Special Projects Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Offer specialized operational support to research teams.

• Collaborate with external experts and contractors across various fields.

• Ensure that external contributions adhere to quality standards and enhance the experience for collaborators.

• Assist with data projects, which include securing and licensing data for data-center tracking while maintaining compliance.

• Organize events like expert symposiums.

• Manage external communication channels, including the audience-query inbox.

• Address or triage audience inquiries with the team.

• Provide operational assistance for new research initiatives.

• Manage complex logistics and handle the numerous tasks necessary for the smooth launch and operation of projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Passionately keep up with AI advancements and understand concepts such as GPQA Diamond and benchmark saturation.

• Ability to take ownership of projects that lack a detailed playbook.

• Competence in deconstructing complex challenges into manageable steps and formulating creative solutions.

• Proactively seek and swiftly integrate feedback.

• Provide clear, constructive feedback, including to supervisors.

• Naturally organized and detail-oriented, with strong attention to detail.

• Two years or more of relevant work experience in roles that involve multiple moving parts.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Comfortable with direct and empathetic communication.

• Enthusiastic about working in a startup-like, fast-paced environment.

• Driven by Epoch AI’s mission to enhance humanity’s understanding of AI development.

• Professional-level proficiency in English.

• Willingness or ability to travel for three annual retreats and other pertinent work trips.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual salary ranging from $95,000 to $153,000 USD, based on experience and location.

• Fully remote work environment, including flexible working hours.

• Competitive global benefits package, featuring comprehensive health insurance and additional local-country benefits where applicable or mandated.

• Life insurance and a pension plan, if applicable in your country.

• Generous paid time off with no specific limit, including 30 protected days per year.

• Unlimited personal and sick leave.

• Four months of paid parental leave for permanent staff with at least 12 months of service, prorated if tenure is less than 12 months.

• Flexible and generous expense policy for equipment, productivity tools, and learning/development opportunities, subject to regulations and manager approval.

• Paid work-related travel, including three staff retreats each year and relevant conferences.

• Access to well-equipped offices in Berkeley, California, featuring paid meals, snacks, gym access, and more.

• All staff members have office access for at least 20 days each year.