--- title: Chemist Lead, DeepMind at Google in Mountain View, CA description: Google is hiring for the Chemist Lead, DeepMind role in Mountain View, CA. Pays $262K–$364K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/chemist-lead-deepmind-at-google-01a121bc-5a3d-7858-922a-b618c9daca8d date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Chemist Lead, DeepMind in Mountain View, CA. Pays $262K–$364K per year. Requires 7+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/hvhi3f.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** | $262K/yr - $364K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 09, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** C · Some flags. Mostly fine, a few things to check. ## 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 $179,000 – $214,000 a year (median $213,000). ## Description In this role, you will serve as the Lead Scientist for a team of chemists, joining a wider group of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Research Scientists within Google’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) team. Together, you will ensure that as Gemini’s scientific capabilities advance, it does not become a tool for catastrophic harm. You will apply your knowledge of dual-use chemistry to lead policy development, direct the design of evaluations aimed at understanding the maximum capabilities of our AI models, and shape mitigation strategies to ensure our models are safe for release. You will also serve as DeepMind’s primary scientific representative on chemical security to senior internal leadership and external government and international stakeholders. Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At 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 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: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Lead the design and execution of all chemical evaluations to understand the maximum agentic capabilities of our AI models. - Provide recommendations for implementing mitigations to ensure the chemical safety of our models, while minimizing the impact on legitimate science. - Partner closely with the team of chemists, Research Scientists, Engineers, and ethics experts to embed chemical safety protocols directly into the model development lifecycle. - Communicate technical results and commentary to audiences with a range of expertise, up to senior internal and external decision-makers. - Shape DeepMind’s broader chemical security mitigation strategies, ensuring safety guardrails protect against genuine misuse without adversely affecting legitimate scientific research. ### Minimum qualifications: - PhD in chemistry, or equivalent practical experience. - 7 years of experience with national, or international chemical security organisations (e.g., OPCW, national laboratories, or AI Safety Institutes). - Experience working with national security or defense organizations on technical chemical matters. - Experience working with LLMs in your daily workflows, and applying LLMs to scientific problems. ### Preferred qualifications: - Experience designing novel science evaluations, red-teaming protocols, or threat-analysis frameworks for emerging technologies. - Understanding of the training, operating principles, and mitigation strategies of Large Language Models (LLMs) used to prevent the proliferation of dual-use scientific information. - Understanding of model evaluation methodologies for determining the frontier risks of modern AI models. - Active, ongoing engagement and established credibility with national, or international chemical security organizations (e.g., OPCW, National Academies, national laboratories, or AI Safety Institutes). - PhD in chemistry, or equivalent practical experience. - 7 years of experience with national, or international chemical security organisations (e.g., OPCW, national laboratories, or AI Safety Institutes). - Experience working with national security or defense organizations on technical chemical matters. - Experience working with LLMs in your daily workflows, and applying LLMs to scientific problems. ## Skills - Chemical Safety - Artificial Intelligence - Model Evaluation (Machine Learning) - AI Safety - Policy Development - Red Team (Cybersecurity Offense) - Large Language Models (Llm) - Threat Analysis - National Security ## Related - [More jobs at Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Science & Research jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/science-and-research?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Physical Sciences jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/science-and-research/physical-sciences?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Chemist jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/science-and-research/physical-sciences/chemist?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260758 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260758 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)