National Security Policy Lead, Biotech

Anthropic is looking for a Biotech Policy Lead to lead its work on the biological dimensions of frontier AI policy.

The successful candidate will shape and lead Anthropic's external policy posture on biology issues across the U.S. federal government, allied democracies, and the biotech and life sciences community.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop strategies for AI to strengthen U.S. and allied bio-innovation capacity and biotechnology competitiveness
• Develop and lead Anthropic's external biotech policy strategy across U.S. federal stakeholders, allied governments, and life sciences sector regulators
• Engage in thought leadership and planning for how increasingly capable AI reshapes the biotechnology landscape
• Support and promote collaborations with biosecurity practitioners and biotech industry players across public and private sectors
• Collaborate with technical teams to translate biological model research and evaluations into concrete policy proposals
• Coordinate with national security policymakers on threat intelligence sharing and safeguard implementation
• Drive 'race to the top' dynamics across the AI industry, including engagement with other frontier labs and the Frontier Model Forum on shared bio standards and safeguard adoption
• Build and deepen international biotech partnerships
• Partner closely with the Head of National Security Policy, the broader Public Policy team, and other departments to ensure coherent execution across bio workstreams

Minimum qualifications:

• Hold an active TS/SCI clearance or held one in the last two years
• Working knowledge of both biotech and biosecurity policy
• Familiarity with the institutions and authorities that shape U.S. biotech policy
• Track record of effective advocacy with biotech regulators and Congressional committees
• Scientific fluency in the biological sciences
• Experience designing and advocating for concrete bio policy and regulatory proposals
• Adept at working with diverse cross-functional teams
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• High-agency, able to develop and execute strategy independently
• Demonstrated interest and experience in a complicated technical subject

Preferred qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in biotech or biosecurity policy roles
• Experience contributing to national biotech strategy frameworks
• Experience leading or supporting public-private partnerships on biotech capacity at scale
• Direct prior experience in biotech roles at HHS, DoW, Commerce, NSC, or comparable allied biotech institutions
• Familiarity with biotech industrial dynamics across pharma, agriculture, and industrial biomanufacturing sectors
• Experience assessing dual-use technology risks
• Experience engaging international partners on biotech policy and biological threat reduction

The annual compensation range for this role is $295,000-$345,000 USD.