Senior Manager, Scientific Discovery Capacity Planning

The role

You will own models, processes, and cross-functional rhythms to translate demand into operational capacity. You will build capacity planning processes and design toolsets to support Integrated Business Planning for AI Science Factories.

What you will do

• Build, own, and execute end-to-end capacity planning processes for every commercial proposal and scientific capability.
• Translate demand forecasts into resource, staffing, and capacity plans.
• Identify bottlenecks and quantify the cost and lead time to close them.
• Maintain the authoritative record of capacity commitments across the active pipeline.
• Define standard units of measure, batch definitions, and workflow-to-demand mappings.
• Design and build the evolving toolset required to support Integrated Business Planning.
• Partner with Product and deal teams to embed capacity assessment early.
• Distill complex, ambiguous operational data into clear recommendations for audiences.

Required qualifications

• Worked in detail across a technical, scientific, or laboratory landscape and translated it into strategic processes.
• 6-8+ years of experience in strategic finance, business or revenue operations, or operations.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to redesign workflows and drive measurable impact.
• Demonstrated experience building and operationalizing a planning tool, system, or process.
• Experience defining a data model or planning framework from first principles.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders across multiple disciplines.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, operations, or a directly related technical field.

Nice to have

• Experience standing up a capacity or resource planning function from scratch.
• Advanced technical expertise in deep-tech, biotech, life sciences, or AI/platform businesses.
• Familiarity with building repeatable processes and systems alongside highly technical teams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Flexible time off with generous company wide holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Educational assistance program
• Commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees
• Company subsidized lunch program

About the company

Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. The company combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science.