Technical Product Manager, AI Sim

• Staff Technical Product Manager - Tier 1 $ 172K – $258K
• Staff Technical Product Manager - Tier 2 $ 134K – $201K

At Sandbox

AQ, we are committed to competitive, equitable, and transparent compensation; we continuously benchmark our salaries and total compensation to premium markets to ensure our competitiveness. Individual pay within the above range is determined by job-related skills, experience, education, and geographic location.

With a focus on pay equity and ensuring opportunity for future salary progression, our typical practice is to hire within the first half of the base salary range for a given role and level. This approach allows us to reward performance and increasing expertise consistently as your career develops with us.

We use two geographic pay tiers to reflect the pay differences in local markets:

Tier 1: Applies to candidates located within 75 miles of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, Boston, and Washington, DC.

Tier 2: Applies to candidates located in all other Locations in the US.

Sandbox

AQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges. The company’s Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors.

We are a global team that is tech-focused and includes experts in AI, chemistry, cybersecurity, physics, mathematics, medicine, engineering, and other specialties. The company emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent, growth capital-backed company in 2022, funded by leading investors and supported by a braintrust of industry leaders.

At Sandbox

AQ, we’ve cultivated an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and impact. By investing deeply in our people, we’re building a thriving, global workforce poised to tackle the world's epic challenges. Join us to advance your career in pursuit of an inspiring mission, in a community of like‑minded people who value entrepreneurialism, ownership, and transformative impact.

Sandbox

AQ’s AI Simulation (AISim) division develops and applies Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) that are grounded in physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology to simulate molecular behavior with scientific precision and accelerate discovery in the physical world across biopharma, chemicals, advanced materials, healthcare, and so much more.

The AISim division is looking for a seasoned Product Manager to join this team to accelerate productization of scientific innovations and drive product‑led growth. A Product Manager at Sandbox

AQ defines and owns the delivery of technically complex product capabilities. This role involves (1) translating scientific user needs from researchers, clinicians, translational teams, medical affairs, and data scientists into clear product requirements with a commercial focus, and without oversimplifying the science, (2) driving cross‑functional alignment and execution across Science, UX/Design, and Engineering teams, (3) proving commercial value by validating Product Market Fit (PMF) through design partners and lighthouse customers, and (5) partnering with Go‑To‑Market (GTM) teams to package, price, launch, and continuously improve the product for adoption and scale.

Own Product Strategy & Definition – Work backwards from customer needs (as opposed to working forward from a specific technology) and drive clear, compelling product vision and definition as articulated via PRFAQs, Product Requirement Docs (PRDs), Pricing and Naming artifacts. Partner with UX to jointly define key user flows and influence overall product design.

Rapid Concept Prototyping and Validation – Drive rapid, tangible experimentation by building and showing demos early and often, both internally and externally, to validate core hypotheses against real‑world behavior and avoid misalignment.

Plan the Work;
Work the Plan – Own the 12‑18 month strategic roadmap and its delivery with Engineering, R&D, and Design, manage the backlog for continuous improvement, and coordinate all product launch activities and collateral with Marketing and Legal.

Establish Product Market Fit…