Program Manager, AI Safety & AIxBio
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative (CBAI) is a Cambridge, Massachusetts nonprofit that advances AI-safety research and education through research support, fellowships, and technical upskilling.
About Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative
CBAI is a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 2022. It conducts and supports AI-safety research, runs in-person AI Safety and AIxBiosecurity research fellowships, and operates the CAMBRIA ML upskilling bootcamp.
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About the Role
You'll design and continuously improve the structures that let fellows do their best research, including selection, mentor matching, research goal tracking, and progress assessment. You'll also own outreach, support events, and design mentor onboarding and supplementary programming.
Requirements
- Meaningful experience designing or improving programs or organizational systems
- Understanding of good research support
- Systems thinking
- Excellent communication
- Organized, multi-stakeholder project management
- Familiarity with AGI safety and catastrophic AI risks
- U.S. work authorization required (OPT accepted)
Responsibilities
- Design and iterate on program systems, including fellow selection and deliverables
- Own outreach campaigns for future iterations
- Develop program evaluation frameworks
- Implement structural improvements between fellowship cycles
- Support fellowship events such as speaker series and poster days
- Design and manage mentor onboarding
- Develop feedback mechanisms between fellows, mentors and leadership
- Support research managers with complex fellow or mentor situations
- Design supplementary programming such as reading groups and lightning talks
Benefits
- 5% 403(b) match contribution
- Comprehensive health insurance including dental and vision
- Generous PTO policy
- Employer-paid commuter benefits
- Reimbursement for work-related technology and home office expenses
Hiring Process
Application review; 15-minute phone screen with team manager; paid test task; interview including test task discussion and case study; reference checks; offer.
