Lab Operations Associate

Key details - Location: Cambridge & Somerville, MA (Kendall and Inner Belt) - Location Type: On-site - Employment: Full-time, Temporary 6-month Term - Start Date: As Soon As Possible About Active Site Active Site is an independent, nonprofit research organization dedicated to building a world where safeguards prevent frontier technology from enabling engineered pandemics. AI models are rapidly becoming more capable in biology, amplifying the risk of accidental or intentional misuse. We conduct uplift studies, observing participants in real-world wet labs to measure how AI augments human performance in biological experimentation. We use our findings to advance the science of risk assessment and implement concrete mitigations that safeguard the future of AIxBio. Read more about our work in the Economist, the New York Times, our preprint, and substack. The Role We are seeking an Oper