About the role
JOB SUMMARY We are seeking an experienced Associate Director or Director of Alliance Management to support AI discovery collaborations. In this role, you will serve as the primary relationship lead for external partnerships, contribute operationally to collaborations, and work closely with other leaders in Iambic to ensure that collaborations advance scientific, operational, and strategic objectives. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across machine learning, computational chemistry, biology, software engineering, legal, and business development while serving as a trusted partner to pharmaceutical and biotechnology collaborators. Success in this role requires exceptional program leadership and relationship management, together with the ability to translate complex scientific goals into well-executed collaborative projects. We will prefer candidates who can work onsite at our SD Headquarters, but we are open to hybrid working models and remote US-based applicants. KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES Serve as the primary alliance manager for AI-enabled drug discovery collaborations and strategic external partnerships. Build and maintain trusted relationships with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and technology partners across scientific, operational, and executive levels. Lead collaboration governance, including Joint Steering Committees (JSCs), scientific working groups, executive reviews, agendas, action tracking, and decision documentation. Partner with Discovery Machine Learning, Computational Chemistry, Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Software Engineering, Legal, Business Development, and other cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on collaboration objectives, milestones, and deliverables. Develop and maintain integrated collaboration plans, including timelines, governance milestones, partner commitments, contractual obligations, budgets, and partnership metrics. Coordinate cross-functional execution across multiple partnered programs by proactively identifying risks, tracking dependencies, facilitating issue resolution, and ensuring operational excellence. Translate complex AI, machine learning, computational chemistry, and scientific concepts into clear, actionable updates for external collaborators while ensuring alignment between technical teams and partner objectives. Develop sufficient technical understanding of Iambic's AI discovery platform and computational workflows to effectively represent collaborative programs, anticipate partner questions, and facilitate productive scientific discussions. Partner with Legal and Business Development to support collaboration agreements, governance structures, data sharing, publications, and strategic partnership activities. Prepare executive updates, partnership reports, and presentations while contributing to evaluation and launch of new strategic collaborations. Help establish and continuously improve alliance management processes, governance standards, and best practices as Iambic's collaboration portfolio grows.