Scientific DevRel Lead: Materials AI & Partnerships

CuspAI; West Coast; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity in CuspAI

Parental leave (Gold Standard)

Professional development budget

Job summary

CuspAI seeks a Scientific Developer Relations Manager to provide deep, scientific-level guidance to our partner ecosystem. You will translate complex materials science requirements into actionable platform solutions and drive technical enablement across enterprise and research partners.

In this role you will collaborate with Foundry Partnerships, AI Research, and Product teams to ensure feedback shapes product direction and you will help co-author deep-tech case studies and technical content.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background or equivalent experience in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics or Electrical Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with computational chemistry tools, molecular simulation software, or Python-based data science workflows.
• Proven track record in developer relations or technical partner engagement in high-growth startups or deep-tech.
• Able to translate complex scientific concepts into actionable platform guidance for a technical audience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical and scientific contact for partner leaders, computational chemists, and materials scientists.
• Provide expert guidance on leveraging the platform to address materials challenges (semiconductors, carbon capture, energy storage).
• Lead deep-dive technical workshops, code-alongs, and demonstrations for expert audiences.
• Build scalable developer resources and technical content like docs, notebooks, APIs, and reference guides.

Education

Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, or Electrical Engineering background

Tools

PyTorch

ASE

RDKit

Job description

CuspAI seeks a Scientific Developer Relations Manager to provide deep, scientific-level guidance to our partner ecosystem. You will translate complex materials science requirements into actionable platform solutions and drive technical enablement across enterprise and research partners.

In this role you will collaborate with Foundry Partnerships, AI Research, and Product teams to ensure feedback shapes product direction and you will help co-author deep-tech case studies and technical content.