OpenAI
Posted 23 days agoVerified live 11h ago
Researcher, Safety Training, National Security
Brief overview
Remote
MastersOr in progress
$380k–$500k/yrStated range
4+ yrsMinimum
277 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
3 green cardsCertified filings
Clearance requiredU.S. government
AI Safety ResearchReinforcement LearningAdversarial TrainingAdversarial RobustnessDeep LearningRLHFModel EvaluationActive TS/SCI Clearance
About the company
OpenAIopenai.com
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
Visa sponsorship history
4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026
Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.277H-1B approved
98%approval rate
62new H-1B hires
3PERM certified
$310,000median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
202311
202474
2025124
202668
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
20236
202422
202525
202663
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
20253
Top sponsored roles
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Job description
Summary
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits humanity. The researcher will train and evaluate models for U.S. government and national security applications, advancing safety post-training, reinforcement learning, and adversarial robustness. The role also involves developing evaluations, identifying model failure modes, and collaborating with research, engineering, security, and policy partners to support safe deployment.
Responsibilities
- Research and implement methods for safety training, reinforcement learning, and adversarial robustness
- Develop evaluations, identify model failure modes, and use findings to improve training
- Work with research, engineering, security, and policy partners to support safe, reliable deployment
Skills
- • Bring 4+ years of relevant AI safety research experience, including RLHF, adversarial training, or robustness
- • Have a degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related field, and strong deep learning research or engineering skills
- • Have experience improving model safety for deployment and enjoy collaborative research
- • Are motivated by OpenAI's mission and the responsible use of AI in safety-critical settings
- • Active TS/SCI clearance or equivalent
Qualifications
Must Haves
- • Bring 4+ years of relevant AI safety research experience, including RLHF, adversarial training, or robustness
- • Have a degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related field, and strong deep learning research or engineering skills
- • Have experience improving model safety for deployment and enjoy collaborative research
- • Are motivated by OpenAI's mission and the responsible use of AI in safety-critical settings
- • Active TS/SCI clearance or equivalent
