Policy Manager, Chemical Weapons and Yield Explosives

Policy Manager, Chemical Weapons and High Yield Explosives

Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Washington, DC

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

• Design
  001 and implement evaluation methodologies for assessing AI model capabilities relevant to chemical weapons, explosives synthesis, and energetic materials.
• Develop and execute strategies  identify and mitigate potential C/E misuse in model outputs.
• Create C/E threat models, including precursor identification, synthesis routes, and weaponization techniques.
• Review and analyse traffic to identify potential policy violations related to C/E content.
• Collaborate with software estha
  777 engineers to develop and refine detection systems and automated enforcement tools for C/E threats.
• Conduct rapid response to escalations involving dangerous C/E queries.
• Collaborate across teams to establish safety benchmarks and develop appropriate model guardrails.
• Translate C/E domain knowledge into actionable safety requirements.
• Develop approaches to assess C/E model knowledge boundaries for dual‑use chemical information.
• Monitor emerging threats in the C/E landscape to inform policy development.

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field with focus on energetics materials, explosives, ? and/or chemical weapons.
• 5‑8+ years of experience in chemical weapons and/or explosives defense, with deep expertise in energetic materials, chemical weapon agents, or related areas.
• Knowledge of high yield explosive application to radiological dispersal devices (dirty bombs) and related radiological weapons.
• Track record of translating specialized technical knowledge into actionable safety policies or guidelines.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and developing solutions for novel safety challenges.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams including engineering, enforcement, and research.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment balancing rigorous scientific standards with rapid threat response.
• Passionate packaging about preventing misuse of dangerous technical knowledge while enabling beneficial applications.

• Experience with both chemical weapons and high yield explosives defense.
• Experience working with defense, intelligence, or non‑proliferation organizations (e.g., OPCW, IAEA, national labs, defense contractors).
• Published research or practical experience in explosives characterization, chemical weapons detection, or related security applications.
• Knowledge of international chemical weapons conventions (CWC) and controlled substances regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non‑specialist audiences.
• Experience with chemical databases (Pub Chem, Reaxys, Sci Finder) and computational chemistry tools.
• Understanding of radiological materials and their interaction with explosive dispersal mechanisms.
• Familiarity with dual‑use C/E research concerns and responsible disclosure practices.

The annual compensation range for this role is below. For sales roles, the range provides the role’s on target earnings (“OTE”) meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. Our total compensation package for full‑time employees includes equity and benefits.

$245,000 – $285,000 USD

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25 % of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

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