Biosecurity & Synthetic Biology Expert

Role Title: Biosecurity & Synthetic Biology Expert

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

micro1 is engaging Biosecurity & Synthetic Biology Experts to contribute advanced domain expertise to a critical customer's project involving biosecurity evaluation frameworks. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.
Scope of Work

- Develop a comprehensive taxonomy for biological misuse scenarios, incorporating current and emergent threats.

- Design safe and realistic evaluation scenarios to test biosafety measures and dual-use risk protocols.

- Establish robust severity ratings for biological risks, supporting nuanced threat modeling and mitigation strategies.

- Conduct rigorous false-negative reviews of draft benchmarks to ensure both protective and pragmatic outcomes.

- Advise on lab safety protocols, pathogen containment strategies, and dual-use governance best practices.

- Contribute written and verbal insights to documentation, scenario development, and cross-functional communication.

- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to contextualize biological misuse risks for public-health impact modeling.

Preferred Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience in biosecurity, biorisk management, synthetic biology, or a related field; 8–20 years preferred for senior contributors.

- Advanced degree, professional certification, or equivalent operational experience in biosecurity, synthetic biology, or public health.

- Deep familiarity with laboratory safety protocols, dual-use research governance, and biological threat modeling.

- Hands-on experience as a biorisk officer, synthetic biology researcher, public-health biodefense specialist, government biosecurity advisor, or lab director.

- Demonstrated ability to develop and review threat scenarios and risk taxonomies with high domain credibility.

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a commitment to precise and actionable input.

- Experience engaging with multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral teams in research, policy, or safety-critical environments.

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