Quantum Resident (Quantum Computing)

Location: Remote within the United States

Salary: $69,120–$129,600 per year, depending on US geographic pay tier.

Company

SandboxAQ develops AI solutions powered by Large Quantitative Models for life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors.

What you will do

• Investigate and extend quantum computing methods for chemistry and their applications to Large Quantitative Models.
• Benchmark quantum approaches against the classical frontier to identify practical limits and opportunities.
• Estimate quantum resources, including circuit depth, gate counts, measurement requirements, and shot requirements.
• Collaborate with internal scientists, AI-simulation and catalysis teams, and external academic researchers.
• Translate technical findings for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Produce a public technical assessment and, where appropriate, a peer-reviewed scientific publication.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in or recently completed a PhD in physics, chemistry, computational mathematics, electrical or computer engineering, or a related field.
• Research experience with near-term quantum algorithms for electronic structure, such as VQE, ADAPT-VQE, QSCI/SQD, or quantum Krylov methods.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one quantum SDK, such as Qiskit, PennyLane, or Cirq, with reproducible computational work.
• Experience producing quantum resource estimates and evaluating practical feasibility.
• Independent research output, including peer-reviewed publications or preprints, and the ability to work with limited day-to-day supervision.
• Working knowledge of quantum chemistry or electronic-structure software, including tools such as PySCF or VASP, and active-space or embedding methods.

Nice to have

• Experience running circuits on real quantum hardware, applying error mitigation, or post-processing noisy measurement data.
• Research on measurement complexity, shot reduction, or observable estimation.
• Experience with machine-learning interatomic potentials or surrogate models trained on quantum-chemical data.
• Background in catalysis, surface chemistry, magnetism, or strongly correlated materials.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with flexible work arrangements, flexible paid time off, and company-wide seasonal breaks.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Retirement savings with company matching, paid parental leave, and family-building benefits.
• Performance-based incentives or bonuses and equity participation where applicable.
• Continuous learning through development programs, cross-functional collaboration, and on-the-job growth.