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CuspAI is a frontier AI company focused on using artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of breakthrough materials for energy, semiconductors, clean water, carbon capture, and other critical applications. The company's founding team comprises world-class researchers in AI, chemistry, and engineering, and they are building an AI-powered 'search engine' for next-generation materials discovery.
You will serve as the Scientific Developer Relations Manager, acting as the primary technical and scientific point of contact for enterprise and research partners. Your role bridges deep materials science expertise with platform adoption, working closely with the Foundry Partnerships Manager to engage technology partners and translate their complex materials science requirements into actionable platform solutions.
Key responsibilities include:
**Scientific Advisory & Partner Engagement**
- Serve as the primary technical and scientific contact for computational chemists, materials scientists, and technical leaders at partner organizations
- Provide expert-level scientific advice on leveraging CuspAI's platform to solve complex materials challenges (semiconductor performance, carbon capture efficiency, energy storage, etc.)
- Lead technical workshops, code-alongs, and scientific demonstrations showcasing platform capabilities to expert external audiences
**Technical Enablement & Content Creation**
- Build scalable developer resources including technical documentation, sample notebooks, APIs, and reference guides tailored to advanced materials science workflows
- Bridge community events with hands-on technical support to ensure partner Discovery Sprints succeed
**Cross-Functional Collaboration**
- Channel technical partner feedback to AI Research, Computational Chemistry, and Product teams to inform platform development priorities
- Co-author deep-tech case studies, whitepapers, and technical blog posts with Marketing and PR highlighting materials breakthroughs achieved via the platform
Expectation of being in the Singapore office three days per week, with regular travel to other locations for collaboration and project work.
**REQUIREMENTS:**
- Genuine, explicit interest in how frontier AI can revolutionize materials science and passion for sustainable, impactful technologies
- Strong academic background or equivalent professional experience in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, or Electrical Engineering; ability to converse at peer level with world-class scientists
- Hands-on experience with computational chemistry tools, molecular simulation software, or Python-based data science workflows (e.g., PyTorch, ASE, RDKit)
- Proven track record in developer relations, technical partner engineering, or application science, ideally within a high-growth startup, deep-tech environment, or advanced materials company
- Confident, charismatic technical communicator who excels at translating abstract scientific concepts and complex AI platform workflows into clear, actionable advice for technical audiences
**BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:**
- Experience managing joint developer or research ecosystem programs with major hardware tech giants
- Direct professional background in semiconductor foundry, design firm, or electronics materials supplier
- Fluency in a second language relevant to global hubs (Japanese, Korean, German)
- Understanding of crystallography, materials properties, and advanced machine learning models for property prediction
