Expressions of Interest

Core responsibilities for the Deputy Director role:

• Help run MBDF through co-leadership spanning operations, strategy, and organizational health
• Grow into policy and communications responsibilities over time
• Contribute to the organization's mission of understanding and averting risks from mirror life

General responsibilities for Science Roles:

• Lead technical projects on mirror-life feasibility and risks
• Collaborate with experts to design scientific workshops
• Translate complex findings into clear actionable communications for various stakeholders

General responsibilities for Policy Roles:

• Engage with policymakers to help them understand and address the risks of mirror life

General responsibilities for Operations Roles:

• Help the MBDF team grow, run smoothly, and accomplish organizational goals

Specific responsibilities for People & Program Operations Lead:

• Senior individual contributor role spanning people operations and program execution
• Shape both functions as the organization grows

This role contributes to understanding and averting future risks from mirror life—synthetic organisms built from mirror-image versions of biological molecules, which could pose unprecedented ecological and health risks if created.

For Deputy Director:

• Co-leadership experience in operations, strategy, and organizational health
• Potential to grow into policy and communications work
• Passion for MBDF's mission around mirror life risks

For Science Roles:

• Technical expertise in mirror-life feasibility and risk assessment
• Ability to collaborate with scientific experts
• Strong communication skills to translate complex findings for various stakeholders

For Policy Roles:

• Experience engaging with policymakers
• Understanding of mirror life risks and policy implications

For Operations Roles:

• Ability to help teams grow and run smoothly
• Operations management skills

For People & Program Operations Lead:

• Senior-level experience in people operations
• Program execution expertise
• Ability to shape functions as organization grows

No specific compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the posting.

The Mirror Biology Dialogues Fund is a nonprofit dedicated to understanding and averting future risks from “mirror life”, synthetic versions of naturally occurring organisms in which all biomolecules are present in “mirror image” forms.