Research Scientist, Societal Impacts

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. The Societal Impacts research scientist will analyze real-world usage patterns of AI and collaborate with various teams to improve model behavior and assess societal impacts.ResponsibilitiesUsing observational tools like Clio to analyze real-world usage patterns and surface insights about how people interact with ClaudeBuilding and running evaluations to assess Claude's behavior across key dimensions of its Constitution, such as safety and quality of advice in high-stakes situationsPartnering closely with fine-tuning, safeguards, policy, and interpretability teams to translate research insights into model improvementsGenerating insights about the societal impact of Anthropic's systems and using this understanding to inform company strategy, research priorities, and policy positionsSharing your work through research publications and external presentations, and developing tools and frameworks that make AI systems more understandable to policymakers, academics, and civil societySkillsExperience with machine learning systemsGenuine interest in societal impacts researchAdaptable and excited to contribute to evolving team prioritiesComfortable doing hands-on technical workSkilled at writing up and communicating resultsBackground in machine learning, data science, or another technical fieldPassionate about translating research insights into actionable recommendationsAt least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experiencePrior experience in societal impacts researchInterest in management opportunities for senior candidatesBenefitsOptional equity donation matchingGenerous vacation and parental leaveFlexible working hoursA lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleaguesCompany OverviewAnthropic is an AI safety and research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.anthropic.com.Company H1B SponsorshipAnthropic has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 105 in 2025, 13 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 4 in 2022, 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.



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