Remote Principal PM, Catalysis for AI-Driven Materials

SandboxAQ; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SandboxAQ is seeking a Principal Product Manager to own the Catalysis vertical within the AISim ChemSim platform. This lead-level, full-time role is remote in the United States and combines scientific depth with product leadership to translate contractual objectives into concrete features and milestones.

You will partner with Application Scientists, Business Development and external partners to shape a product strategy spanning government-funded programs to commercial offerings, targeting

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management, including ownership of a technically deep product sold to external customers.
• Strong domain grounding in materials science, catalysis, chemistry, or chemical engineering.
• Track record shipping AI/ML-driven scientific software to external, paying or contracted users.
• Experience contributing to scope of offer, packaging and pricing decisions for technical software.
• Ability to engage both computational scientists and industrial partners, translating requirements into product requirements.
• Ability to reason commercially across multiple end markets and sequence entry.
• Comfort navigating deep ambiguity and translating problems into roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Ownership mindset with rigorous operational execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in catalysis end markets like refining, petrochemicals, emissions control, or energy-transition catalysis.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Catalysis product strategy, vision and roadmap, spanning CHIPS Act contractual deliverables, vertical scientific depth, and commercial expansion into new markets.
• Collaborate with Application Scientists and Business Development to understand customer needs and translate into prioritized requirements.
• Translate catalysis objectives into clear product requirements, a vertical roadmap, and evidence for Commerce notices.
• Define dataset and model requirements for chemical coverage and benchmarking.
• Drive the roadmap toward reaction-level modeling aligned with customer processes.
• Contribute to catalysis commercial strategy: segmentation, packaging and pricing.
• Build and manage strategic partner relationships across fabs, suppliers, and labs.
• Define and track KPIs: model accuracy, adoption, revenue growth, OKRs.

Skills

Product management

Materials science

Catalysis

AI/ML software

Commercial strategy

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Materials Science

Job description

SandboxAQ is seeking a Principal Product Manager to own the Catalysis vertical within the AISim ChemSim platform. This lead-level, full-time role is remote in the United States and combines scientific depth with product leadership to translate contractual objectives into concrete features and milestones.

You will partner with Application Scientists, Business Development and external partners to shape a product strategy spanning government-funded programs to commercial offerings, targeting