Principal Virologist, Development and Innovation, DeepMind

Principal Virologist, Responsible Development and Innovation, Deep Mind

Minimum qualifications:

• PhD in Virology or equivalent practical experience in post-doctoral, clinical, or industry experience.
• 15 years of experience working with high-consequence biological pathogens within a national security, defense, or biosecurity context.
• Experience translating scientific or threat data into summaries for senior leadership and non-technical decision-makers.
• Experience in wet-lab virology, working within BSL-3 or high-containment BSL-2 environments.
• Experience analyzing the challenges of dual-use research of concern (DURC), biological weapons frameworks, and the global stakeholder landscape.

• Experience designing novel science evaluations, red-teaming protocols, or threat-modeling frameworks for emerging technologies.
• Experience utilizing or evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs) or biological foundation models.
• Comfort with technical infrastructure, command-line tools, or basic coding elements to interface effectively with AI research engineers.
• Active engagement with ongoing national security or international biosecurity working groups.
• Interest in AI safety frameworks, tech policy, and the ethics of frontier technologies.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google Deep Mind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $307000 - $428000 (USD) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Synthesize, "roll up," and clearly communicate complex technical risk data to senior stakeholders, C-suite executives, and policy leaders with clarity and authority.
• Integrate ongoing scientific community insights regarding biological pathogens to ensure our safety frameworks reflect real-world threat vectors.
• Shape Google Deep Mind’s broader biosecurity mitigation strategies, ensuring safety guardrails protect against genuine misuse without bottlenecking legitimate scientific innovation.
• Partner closely with Research Scientists, Engineers, and ethics experts to embed biosecurity protocols directly into the model development lifecycle.
• Refine and directly execute advanced biology evaluations to pressure-test frontier AI models against biological threats.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

See also Google’s EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.