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Senior Research Lead - AI Security Portfolio

$117K - $160K/yr

RAND Corporation is seeking a Senior Research Lead for their AI Security Portfolio within the Center on AI, Security, and Technology. The role involves overseeing a large research and engineering ...

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Senior Research Lead - AI Security Portfolio

Senior Research Lead - AI Security Portfolio

RAND

Remote

$117K - $160K/yr

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago

Job description

Job Summary:
RAND Corporation is seeking a Senior Research Lead for their AI Security Portfolio within the Center on AI, Security, and Technology. The role involves overseeing a large research and engineering portfolio focused on securing advanced AI systems and informing policy frameworks, while leading multidisciplinary teams and engaging with senior stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
• Define and drive RAND’s research agenda on secure AI systems, establishing priorities across multiple teams and programs.
• Lead complex, cross-functional projects integrating technical R&D, cybersecurity operations, and policy analysis.
• Mentor and manage senior technical staff, project leaders, and researchers across a portfolio of 15-30 people.
• Translate technical findings into actionable insights for policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders.
• Oversee development of AI-specific threat models, security architectures, and evaluation tools that assess cyber risks and resilience.
• Engage directly with senior government and industry stakeholders to ensure RAND’s research informs decisions at the highest levels.
• Represent RAND at technical and policy forums, including national security working groups, agency briefings, and expert panels.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Technical experience in AI security, cybersecurity engineering, or adjacent emerging technology fields.
• Demonstrated success leading large technical or research programs, including managing multidisciplinary teams and budgets.
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex projects from concept through completion.
• Deep understanding of AI threat models, system vulnerabilities, and cyber capability evaluation.
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical issues to senior non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with U.S. cybersecurity policy processes and agencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Engineering and Public Policy, Technology and Policy, National Security Policy, Policy Analysis, Political Science, International Relations, or similar is required, with 6+ years of professional experience.
• Master’s degree in the fields listed above with 9+ years of professional experience, is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in the fields listed above with 12+ years of professional experience, is required.
• Either a writing sample or a code sample is required for this position.
Preferred:
• Background in leadership at frontier AI labs, startups, or hyper-scalers.
• Background in AI or cybersecurity R&D, red team operations, or advanced persistent threat (APT) defense.
• Experience developing or overseeing secure infrastructure for AI model training and deployment.
• Familiarity with AI/ML hardware and software stacks (e.g., GPUs, TPUs, CUDA, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Experience working in or with government on AI or cybersecurity policy.
• Graduate of CNODP, RIOT, FORGE, or equivalent elite technical program.
• Master’s or PhD preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government clearance is preferred but not required.
Company:
RAND is a non-profit organization that provides objective research and public policy analysis services. Founded in 1948, the company is headquartered in Santa Monica, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

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