Jobs at Convergent Research

Founding Chief of Staff responsible for building Oath Technologies’ early operational infrastructure. Duties include coordinating with the fiscal sponsor, managing budgets and finances, establishing systems, leading hiring and onboarding, handling people operations, administering vendors and partners, and preparing board and stakeholder materials. The role works closely with the CEO and is expected to grow into Head of Operations or COO-level leadership as the organization expands.

Leads cross-functional launches of Focused Research Organizations from approval through operational independence. Coordinates legal, finance, people, compliance, procurement, IT, fundraising, communications, and leadership teams; manages founder programs; supports founders and stakeholders; tracks risks, dependencies, decisions, and readiness; and improves launch playbooks, processes, documentation, metrics, and operating systems across U.S. and international contexts.

Build formal methods tools for AI oversight, scale long-running verification experiments, apply tools to real systems, and iterate based on results. The role focuses on developer tooling, AI-assisted workflows, formal verification infrastructure, and verified agent containment across OCI containers and Linux isolation primitives. Engineers will own problems end to end, collaborate closely with a small research team, document technical reasoning, and help shape the organization’s technical direction.

Build and scale formal methods tools for AI oversight, including verified agent containment across OCI containers and Linux isolation primitives. Apply proof assistants and formal verification infrastructure to real systems, run large experiments, iterate on tool designs, and document findings. The role involves owning complex research and engineering problems, collaborating with a small technical team, using AI agents, and helping shape technical direction.

Open-ended expression-of-interest submission for candidates who identify with the organization’s roadmap but do not find a suitable posted role. Applicants are invited to share more about themselves and their potential fit.

Work directly with the CEO to manage organizational operations, including HR, contracts, vendors, recruiting, onboarding, partnerships, reporting, proposals, and internal systems. The role also tackles open-ended strategic and operational problems, evaluates opportunities, supports research collaborators, builds organizational culture, and establishes processes for a growing neuroscience research organization.

Design and validate research hardware for human and animal neuroscience experiments, including ultrasound systems, electrophysiology implants, headstage interfaces, circuit boards, and test rigs. Translate scientific needs into requirements, guide external engineering partners, improve device portability and robustness, determine what to build internally, manage contractors, and prepare documented, reproducible platforms for outside researchers.

An open-ended opportunity for candidates to propose the work they would like to take on based on their skills and interests. Applicants should explain what they want to work on, why it matters, and provide examples of relevant work, writing, or projects that demonstrate their thinking.

Own a portfolio of organizations and scientific projects advancing AI resilience. Responsibilities include mapping AI-related bottlenecks, developing investment theses, sourcing and diligencing projects, recruiting founding teams, coaching founders, supporting fundraising and operations, serving on boards, and cultivating relationships with philanthropic and public funders. The role requires technical fluency in frontier AI, startup-building experience, fundraising, hiring, budgeting, roadmap development, governance familiarity, and a strong field network.