Model Safety Contractor, Part-Time

About Us

We are a well-funded, early-stage AI lab focused on building the next generation of frontier multimodal AI models. Founded by former DeepMind researchers, including Andrew Dai, who was previously a leader on Gemini. Our team currently consists of 20 world-class scientists and engineers. We recently raised $55M in seed funding from Striker Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Altimeter Capital, and NVIDIA. We are tackling some of the hardest problems in artificial intelligence, and we are growing fast.
 
## About the Role

We are looking for a part-time model safety contractor to support safety evaluation and/or safety training data work. This is a contractor role, estimated at 10-20 hrs/week, with flexibility to scale based on need.
 
## Responsibilities

- Design and run safety evaluations on model outputs (jailbreak resistance, harmful content refusal, bias checks)
- Produce or curate safety training data as needed
- Document findings and flag risks clearly for the team
- Recommend mitigations or follow-up work based on evaluation results
 
## Skills and Qualifications

Requirements:

- Experience with LLM safety evaluation, red-teaming, or safety data annotation
- Familiarity with harm taxonomies and safety benchmarks
- Strong written communication for documenting findings

Preferred qualifications (strong candidates may have some, not all):

- Prior work at an AI lab, safety org, or academic safety research background
- Experience with multimodal model safety specifically
 
## Logistics

- Location: This role can be remote or on-site in Palo Alto, California.
- Compensation: $75-125/hr, depending on experience

Elorian AI is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse team and inclusive environment.

Compensation

Hourly Rate $75 – $125 per hour