Strategic Partnerships Manager (Platform Partnerships)

About the role

CuspAI is seeking an experienced Partnerships Manager to lead the development of their R&D supply chain across EMEA. The role involves securing high-value compute agreements, establishing data-sharing partnerships with academic and research institutions, and managing grant strategy to accelerate materials discovery. You will work closely with AI researchers and chemists to build a foundational ecosystem that supports the company's mission to solve global challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations and manage strategic relationships with major compute providers.
• Identify, negotiate, and close partnerships with leading academic institutions and research labs.
• Manage relationships with scientific publishers to facilitate data ingestion and collaborative research.
• Collaborate with the research team to identify and lead commercial aspects of grant applications.
• Liaise with Legal and Finance to ensure partnership agreements are robust and compliant.

Required skills

• Strategic partnerships
• Business development
• Technology transfer
• Cloud provider agreements
• Materials Science
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Life Sciences
• AI Agents
• Model Context Protocol

Nice to have

• University negotiations
• Publisher negotiations
• EMEA research ecosystem
• Horizon Europe
• Innovate UK
• Experimental chemistry
• Laboratory experience

Qualifications

• Degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Life Sciences or a related field

Benefits

• Equity
• 28 days holiday
• Parental leave
• Professional development budget

About the Company

CuspAI is a frontier AI company focused on solving breakthrough materials needed to power human progress. Their team consists of world-class researchers in AI, chemistry, and engineering working on challenges like energy, clean water, and carbon capture.