[Expression of Interest] Research Manager, Interpretability

The role

You will support a team of researchers and engineers working to understand how large language models work at a mechanistic level. You will partner with a research lead to drive team success, manage execution, and oversee people development.

What you will do

• Partner with a research lead on direction, project planning, execution, hiring, and people development
• Set and maintain a high bar for execution speed and quality
• Identify improvements to processes to help the team operate effectively
• Coach and support team members for impact and career development
• Drive the team's recruiting efforts, including hiring planning, process improvements, and sourcing and closing
• Identify and support opportunities for collaboration with other teams
• Communicate team updates and results to other teams and leadership
• Maintain a deep understanding of the team's technical work and its implications for AI safety

Required qualifications

• Minimum 2-5 years as an experienced manager
• Track record of leading highly technical research and/or engineering teams
• Background in machine learning, AI, or a related technical field
• Experience with coaching, mentorship, performance evaluation, career development, and hiring for technical roles
• Strong project management skills including prioritization and cross-functional coordination
• Experience managing technical teams through periods of ambiguity and change
• Capable of understanding and contributing to discussions on complex technical topics
• Strong communicator in speaking and writing
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• Experience scaling engineering infrastructure
• Experience working on open-ended, exploratory research agendas aimed at foundational insights
• Some familiarity with our work and mechanistic interpretability

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas, though not for every role or candidate
• We don't have open Research Manager positions on the Interpretability team at this time

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.