Technical Program Manager, Science Strategy & Communications

Anthropic is hiring a Technical Program Manager to be the bridge between the researchers advancing Claude's scientific capabilities and the outside scientific community. Embedded with the Discovery team, the role will conceptualize and run programs that get Claude into scientists' hands and shape the Anthropic Science Blog, working with Communications, Editorial, Beneficial Deployments, and external partners such as universities, funders, and scientific societies. This is a technical role, not a purely operational one, and the role has significant autonomy over what is funded, published, and how academic communities are engaged. Location: San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY. Anthropic expects all staff to be in one of its offices at least 25% of the time. Visa sponsorship is available for some roles and candidates.

Responsibilities

Act as the interface between research and the outside world, staying close to researchers working on Claude's scientific capabilities and translating capability gains into use by external researchers; Help set Anthropic's external science strategy, recommending scientific areas and communities to focus on and how programs, collaborations, and communications fit together; Guide the scientific direction of the Anthropic Science Blog, working with researchers and the Editorial team to identify and source stories, draft and edit posts, and keep a steady cadence of high-quality science writing; Drive forward external science programs, designing, launching, and running grants and access programs such as AI for Science grants and Team plan offerings, as well as partnerships with scientific foundations and grantmaking organizations; Gather feedback from scientific communities on how researchers use Claude and what capability gaps exist, and turn it into concrete recommendations for research and product teams

Requirements

A PhD in a scientific or mathematical field, with a track record of original research; Demonstrated writing ability for both scientific domain and general-interest audiences, with enough understanding of how modern AI models are trained to write about them accurately; Experience with the grants process, such as applying for and managing competitive funding, and ideally designing, reviewing, or administering funding programs; Deep engagement with frontier AI: you use these tools in your own work, understand where they're strong and where they fail, and take seriously the possibility that AI will transform every face of the scientific process within the next few years; Track record of driving multi-stakeholder projects to completion, and of coordinating people who are juggling other high-priority work; Credibility with researchers: you can talk to scientists as a peer and understand how academic communities work, including their incentives, norms, and sensitivities; Fast learner who builds deep contextual understanding in unfamiliar scientific domains and can contribute meaningfully to discussions with researchers outside your own field; Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

Experience as a program officer, program director, or fellowship lead at a science funder, research agency, or philanthropy; Published science writing in outlets such as Quanta, Scientific American, or Physics Today, or a substantial public writing presence such as a blog or newsletter; Research experience that uses AI or ML methods, or that involves building scientific software, tools, or datasets; Experience building partnerships with scientific societies, journals, or research institutions; Familiarity with AI safety and responsible deployment, including dual-use considerations in fields like biology; Experience organizing conferences, workshops, or large coordinated launches

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits; Optional equity donation matching; Generous vacation and parental leave; Flexible working hours; Lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues