Research Scientist, Societal Impacts

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. The role of Societal Impacts Research Scientist involves analyzing real-world usage patterns and improving AI models through collaboration with various teams to ensure safe and effective responses. Responsibilities Using observational tools like Clio to analyze real-world usage patterns and surface insights about how people interact with Claude Building and running evaluations to assess Claude's behavior across key dimensions of its Constitution, such as safety and quality of advice in high-stakes situations Partnering closely with fine-tuning, safeguards, policy, and interpretability teams to translate research insights into model improvements Generating insights about the societal impact of Anthropic's systems and using this understanding to inform company strategy, research priorities, and policy positions Sharing your work through research publications and external presentations, and developing tools and frameworks that make AI systems more understandable to policymakers, academics, and civil society Skills At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience Experience working with machine learning systems Genuine interest in societal impacts research Adaptable and collaborative, able to take direction and contribute to team priorities Skilled at writing up and communicating results, even when they're null or unexpected Background in machine learning, data science, or another technical field that involves generating insights from complex systems Passionate about translating research insights into actionable recommendations for improving AI systems and informing policy For senior candidates: willingness to do hands-on work while also helping shape research direction Prior experience in societal impacts research Interest in management opportunities down the line Benefits Optional equity donation matching Generous vacation and parental leave Flexible working hours Company Overview Anthropic is an AI research company that focuses on the safety and alignment of AI systems with human values. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Anthropic 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.