Anthropic· AI Research & Engineering· San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY
Research Operations, Discovery
Classified Tasks (29)
Automate 0%Augment 76%Human-Only 24%
Augment (22)
AI assists, human decides
Build and own operational infrastructure to support the research organization
operational
Manage complex internal research programs
leadership
Operate the team's day-to-day research operations
operational
Ensure production deployment environments reflect optimal configurations
technical
Identify and resolve operational and programmatic problems proactively
operational
Source domain specialists for evaluation and training-data work requiring specialized expertise
operational
Provide end-to-end technical program management support for major research pushes
technical
Coordinate cross-team activities to align workstreams and timelines
operational
Track dependencies across projects and programs
operational
Keep stakeholders aligned and informed throughout research initiatives
communication
Support recruiting efforts for the science team
operational
Coordinate external communications, including drafting and preparing public-facing materials
communication
Support blog posts and other team public communications
communication
Partner with product teams to contribute to product design
creative
Partner with product teams to design novel product integrations where research and product intersect
creative
Own team logistics, including onboarding coordination
administrative
Plan and run team events
operational
Design and operate operational programs that improve team efficiency
operational
Perform operational tasks such as logistics, tracking, and coordination
operational
Work directly with research scientists and engineers to coordinate and advance projects
operational
Build systems and processes from scratch for research operations
operational
Represent the team accurately in external-facing written communications
communication
Human-Only (7)
Requires human judgment
Run research partnerships with external partners from scoping through delivery
leadership
Translate research directions into product strategy for science product development
leadership
Engage substantively with the team's technical work to inform decisions
technical
Build and manage custom expert contractor networks
operational
Ensure research outputs are complemented by products that enable scientists to maximize model capabilities
leadership
Partner with product teams to contribute to science product strategy
leadership
Perform higher-order work including strategy, partnerships, and product thinking
leadership
Job description
About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the Team Our team is organized around the north star goal of building an AI scientist—a system capable of solving the long-term reasoning challenges and basic capabilities necessary to push the scientific frontier. About the Role We're seeking a Science Research Operations team member to build and own the operational infrastructure that keeps our research organization running at full speed. Our science teams are working on some of the hardest and most consequential problems in AI—training large-scale models, running complex experiments, and building novel products at the frontier. What makes that possible isn't just talent: it's the coordination, systems, and programs that let researchers spend their time on the science rather than the overhead around it. This role sits at the intersection of research operations, technical program management, and product strategy. You'll work directly with research scientists and research engineers, doing a mix of tasks including running research partnerships, managing complex internal programs, and helping run the team’s day-to-day operations. You'll also contribute to science product development—helping translate research directions into product strategy and ensuring our production deployment environments reflect our best configurations. This is not a pure coordination role. The best candidates will engage substantively with what the team is building, have a role in determining our strategy, spot problems before they surface, and bring genuine ownership to the systems and programs they run. Responsibilities: Build and manage custom expert contractor networks, sourcing domain specialists for eval and training data work that requires expertise beyond standard channels Run research partnerships with external partners, from scoping through delivery Provide end-to-end TPM support for major research pushes—coordinating across teams, tracking dependencies, and keeping stakeholders aligned Ensure that our research progress is complemented by products that enable scientists to make maximal use of model capabilities. Support recruiting efforts. Coordinate external communications for the team, including supporting blog posts and preparing public-facing materials Partner with product teams to contribute to science product strategy, product design, and novel product integrations where research and product intersect Own team logistics including onboarding coordination, team events, and operational programs that improve team efficiency You may be a good fit if you: Have experience in research operations, technical program management, or a related role in a fast-moving technical environment Can context-switch fluidly between operational work (logistics, tracking, coordination) and higher-order work (strategy, partnerships, product thinking) Have a technical background, with experience in software development, machine learning, or biology R&D. Are comfortable working directly with research scientists and engineers—you ask good questions, you don't need things explained twice, and you know when to escalate vs. when to handle it yourself Have a track record of building systems and processes from scratch rather than inheriting them Bring strong written communication skills and can represent the team accurately in external-fa