Principal Research Scientist (AI Safety)

Location: UK - London; hybrid

Company

hirify.global develops and deploys responsible AI solutions for customers across government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences, and defence.

What you will do

• Lead the AI safety research agenda and set priorities aligned with long-term company goals.
• Conduct and oversee technical research on large language models and safety-critical AI systems.
• Publish research findings in leading academic conferences and journals.
• Identify impactful research opportunities and balance scientific priorities with practical delivery needs.
• Build and mentor a growing research team and foster collaboration.
• Collaborate on evaluations and red-teaming projects involving CBRN, cybersecurity, and other high-risk domains.

Requirements

• Proven record of high-impact AI research through top-tier academic publications or equivalent experience.
• Deep knowledge of language models and AI safety, with experience generating and executing novel research directions.
• Experience conducting and overseeing complex technical research projects.
• Advanced programming skills in Python and the standard data science stack.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for explaining complex ideas to diverse audiences.
• Deep understanding of the AI safety research landscape and ability to build connections that secure resources for impactful work.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a small, high-agency AI safety research team.
• Contribute to research with measurable impact on trustworthy AI and national safety.
• Collaborate with leading frontier model developers and national safety institutes.
• Part-time hours may be discussed.
• AI tools may be used for research and interview preparation, while live interview answers must be generated independently.

Hiring process

• Talent Team screen lasting 30 minutes.
• Experience and Theory interview lasting 45 minutes, followed by a 75-minute research presentation and coding interview.
• Leadership and Principles interview, then a 45-minute final interview with the CEO.