Developer Relations Manager, Higher Education and Research - AI for Science

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a dynamic Developer Relations Manager to engage leading university-affiliated researchers and labs. You will collaborate with researchers to accelerate adoption of NVIDIA AI and computing platforms, translating academic insights into product roadmaps and education programs.

The role requires a PhD or equivalent depth and 4+ years in AI research/industry, with hands-on experience across modern frameworks and research collaboration.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, AI, ML or related field, or equivalent depth.
• 4+ years of research/industry experience advancing AI at research frontiers.
• Deep expertise applying AI including Generative AI to scientific domains.
• Broad foundation to translate AI breakthroughs across biology, physics and materials.
• Strong understanding of frontier AI and computational science challenges.
• Hands-on experience building/evaluating AI systems with modern tools.
• Established credibility via publications, open-source work or academia.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted technical advisor for university labs and researchers.
• Identify high-impact workloads and integrate NVIDIA frameworks into projects.
• Map ecosystem opportunities and inform long‑term technology strategies.
• Stay current on research topics and guide collaboration directions.
• Collaborate with Research Account Managers and Solution Architects.
• Attend conferences and translate research feedback into product roadmaps.
• Drive adoption and build credible researcher enablement programs.

Skills

PhD in CS/AI

Research experience

AI deployment

Academic collaboration

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CUDA

NVIDIA tools

AI frameworks

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic, mission-driven Developer Relations Manager to engage leading university-affiliated researchers and labs. In this role, you will work directly with researchers to accelerate the adoption of NVIDIA’s sophisticated AI and computing platforms. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong experience in research engagement and proven track record to translate advanced technologies into valuable, insight-focused outcomes.

What you'll be doing:

• Act as a trusted technical advisor for research labs, engaging and partnering with ecosystem leaders, identifying and accelerating high-impact workloads by integrating NVIDIA's frameworks, libraries, and core software stack into research projects.
• Map and continuously assess the research ecosystem to identify institutional growth opportunities and inform long-term technology strategies.
• Stay current on research papers across affiliated domains to anticipate emerging trends and provide technical direction on future collaboration areas.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Research Account Managers, Solution Architects, and Business Development teams to drive researcher enablement
• Forge closer ties with lab personnel, understanding opportunities, challenges, interpersonal dynamics and the full scope of research being conducted.
• Attend domain scientific conferences and facilitate NVIDIA participation alongside other subject matter experts.
• Drive success stories into adoption
• Represent the needs of researchers internally by translating academic feedback into actionable insights that build product development, education programs, and platform roadmaps.

What we need to see:

• PhD in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Computational Science or a related technical field; or equivalent experience demonstrating comparable research depth.
• Over 4+ years of experience in research or industry, with a proven record of advancing innovation at the crossroads of AI and Science.
• Deep expertise in applying AI, including Generative AI and Physical AI, to a specific scientific domain is required.
• A broad intellectual foundation is also necessary to translate AI breakthroughs across fields such as Biology, Physics, material science and complex scientific workflows.
• Strong understanding of frontier research challenges in AI and computational science.
• Hands-on experience building or evaluating AI systems using modern frameworks, model APIs, orchestration tools, retrieval systems, sandboxed execution for research-grade deployment.
• Established research credibility evidenced by high-impact publications, contributions to open-source scientific software, or successful collaborations with academic laboratories.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience with NVIDIA technologies and platforms such as CUDA, CUDA-X libraries, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, NIM, NeMo/Nemotron, BioNeMo, cuQuantum, Omniverse, Isaac, RAPIDS, TensorRT-LLM, Dynamo, or DGX/accelerated computing systems.
• Established relationships with leading academic labs, research institutes, national labs, or major open-source research communities.
• Track record translating frontier research into demos, reference architectures, workshops, technical content, or developer enablement programs.
• Experience presenting at academic conferences, research workshops, technical summits, or university facing events.
• Ability to identify emerging research trends and convert them into strategic opportunities for collaboration, platform adoption, and ecosystem growth.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the world's most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to outstanding growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous person with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 16, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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