Program Manager (AI for Science)

TL;DR

Program Manager (AI for Science): Building and managing partnerships for hirify.global’s AI for Science Program, focusing on deploying Claude for Life Sciences across various scientific domains. Focus on developing relationships, goal-directed partnerships, and building communities of practice to expand Claude's capabilities in science.

Location: London, UK. This role requires working from one of our offices at least 25% of the time. Visa sponsorship is available.

Salary: £160,000–£215,000 GBP

Company

hirify.global is a quickly growing public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems for societal benefit.

What you will do

• Own and execute hirify.global's AI for Science API credit strategy, managing partnerships with academic labs, small start-ups, and foundations.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new partners through application calls and targeted relationship building.
• Serve as the primary relationship owner for AI for Science, coordinating with Applied AI, product, and GTM teams.
• Compile regular reports and learnings from the AI for Science ecosystem to inform research and GTM priorities.
• Manage timelines, resource requirements, and reporting for the AI for Science program.
• Represent hirify.global at global scientific convenings and conferences.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in life sciences research with exposure to new technologies accelerating progress.
• 3+ years of experience managing external partnerships, grantmaking, or multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Deep relationships and credibility in life sciences domains, familiar with key players at major universities, research institutes, and tools companies.
• Technical fluency to engage credibly on AI concepts, understand LLM capabilities and limitations, and partner effectively with technical teams.
• Analytical mindset with experience using data to inform strategy and measure impact.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, with experience building programs or organizations from scratch.

Nice to have

• Experience working with philhirify.global foundations on science funding.
• Background at biotech companies, academic research institutions, funding, or roles at the intersection of scientific research and technology product.
• Background in wet lab research with aptitude for scientific communications.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as a single cohesive team on a few large-scale research efforts, valuing impact over smaller puzzles.
• Emphasis on AI research as an empirical science, similar to physics and biology.
• Highly collaborative group with frequent research discussions and high value on communication skills.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours.