Principal Biology Specialist

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🤠 Texas – Remote

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💵 $150k - $220k / year

⏰ Full Time

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TaskUs

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2008

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

💰 Private Equity Round on 2018-08

Healthcare • Logistics • Marketing

TaskUs is a business process outsourcing company that provides digital transformation and technology services to various industries. They offer services including digital customer experience, trust and safety, learning as a service, sales outsourcing, and consulting. TaskUs also specializes in compliance and managing financial crimes, as well as offering AI and data services through their GenAI platform. The company is globally recognized for its high-performance teams, cutting-edge technology, and comprehensive solutions that support industries like entertainment and gaming, financial services, healthcare, social media, retail, and eCommerce.

📋 Description

• Lead a specialized domain pod supporting a frontier AI research and safety company • Act as the final escalation authority for ambiguous, high-consequence cases, complex customer appeals, and potential high-severity biological threat activity • Establish standards for distinguishing legitimate scientific inquiry from catastrophic biological misuse • Evaluate sourcing and acquisition of select agents and toxins, genetic modification, scaled culturing and synthesis, formulation, weaponization, and aerosolization or dispersion mechanics • Deliver peer-reviewed ground-truth labels to validate, evaluate, and fine-tune automated AI safety and refusal classifiers • Refine investigative playbooks and labeling taxonomies in alignment with international biological conventions and US Select Agent regulations • Advise client policy leadership on evolving biotechnology capabilities • Technically direct and mentor Senior and Junior Biology Specialists • Manage review calibration and quality assurance protocols across the pod • Prepare risk memos and executive briefings for client biosecurity leads on emerging biological risk vectors and dual-use boundaries

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced Degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Synthetic Biology, Biosecurity, or a directly related life-sciences discipline • 9+ years of professional experience in biodefense, biosecurity policy, public health threat surveillance, biosafety (BSL-3/BSL-4 operations), or specialized CBRN analysis • Exceptional fluency in life-science research protocols and ability to distinguish legitimate academic workflows from illicit, actionable step-by-step weaponization pathways • Deep familiarity with national and international biosecurity frameworks, including the Federal Select Agent Program, GDM, BWC, and export control regimes • Proven track record of technically leading a team of scientists, analysts, or intelligence specialists in high-stakes environments • Exceptional ability to communicate complex microbiological principles and risk assessments to technical engineers, policy teams, and client executives • Based in the United States with unrestricted work authorization • Selected candidates may be subject to client-directed insider-threat screening, background checks, and credential verification • Prior experience with DoD/DTRA, HHS/ASPR/BARDA, CDC, USAMRIID, or the Intelligence Community (IC) is nice to have • Active or recent U.S. Government Security Clearance (Secret / Top Secret) is nice to have • Direct experience evaluating computational biology misuse, AI safety red-teaming, or automated bio-classifier benchmarking is nice to have • Practical experience in high-containment laboratories (BSL-3 or BSL-4) or with DNA synthesis screening providers is nice to have

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive industry salaries • Comprehensive benefits package • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) with company match • Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays • Inclusive environment • Professional growth and internal mobility opportunities • Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process