Project Manager

About the Company

Autoscience Institute creates AI systems that autonomously conduct AI research. We recently announced the first AI agent to autonomously create peer-reviewed literature and are passionate about pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery.

Responsibilities

• Own program status across engineering and research workstreams, proactively identifying risks and unblocking progress
• Translate customer commitments into clear internal priorities and timelines
• Act as a technical bridge between engineers, researchers, and customer-facing stakeholders
• Partner with engineering leads and researchers to turn ambiguous priorities into concrete, sequenced plans
• Keep leadership informed on progress, risk, and delivery timelines
• Instill a culture of shipping reliably: clean, tested, production-ready work, on schedule

Requirements

• Experience as a Project Manager, Program Manager, or Technical Program Manager at a fast-moving software or AI company
• Ability to read technical specs, architecture docs, or PRs to follow technical conversations
• Track record of holding technical teams accountable to deadlines
• Strong organizational instincts and excellent communication skills
• Ability to operate in ambiguity within an early-stage startup environment
• Bias toward action and follow-through

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting teams with live enterprise customers and real SLAs
• Prior experience as a software engineer or in a hands-on technical role
• Familiarity with AI and ML product development cycles

Benefits

• Competitive compensation against major LLM frontier lab packages
• Unlimited PTO and flexible working arrangements
• Conference attendance and publication support