Vice President, Scientific Partnerships

Sales
· San Francisco, CA, US / Boston, MA, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US;
Boston, MA, US;
Seattle, WA, US;
Washington, DC, US;
New York, NY, US;
Tampa, FL, US;
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· Contract
· Senior level

The role asks for a seasoned pharma R&D leader to open and run relationships with large research organizations, moving from first contact through pilots to signed partnerships. A strong candidate brings a real network among R&D, process and data leaders, a grasp of how lab software and instrument budgets get approved, and the judgment to design pilots with clear success measures.

Scientific credibility plus comfort guiding security, procurement and IP conversations matters more than sales background.

How it fits the AI era

AI shifts the work toward explaining what automation can and cannot do, since executives need help separating real capability from claims. The human core stays relational and scientific: earning trust with research leaders, framing pilots around reproducibility and data integrity, and reading which lab problems are worth solving. Field insight from these conversations feeds back to shape the product.

How it builds AI experience

Working here builds fluency in how natural language tools turn written protocols into instrument runs, and in judging where that fits regulated lab work. A candidate can strengthen this by studying protocol automation and data integrity needs in pharma R&D, and by practicing clear explanations of AI limits for executive audiences.

Worth showing

• Pharma R&D leadership
• Executive network
• AI versus hype judgment

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About Infera

Infera develops a natural language experimental compiler that converts plain text biological protocols into executable instrument runs.

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  Boston, MA, US;
  Seattle, WA, US;
  Washington, DC, US;
  New York, NY, US;
  Tampa, FL, US;
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