About the Team The Intelligence and Investigations team seeks to rapidly identify and mitigate abuse and strategic risks to ensure a safe online ecosystem. We are dedicated to identifying emerging abuse trends, analyzing risks, and working with our internal and external partners to implement effective mitigation strategies to protect against misuse. Our efforts contribute to OpenAI's overarching goal of developing AI that benefits humanity. The Strategic Intelligence & Analysis (SIA) team provides safety intelligence for OpenAI’s products by monitoring, analyzing, and forecasting real-world abuse, geopolitical risks, and strategic threats. Our work informs safety mitigations, product decisions, and partnerships, ensuring OpenAI’s tools are deployed securely and responsibly across critical sectors. About the Role As a Data Scientist, you will lead econometric and experimental analysis to understand how risk changes in complex human–AI systems. Your work will focus on measuring the magnitude and impact of risk shifts in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving operational environment. You will design experiments and observational studies to identify causal drivers and analyze changes in risk across a wide range of surfaces and sources. Your analyses will directly inform prioritization and strategic risk management across the company. This role is based in San Francisco, CA (hybrid, 3 days/week). Relocation support is available