Designer

Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method. We are introducing scientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before.

At Lila, we are uniquely cross-functional and collaborative. We are actively reimagining the way teams work together and communicate. Therefore, we seek individuals with an inclusive mindset and a diversity of thought. Our teams thrive in unstructured and creative environments. All voices are heard because we know that experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, please apply.

Lila Sciences is seeking a dedicated Director of Product Platform to join our team. In this role, you will be Product lead for our Surfaces autonomous labs. You will set the roadmap for the future of this lab, work cross-functionally to own the development and delivery of the world’s most advanced materials discovery lab, and help improve KPIs to advance our mission.

• Set the roadmap for the future Surfaces autonomous lab
• Collaborate across teams to define the product requirements for future automated science builds, including the build plan and science plan
• Ingest and distill opportunities for capability improvements & expansions from technical and operating teams
• Constantly seek to identify areas for improvement and serve as a conduit for feedback from operators of the lab to the builders of the lab in order to dramatically improve KPIs
• Project manage the overall build to ensure on-time completion
• Collaborate with domain contributors who own their own project plans to drive accountability
• Take on overall communication responsibilities for the status of the Surfaces build, including to executive leadership
• Once the lab is operational, monitor and report out progress of KPIs, resource allocations, and the balancing of priorities between model training and product development

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• PhD or equivalent in experimental work in materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field
• Deep understanding of materials science or chemistry
• Relentlessly output-focused—driven by impact against our mission and program goals, not by doing tasks, owning decisions, or being in meetings
• Able to influence without authority
• Familiarity with automation and lab robotics
• Experience with managing extremely complex, multidisciplinary projects using project management best practices
• Experience working with automation and controls in a relevant industry (chemicals, materials, etc)
• Experience with experimental design, data acquisition, result interpretation, and implementation
• Highly collaborative and empathetic
• High degree of comfort with ambiguity and able to adapt to changing teams and needs
• Able to create small, achievable units of work from large, complex, and ambiguous goals
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying technical information to any audience
• Experience with automated/self-driving labs and experience working with (not necessarily having run) machine learning

Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.