Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$320k–$380k/yr
Your Impact at LILA We are looking for a Program Lead to own strategy and execution for Lila’s Materials Science AISF program. This role defines how and when the program delivers against Product, Science, and AI prioriti…
Skills: Materials science, Program management, Strategic planning, Budgeting, Cross-functional leadership
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$148k–$240k/yr
Your Impact at LILA We're building an AI-driven drug discovery factory that closes the loop between computational design and wet-lab experiment in days instead of months. The bottleneck for that loop is data: every compo…
Skills: Python, SQL, Data platform engineering, Database design, Cloud infrastructure
London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
$202k–$323k/yr
Your Impact at LILA The Director, Molecular Discovery is responsible for ensuring our autonomous science platform reliably and repeatedly delivers validated small-molecule drug candidates against designated targets at in…
Skills: Medicinal Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Lead Optimization, AI/ML Molecular Design
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$88k–$126k/yr
Your Impact at LILA We're seeking an Operations & Quality Engineer to establish and evolve the quality management systems (QMS), CMMS, PLM, operational standards, and continuous improvement infrastructure required to sca…
Skills: PLM Administration, Configuration Management, Deployment Coordination, Operational Infrastructure, Cross-functional Coordination
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$119k–$182k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila's Research Operations team runs the automated lab workflows that power our science. As a Shift Supervisor, you own the reliable execution of those workflows across your shift, serve as the techni…
Skills: Lab automation, Research operations, People management, Liquid handling platforms, Workflow coordination
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$288k–$420k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Own the technical direction for agentic AI systems applied to materials science at Lila. You will set and execute the roadmap for autonomous agents that plan, run, and interpret materials experiments,…
Skills: Agentic AI, Machine Learning, Materials Science, LLMs, Python
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$108k–$150k/yr
Your Impact at LILA As an epitaxial thin film scientist on the Materials Science team at Lila Sciences, you will serve as the lead for synthesis of high-quality epitaxial thin films, contributing to the discovery of nove…
Skills: Epitaxial Thin Film Synthesis, Sputtering, Pulsed-laser Deposition, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, XRD Analysis
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$192k–$256k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Join us in shaping the future of science! We are seeking Staff Software Engineers with backend experience to join our Lab Software Team (LaS), where you’ll collaborate with software engineers, lab sci…
Skills: Backend development, Python, React, TypeScript, FastAPI
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$192k–$272k/yr
Your Impact at LILA The Staff/Principal DevOps Engineer - AI Inference will drive the design, implementation, and optimization of infrastructure purpose-built for serving machine learning models at scale. This role bridg…
Skills: DevOps, SRE, Kubernetes, GPU infrastructure, AWS
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$180k–$256k/yr
Your Impact at LILA We are a cross-functional team (Software and Robotics) developing orchestration algorithms (instrument scheduling and robot routing) and lab simulation capabilities. We are building the muscles of the…
Skills: Operations research, Backend development, Data pipelines, API design, Kubernetes
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$108k–$140k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is hiring a Software Engineer to develop the next generation of Lab Instrument Integration Software, which is a foundational component of our AI-enabled laboratory. We are looking for se…
Skills: Python, C#, .NET, Hardware-software integration, Debugging
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$119k–$182k/yr
Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is seeking a highly skilled, hands-on Automated Systems Engineer to design, develop, and implement automation solutions across a broad range of laboratory workflows. Reporting to the Aut…
Skills: Automated workflows, Python, API integration, CAD design, Rapid prototyping
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · Hybrid
$129k–$205k/yr
Job TitleUsability Designer Job Description As a Usability Designer within Philips' Ambulatory Monitoring & Diagnostics (AM&D) business, you will play a critical role in shaping products that improve patient outcomes and…
Skills: Usability Engineering, User-centered Design, User Research, Task Analysis, Usability FMEA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$75k–$156k/yr
Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful a…
Skills: Mixed-signal electronic design, PCB layout, Schematic capture, Circuit simulation, Embedded systems
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$63k–$245k/yr
Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful a…
Skills: Production planning, Master scheduling, ERP systems, MRP, Supply chain management
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$82k–$220k/yr
Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful a…
Skills: Power electronics, Schematic capture, PCB layout, Circuit simulation, Spice
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$82k–$220k/yr
Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful a…
Skills: Cadence EDA, Siemens EDA, Gitlab, CI/CD, SOS
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$82k–$220k/yr
Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful a…
Skills: Analog electronics, Signal conditioning, Analog-to-digital conversion, Radiation hardened designs, Motor controllers
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential. That’s why we’ve set out on a mission to build the world’s most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. We’re bringing that…
Skills: Procurement, Strategic sourcing, Supply chain management, Contract negotiation, SAP
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
$83k–$93k/yr
Pyramid Global Hospitality is a leading hospitality management company with a portfolio of more than 200 hotels and resorts and over 18,000 associates across the United States, Caribbean, and Europe. Our platform include…
Skills: Hotel maintenance, Building systems, Preventive maintenance, Budgeting, Cost control
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The Program Lead will define and execute the strategy for the Materials Science AISF program, managing budgets, timelines, and cross-functional project teams. They will translate complex AI and scientific priorities into actionable roadmaps to scale experimental systems and platform integration.
Candidates must hold a PhD in materials science, chemistry, physics, or a related field with significant industry research experience. A proven track record in leading complex, multidisciplinary experimental programs and managing technical roadmaps is essential.
We are looking for a Program Lead to own strategy and execution for Lila’s Materials Science AISF program. This role defines how and when the program delivers against Product, Science, and AI priorities, then turns that strategy into clear charters, budgets, timelines, and execution plans.
Materials Science AISFs span vacuum synthesis, characterization, electrochemistry, nanoporous materials, and physics. The Program Lead will connect deep domain expertise, platform strategy, and cross-functional execution to expand the experimental systems that help AI learn materials science at scale.
This role reports to John Gregoire and partners closely with Product, AISF Engineering, Materials Experiment, Scientific Programs, and technical leadership. Success requires clear strategy, decisive execution, and the ability to align teams around complex, high-impact platform priorities.
We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.
U.S. Benefits. Full-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program.
International Benefits. Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.
Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
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.
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Building Scientific Superintelligence
Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are building the foundation to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before.
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