Labs Ecosystem Manager

The role

You will build a global intelligent lab network to synthesize new materials developed with the Cusp Platform. You will design lab engagement strategies and manage partnerships to accelerate closed loop discovery.

What you will do

• Design, coordinate, and host a global lab engagement strategy
• Build scalable lab partner collaboration frameworks
• Identify and assess potential new laboratory partners
• Drive integration of experimental workflows with the informatics layer
• Manage engagement with global lab stakeholders and the Lab integration team
• Act as the lab operational bridge for partnerships, enterprise clients, and research institutions
• Coordinate cross-functional timelines between partnership, integration, and science teams
• Align ecosystem activities with the overarching roadmap
• Identify missing experimental lab capabilities for discovery campaigns
• Channel lab partner feedback into platform development priorities

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experimental lab experience in Materials Science, Experimental Chemistry, or Semiconductor Foundries
• Existing network or knowledge of potential new lab partners in the materials science/chemical industry or semiconductor industry, and academia
• Demonstrable automation mindset and experience optimizing or building interfaces for laboratory workflows and processes
• Proven ability to develop experimental campaigns based on defined objectives and data feedback
• Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to AI researchers and experimental teams

Nice to have

• Experience with high-throughput experiments (HTE), robotics, and commercial laboratory automation systems

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity in CuspAI
• 28 days holiday (DE, NL, UK) or 21 days holiday (JP, SG, US), in addition to local public holidays
• 26 weeks parental leave for primary caregiver at full pay
• 12 weeks parental leave for secondary caregiver at full pay
• Professional development budget

About the company

CuspAI is a frontier AI company working to solve breakthrough materials needs for energy, clean water, compute, and carbon capture. The founding team consists of researchers in AI, chemistry and engineering.