Director, AI Strategy & Mental Health
The Jed Foundation (Jed)
Remote · location unlistedFull-timePosted 3w agoStill listed 5 days ago
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The Jed Foundation seeks a Director to advance its work on emerging AI technologies and their implications for mental health and suicide prevention. The role focuses on AI safety and evaluation, technology advising, and developing organizational positions, frameworks, and guidance. The successful candidate will bring expertise in AI technology and safety or evaluation, plus experience applying relevant approaches in mental health or another high-stakes human context.
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The Jed Foundation (“JED”) is a nonprofit organization that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults. By equipping individuals, families, schools, and communities with the skills, knowledge, and support to promote mental well-being, JED is committed to ensuring that all young people have the resources they need to thrive. Position Overview The Jed Foundation (JED) is seeking a AI Safety & Wellbeing to advance JED’s growing work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, emerging technology, mental health, and suicide prevention. AI is rapidly changing how people learn, connect, create, seek information and support, form relationships, and navigate the world around them. JED’s work in this area spans advising technology companies; AI safety, evaluation, and benchmarking collaborations; partnerships with research and public-interest organizations; public thought leadership and guidance; and efforts to understand and shape both the risks and potential benefits of emerging technologies. Reporting to the SVP, Youth Strategies & Chief Engagement Officer, the Director will advance key areas of work focused on emerging AI technologies and their implications for mental health and suicide prevention, AI safety and evaluation, technology advising, and the development of JED positions, frameworks, and guidance. The successful candidate will bring meaningful existing expertise in AI technology and safety or evaluation, along with experience applying technology, safety, research, or evaluation approaches in mental health, healthcare, public health, child and adolescent wellbeing or safety, or another high-stakes human context. The role requires understanding of mental health and suicide prevention to work effectively with JED’s experts and partners, alongside the technical fluency to engage credibly with AI researchers, safety and evaluation teams, engineers, and product leaders.
Candidates in Bay area, Boston, and NYC encouraged to apply!
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