Research & Higher-Ed DevRel Manager

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA seeks a proactive Developer Relations Manager to engage leading research labs and accelerate adoption of NVIDIA's AI and computing platforms. You will act as a technical advisor, translating complex research into actionable insights, and partner with researchers to drive workloads across labs.

The ideal candidate combines deep AI expertise with proven experience in research engagement, strong publication record or open-source contributions, and the ability to build

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in a technical field with research depth.
• 4+ years in research or industry advancing AI/Science.
• Deep AI expertise including Generative and Physical AI.
• Strong understanding of frontier AI and computational science.
• Hands-on experience with AI systems and model APIs.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted technical advisor for research labs.
• Identify high-impact workloads and accelerate adoption of NVIDIA stacks.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to enable researchers and build programs.
• Translate academic feedback into product and education roadmaps.
• Engage with conferences and major labs to foster collaborations.

Skills

PhD or equivalent

AI/ML expertise

Research engagement

Hands-on AI systems

Publications/open source

Education

PhD in CS/AI/ML/Computational Science

Tools

Model APIs

Orchestration tools

Retrieval systems

Job description

NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA seeks a proactive Developer Relations Manager to engage leading research labs and accelerate adoption of NVIDIA's AI and computing platforms. You will act as a technical advisor, translating complex research into actionable insights, and partner with researchers to drive workloads across labs.

The ideal candidate combines deep AI expertise with proven experience in research engagement, strong publication record or open-source contributions, and the ability to build