policy Manager, Chemical Weapons and Yield Explosives

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

• Design and implement evaluation methodologies for assessing AI model capabilities relevant to chemical weapons, explosives synthesis, and energetic materials
• Develop and execute strategies to identify and mitigate potential C/E misuse in model outputs
• Create C/E threat models, including precursor identification, synthesis routes, and weaponization techniques
• Review and analyze traffic to identify potential policy violations related to C/E content
• Collaborate with software engineers to develop and refine detection systems and automated enforcement tools for C/E threats
• Conduct rapid response to escalations involving dangerous C/E queries
• Collaborate across teams to establish safety benchmarks and develop appropriate model guardrails
• Translate C/E domain knowledge into actionable safety requirements
• Develop approaches to assess C/E model knowledge boundaries for dual‑use chemical information
• Monitor emerging threats in the C/E landscape to inform policy development

• Have a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field with focus on energetic materials, explosives, and/or chemical weapons
• Have 5‑8+ years of experience in chemical weapons and/or explosives defense, with deep expertise in energetic materials, chemical weapon agents, or related areas
• Have knowledge of high yield explosives application to radiological dispersal devices (dirty bombs) and related radiological weapons
• Have a track record of translating specialized technical knowledge into actionable safety policies or guidelines
• Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and developing solutions for novel safety challenges
• Can work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams including engineering, enforcement, and research
• Thrive in a fast‑paced environment where you balance rigorous scientific standards with rapid threat response
• Are passionate about preventing misuse of dangerous technical knowledge while enabling beneficial applications

• Experience with both chemical weapons and high yield explosives defense
• Experience working with defense, intelligence, or nonproliferation organizations (e.g., OPCW, IAEA, national labs, defense contractors)
• Published research or practical experience in explosives characterization, chemical weapons detection, or related security applications
• Knowledge of international chemical weapons conventions (CWC) and controlled substances regulations
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non‑specialist audiences
• Experience with chemical databases (Pub Chem, Reaxys, Sci Finder) and computational chemistry tools
• Understanding of radiological materials and their interaction with explosive dispersal mechanisms
• Familiarity with dual‑use C/E research concerns and responsible disclosure practices

$245,000—$285,000 USD

We require at least a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location‑based hybrid policy:
Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

We sponsor visas! However, we aren’t able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. 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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