AI Labs Ecosystem Developer

CuspAI

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

CuspAI is a frontier AI company focused on accelerating the discovery of breakthrough materials for energy, clean water, compute, and carbon capture. We are seeking an AI Labs Ecosystem Manager to expand our global AI Lab network, providing scientific expertise and technical guidance to enhance lab capabilities and autonomous workflows. This role is crucial for building our global AI Lab network to synthesize new materials developed with the Cusp Platform, working with the Lab Integration team to deliver technical enablement in partner labs and accelerate a full-loop AI discovery process with self-driving labs. The initial focus will be on partnering with the Materials Foundry Ecosystem Partnership Manager and the Lab Integration team to identify and connect labs with our platform to drive closed-loop discovery.

Requirements

• Hands-on experimental lab experience in a relevant technology areas such as 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 in your area of expertise.
• Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both deeply scientific/technical audiences (AI researchers) and hands-on experimental teams (Chemists).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with high-throughput experiments (HTE), robotics, and commercial laboratory automation systems.
• Professional-level coding skills, e.g. Python, to automate data translation between disparate laboratory and informatics systems, and to configure APIs for communication between laboratory and CuspAI’s systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, coordinate, and host a comprehensive global lab engagement strategy including AI Materials Foundry lab members to support our Materials Discovery Programs.
• Build scalable lab partner collaboration frameworks to accelerate laboratory campaigns and achieve data-driven materials breakthroughs.
• Contribute to market intelligence by identifying and assessing potential new laboratory partners.
• Champion an automation mindset within our partnerships, driving the efficient integration of experimental workflows with our informatics layer.
• Manage engagement with global lab stakeholders and our Lab integration team to turn on more automated lab partners.
• Act as the lab operational bridge for our partnerships team, enterprise clients, and elite research institutions across Europe, the USA, and APAC.
• Coordinate cross-functional timelines between partnership teams, lab integration teams, and scientists.
• Partner closely with our Director of Strategy & Operations, Lab Integration teams, and our AI Materials Foundry team to align ecosystem activities with our overarching roadmap.
• Collaborate with our internal Science teams to identify missing experimental lab capabilities required to deliver on state-of-the-art (SOTA) materials discovery campaigns.
• Collaborate with our AI Research, Computational Chemistry, and Product teams to channel lab partner feedback directly into the development priorities of our agentic platform and lab connection platform.
• Provide support to our Lab Integration team in establishing data connections and data workflows with partner labs as needed.

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 (primary caregiver) and 12 weeks (secondary caregiver) at full pay parental leave
• Professional development budget
• Solve meaningful problems
• True interdisciplinary teamwork

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed