NLCo-Founder
Responsible AIxBio CollaborativeRemoteGlobal catastrophic risksPandemics and biosecurityPolicyManagement
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Why this is on the board
Companies building AI models for biological research do not yet have shared agreements to prevent misuse for biological weapons, and they rarely sit down together to discuss it. As co-founder, you decide which agreements are made, who you bring in and who forms the first team, and those early choices steer everything the organisation does afterwards.
About the role
Co-found a nonprofit reducing AI-enabled biological misuse risk by building governance standards and convening frontier companies. - Share genuine leadership: make strategy and hiring decisions, pressure-test thinking, and divide work fluidly as priorities emerge. - Convene frontier AIxBio companies and shape governance standards, best practices, and shared resources that currently don't exist. - Own workstreams end-to-end, from conception through execution, and identify gaps in the field. -…
Requirements
| Language | English is enough |
|---|---|
| Work authorisation | Unclear |
| Screening | Not mentioned |
| Where you work | Remote · Remote |
| Level | Executive |
| Salary | USD 185.000–USD 260.000 |
| Posted | 7 October 2026 |
| Closes | No closing date given |
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