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Job Summary:

10a Labs is an applied research and AI security company trusted by AI unicorns and Fortune 10 companies. They are seeking a short-term contractor to support their AI Lab safety team in preparing datasets for automation and analysis, focusing on data labeling and organization to improve detection of safety-relevant behaviors in AI systems.

Responsibilities:

• Label historical conversation data: Use internal tools and clear guidelines to tag safety-relevant behaviors in AI data, including signs of harmful behavior.

• Query and organize datasets: Use basic SQL queries to extract and review relevant data for labeling and analysis.

• Work in Jupyter notebooks: Navigate and run your work within Jupyter notebooks to support traceability and collaboration with technical teams.

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners: Work alongside analysts, researchers, and engineers to refine labeling criteria and surface edge cases.

• Support labeling tool improvements: Provide structured feedback on labeling workflows to help improve future annotation tools and processes.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Basic SQL and experience using Jupyter notebooks are required

• Comfortable reading and labeling material that references sensitive topics, including mental health struggles, suicidal ideation, addiction, or interpersonal violence

• Meticulous eye for detail and enjoy repetitive but high-stakes tasks where accuracy matters

• Organized and systematic, with a track record of following annotation guidelines and managing large volumes of information consistently

• Comfortable writing and interpreting basic SQL queries to retrieve and filter relevant data

• Hands-on experience using Jupyter notebooks to review data and document workflows

• Curious and technically inclined, with some exposure to Python or a willingness to learn

• Communicate clearly and take initiative when something looks off or doesn’t align with the guidelines

• Care about mental health, safety, and ethical tech—and want to support systems that take these seriously

Company:

10a Labs is an applied research and technology company specializing in AI security. Founded in 2021, the company is headquartered in , with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.