AI Strategy Analyst / Senior Analyst

About the AI Strategy Team

Strategic research and analysis under uncertainty

• Conduct research and analysis on transformative AI—its trajectories, potential upsides, catastrophic and existential risks, and the interventions that could shift long-run outcomes
• Get up to speed rapidly in new technical, governance, and field-building domains as the team's priorities evolve
• Produce decision-relevant outputs, such as landscape analyses, frameworks, short-form memos, and briefings, that are clearly written and tailored to audiences such as funders, policymakers, and project founders
• Balance analytical rigor with speed, enabling rapid responses where the strategic environment demands it
• Regularly reassess whether your current workstream remains the highest-value use of your time, and pivot quickly if a more impactful and neglected strategy emerges
• Stay up to date on developments in AI capabilities, deployment pathways, governance approaches, and emerging risks

Project management

• Self-manage your priorities and workload in a remote, asynchronous, and international environment, while staying within the scope of research set by the AI Strategy Program Leader
• Contribute to the team's internal processes for prioritization and research quality

External engagement

• Quickly build relationships with external experts—researchers, policy specialists, funders, and practitioners—and elicit their judgments on which tactics would best accomplish the team's strategies
• Synthesize expert input, alongside your own analysis, into clear and actionable recommendations
• Potentially represent the team at selected workshops and conferences

Scope the incubation of new initiatives

• Help decide whether especially promising strategies should become internal projects, or be incubated as new organizations in collaboration with RP's Special Projects team
• Assess proposed projects for strategic fit, theory of change, tractability, and potential impact

Required

• Generalist range. A track record of getting up to speed quickly in new knowledge domains and of producing credible work in areas you didn't previously know well
• Research and writing. Strong ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clear strategic insights in writing
• Autonomy and self-management. The ability to plan your own work, unblock yourself, and deliver high-quality outputs with light-touch oversight
• Excellent project management. Experience managing research projects—scoping, research process, timelines, and deliverables
• Comfort with ambiguity. Sound judgment under deep uncertainty, and a demonstrated willingness to pivot strategies when a more impactful and neglected opportunity emerges
• Rapid relationship-building with experts. The ability to quickly establish credibility and rapport with external experts, and to skilfully elicit their opinions, especially controversial or unpopular views
• Knowledge of transformative AI. Experience or knowledge relating to transformative AI, including the potential upsides of highly capable AI and/or its catastrophic and existential risks
• Mission alignment. Strong alignment with RP's mission and with efforts to reduce existential risk and secure beneficial outcomes from advanced AI

Preferred

• Experience producing decision-relevant research for funders, policymakers, think tanks, or senior leadership
• Background in fields such as public policy, economics, philosophy, cognitive science, computer science, computer engineering
• Familiarity with, and ideally relationships in, the ecosystem of people, organizations, governments, and companies concerned with navigating transformative AI
• Experience with forecasting or structured approaches to reasoning under uncertainty
• Experience collaborating closely with both research and operational teams

• We offer an annual salary between $110,000 (€99,782) - $150,000 USD pre-tax for a full-time position, prorated for part-time work.
• Candidates with more relevant experience may be hired at the Senior Analyst title. The exact salary will be based on the candidate's prior relevant experience and corresponding title level.
• Compensation is not restricted to the currencies listed above.
• To ensure fairness across the entire organization, RP does not negotiate salaries.

• Opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing, high-impact organization — our research is used by key decision makers who influence the distribution of hundreds of millions of charitable dollars.
• Remote-first environment, including flexible work hours and schedule
• Comprehensive global benefits program, including statutory benefits as required by local law, and supplemental benefits specific to each country (varies by location)
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and unpaid leave, including:
  • Unlimited vacation with a minimum number of required statutory days off
  • "Mandated" 3 weeks total mid- and end-year organization-wide breaks
  • Unlimited (within reason) personal and sick paid and unpaid leave
  • Parental leave — at least 4 - 9 months of a combination of paid and unpaid leave, available prior to and/or during the first 2 years after a child's birth or adoption
  • Other paid and unpaid leave (e.g., bereavement)
• Technology stipend of $2,000 USD equivalent every 3 years for work and office equipment
• AI tools budget of $40 USD equivalent monthly
• Professional Development Budget of $4000 USD per year
• Learning opportunities, including workshops/training sessions and 10% of work time dedicated to professional and personal development
• Paid work trips, including one annual all-staff Mega Team Retreat and relevant conferences
• Virtual co-working spaces, including a private Rethink Priorities Focusmate group
• RP Peer Support Program for New Employees
• Other benefits at the discretion of RP Leadership
• A caring team that values respectful work relations and a healthy work-life balance.
• Opportunities to grow/advance your career and engage in professional development.

About Rethink Priorities

1. A consultancy doing commissioned work in response to demands from organizations doing high-impact work
2. A research institute driven by research agendas we set according to our own priorities.
3. A think tank aiming to inform public policy to improve the world.
4. An accelerator, incubator, and base for priority projects.

• Bringing attention to neglected issues, such as lead exposure, fungal diseases, and shrimp welfare.
• Increasing the collective impact of advocates across each field in which we work through strategic coordination.
• Investigating potential interventions and identifying the most cost-effective options. In 2025, our research influenced tens of millions of dollars in foundation grants.
• Creating practical tools for philanthropists to compare resource allocations across different species and cause areas and to build giving portfolios despite uncertainties.
• Providing organizations with data to inform their decisions. For example, we have conducted surveys on perceptions of existential risks, AI, effective giving, and other topics.
• Providing fiscal sponsorship and operational support to ensure that high-impact initiatives in areas like AI safety and animal welfare can launch and grow effectively.
• Donor Compass - Cross Cause Fund Tool to guide philanthropic giving

Additional Information

• Work Environment and Visa Sponsorship. This role is fully remote and we are able to legally hire in many countries. In certain cases, we may be able to provide visa sponsorship to the US or UK and help candidates relocate. If you have questions about whether we can hire or provide visa sponsorship in another country and if this will influence your decision about applying, please contact careers@rethinkpriorities.org before submitting your application.
• Travel: The person in this role can expect to attend ~3 workshops/conferences each year, sometimes requiring international flights. Additionally, there is an annual retreat (5 workdays) that requires air or train travel to attend in person. We ask that you only apply if you are able to meet these travel requirements.
• Working Hours. While we welcome applicants from all time zones, our current team members are mostly based in various American and European time zones. Given the collaborative nature of our work, you will be expected to attend some meetings during working hours between UTC−8 and UTC+1, which may mean early mornings or late evenings depending on your location.
• Language: Please submit all of your application materials in English, and note that we require professional-level English proficiency.
• Application deadline: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for greatest consideration.
• Accessibility: We're committed to running an inclusive and accessible application process. We warmly invite you to reach out to careers@rethinkpriorities.org with any questions or accessibility requests, such as chat box use during interviews.
• Inclusivity and Fairness: RP is committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and supportive community for you to thrive and do your best work. Please don't hesitate to apply for a role regardless of your age, gender identity/expression, political identity, personal preferences, physical abilities, veteran status, neurodiversity, or any other background. We provide reasonable accommodations and benefits, including, for example, flexible work schedules and locations, mental health coverage in medical benefits (as available), as well as technology budgets and professional development time that can be used, for example, to purchase assistive technology or engage in job coaching.
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• Other: Visit our Career Opportunities webpage if you'd like to know more about our hiring process, culture, and what working at RP is like.
• Extension requests: We will try to accommodate extension requests that are made before the deadline and are up to three (3) days. We generally cannot accommodate extension requests made after the application deadline, or are longer than 3 days, and cannot accept late submissions to ensure fairness to other applicants.