--- title: Biologist, DeepMind at Google in New York, NY description: Google is hiring for the Biologist, DeepMind role in New York, NY. Pays $174K–$252K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/biologist-deepmind-at-google-01a11788-8119-72be-9db0-f3b89cd785c8 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Biologist, DeepMind in New York, NY. Pays $174K–$252K per year. Requires 3+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/0objqz.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Mountain View, CA | | **Salary** | $174K/yr - $252K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 07, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $164,000 – $191,000 a year (median $187,000). ## Description Google’s CBRNE team (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives) makes sure that as Gemini gets better at science, it does not become a tool for catastrophic harm. We would like to invite applications from qualified biologists/microbiologists for the position of a biologist/microbiologist Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the CBRNE team within the Responsible Frontier AI Research (RFAIR) team, joining SMEs with broad experience across biology. The successful applicant will be hired for a Research Scientist position serving as a technical expert, specifically focusing on model assistance in the acquisition, development and dissemination of harmful biological agents and other dual use entities. Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, 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: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Test, evaluate, and mitigate harmful capabilities of frontier AI models in the biology domain. - Design, develop, and execute biology evaluations, assessments, frameworks, and red-teaming strategies to test the capability, safety, and uplift of AI models and support the development of mitigations. - Collaborate with CBRNE/responsibility engineers to ensure blocks on harmful outputs without overly degrading the model's scientific utility, requiring a deep understanding of dual-use science. - Partner with experts in various fields of CBRN, science, AI ethics, policy, and safety. - Support the ongoing development and refinement of Google’s CBRNE safety policy, and clearly communicate complex risks, evaluation findings, and mitigation strategies to leadership and technical and non-technical external stakeholders. ### Minimum qualifications: - PhD in wet-lab virology, microbiology, biology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 3 years of wet-lab experience with dual-use research, consequence pathogens, or biological toxins. - Experience across microbiology, virology, host-pathogen interactions, protein biochemistry, or immunology, evidenced by peer-reviewed publications or equivalent. - Experience applying biosecurity and biosafety concepts, including identifying misuse scenarios of emerging technologies. - Experience utilizing LLMs or narrow-use AI models to analyze and mitigate biological risks. - Experience in cross-functional collaboration and delivering written and verbal technical communications to global audiences. ### Preferred qualifications: - Experience working in AI safety, evaluations, red-teaming, or applied AI research at a national laboratory, academic institution, or industry setting. - Experience in using command line tools or coding. - Knowledge of biological weapons, the biological threat landscape, potential mitigations and awareness of relevant stakeholders. - Knowledge of the intersection of microbiology/virology within AI safety. - Understanding of Safety Frameworks in AI. - Active security clearance, or the eligibility to obtain and maintain one. - PhD in wet-lab virology, microbiology, biology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 3 years of wet-lab experience with dual-use research, consequence pathogens, or biological toxins. - Experience across microbiology, virology, host-pathogen interactions, protein biochemistry, or immunology, evidenced by peer-reviewed publications or equivalent. - Experience applying biosecurity and biosafety concepts, including identifying misuse scenarios of emerging technologies. - Experience utilizing LLMs or narrow-use AI models to analyze and mitigate biological risks. - Experience in cross-functional collaboration and delivering written and verbal technical communications to global audiences. ## Skills - Security Clearance - Artificial Intelligence - Applied AI - AI Safety - Command-Line Interface - 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