National Security Policy Lead, Biotech

Anthropic seeks a National Security Policy Lead for Biotech to guide policy initiatives where advanced artificial intelligence meets biotechnology innovation in Washington, DC. In this full-time role reporting to our Head of National Security Policy, you will influence how AI strengthens U.S. and allied biotech capabilities during a transformative period in AI governance.

Position Summary

Serve as Anthropic's primary policy voice on biotechnology, engaging directly with federal agencies, Congress, allied governments, and the life sciences sector. You will translate our research on frontier AI models' biological capabilities into actionable policy recommendations, partnerships, and substantive input to national conversations on AI's impact on biotech innovation and biosecurity.

Core Duties

• Formulate policy strategies that leverage AI to strengthen U.S. and allied biotech research capacity and industry competitiveness
• Build and lead Anthropic's biotech policy agenda across federal stakeholders, allied governments, and life sciences regulators
• Provide thought leadership on how AI reshapes biotechnology—competitive advantage, supply chain resilience, medicine access, and biosecurity implications
• Facilitate partnerships with biosecurity experts and industry partners, including model evaluation, red-teaming, and frontier AI deployment in biosurveillance
• Work with technical teams (CBRNE Safeguards, Frontier Red Team, biology research) to convert findings into policy proposals and stakeholder communications
• Collaborate with national security policymakers on intelligence sharing and safeguard protocols
• Drive industry adoption of shared biotech safety standards through engagement with peer AI organizations and the Frontier Model Forum
• Build international biotech partnerships, particularly with Five Eyes allies and multilateral institutions, on competitiveness and biological threat reduction
• Coordinate execution across Public Policy, Safeguards, go-to-market, Legal, Communications, Product, and Research functions

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Current or recent TS/SCI clearance (within last two years) with ability to maintain
• Working knowledge of biotech and biosecurity policy, regulatory modernization, and bio-innovation infrastructure
• Deep familiarity with U.S. agencies and Congressional committees directing biotech policy: FDA, NIH, Commerce, USDA, DOE, NSC, and allied counterparts
• Demonstrated success advocating with biotech regulators and relevant Congressional committees
• Scientific fluency to engage credibly with technical researchers and translate AI and biological capabilities for policymakers
• Experience designing and promoting concrete biotech policy and regulatory proposals
• Ability to work effectively across technical, go-to-market, safety, legal, and communications teams
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, especially when briefing senior officials
• Strategic independence and capability to develop and execute policy initiatives while managing cross-team dependencies
• Demonstrated engagement with complex technical subjects—AI, synthetic biology, genomics, or medical countermeasures

Preferred:

• 10+ years in biotech or biosecurity policy roles across government or private sector, with senior-level experience in U.S. and international policymaking
• Contributions to national biotech strategy frameworks (National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative, synthesis-screening standards, FDA modernization)
• Leadership or participation in large-scale public-private biotech partnerships
• Prior biotech policy roles at HHS, Commerce, NSC, or comparable allied institutions
• Understanding of biotech dynamics across pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and industrial biomanufacturing
• Experience assessing dual-use technology risks, including AI-enabled biological threats
• Direct engagement with international partners on biotech policy and biological risk mitigation

About the Company

Anthropic develops reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems designed for beneficial impact. Our diverse team of researchers, engineers, policy experts, and leaders pursues large-scale AI safety and capability research. We treat AI research as empirical science and prioritize measurable progress on trustworthy, controllable systems. Strong communication and rigorous collaboration define our culture.

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