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Partnerships and talent · H63

University and Research Programs Lead

You build lasting relationships between researchers and a product full of unanswered questions, and you make collaboration genuinely worth the university's time. Respect for academic independence is the whole basis of this working: a partnership that treats a lab as an outsourced team will not last or produce anything.

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Open for applications. Starts at: Pilot expansion.

We are taking applications for this role now and building the pipeline for it. The stage above is when the work itself is expected to begin, which is something you deserve to know before you apply rather than after. It is context, not a gate.

Where

Kirkland GarageUAE Garage

In the office together five days a week, in one of our garages, and remote-friendly around your family, arranged one person at a time. We hire across the United States 🇺🇸, India 🇮🇳 and the UAE 🇦🇪.

The work

What this person actually does

Develop faculty collaborations, visiting appointments, internships and scoped sponsored research. Match each relationship to a named internal technical owner. Coordinate publication, IP, data access, student supervision and equipment commitments with the institution.

The milestone

What it looks like when it is working

In your first 90 days, establish a research brief, a repeatable collaboration process and three qualified laboratory conversations.

Required

What we would not hire without

  • ▸Research partnerships, academic programs, or scientific operations experience
  • ▸Strong listening and dependable follow-through, which is most of what makes these relationships survive
  • ▸Genuine respect for academic independence, including publication rights
  • ▸You can align a research agenda with a product question without distorting either

Nice to have

What would be a bonus, not a gate

  • ▸Existing relationships with Stony Brook, Purdue, or the IITs
  • ▸You have run a funded research program or a grant
  • ▸An academic background

Evidence

What would show us you can do it

Bring experience in research partnerships, academic programs or scientific operations. Strong listening, dependable follow-through and respect for academic independence are essential.

Evidence, not credentials. We are describing work you can point at, in whatever form it exists.

The exercise

How we would look at it together

Design a small university collaboration with a publishable question, useful engineering deliverable and a fair division of responsibilities.

The package

What comes with the job

  • ▸Stock options for every full-time teammate, four-year vesting with a one-year cliff
  • ▸Annual performance bonus, or on-target earnings with uncapped commission for customer-facing roles
  • ▸Medical, dental and vision for you and your family, plus life and disability cover, on the highest plan tier available to us
  • ▸A 401(k) with company matching
  • ▸Pay reviewed every year and on promotion, benchmarked to your role and market
  • ▸A budget of AI tokens of your own
  • ▸Gym membership, and retailer discounts redeemed through our benefits app
  • ▸Remote-friendly around your family, arranged one person at a time
  • ▸$1,000 plus $10,000 in equity for a referral we hire who stays a year

Indicative pay ranges by market and level are on the compensation page. Plan numbers are confirmed in your offer letter.

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University and Research Programs Lead

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In a hundred words or so, the piece of work you are most proud of.

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