Principal Product Manager, Catalysis
SandboxAQ · Remote · United States ·
COMPENSATION
$204k – $306k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Principal level
- Fully remote
- AI + Chemistry
- US Govt R&D project
- Equity participation
You will own the end-to-end strategy for the Catalysis platform, translating scientific objectives into product requirements and commercial opportunities. This position bridges government-funded research milestones with the development of a recurring revenue business in the materials and process-chemistry market.
What you'll do
- Define product vision and roadmap for catalysis, covering contractual deliverables and commercial expansion
- Translate program objectives into product requirements and evidence packages for government fulfillment
- Partner with scientific teams to define dataset, model fidelity, and benchmarking standards
- Develop value propositions and commercialization strategies for go-to-market teams
- Manage strategic partner relationships with fabs, OEMs, and chemical producers
- Track product KPIs including model accuracy, workflow adoption, and revenue growth
- Determine build-vs-buy strategies for scientific engines and validation tooling
What you'll need
- 5+ years in product management for technically deep software or service products
- Strong background in materials science, catalysis, chemistry, or chemical engineering
- Experience shipping AI/ML-driven scientific software to external paying users
- Ability to translate partner requirements into product features and specifications
- Commercial instinct for sizing opportunities and sequencing market entry
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and defining structured roadmaps from unclear problems
Nice to have
- Experience in refining, petrochemicals, emissions control, or energy-transition catalysis
- Familiarity with computational workflows like DFT, molecular dynamics, or microkinetic modelling
- Knowledge of semiconductor process chemistry such as deposition, etch, or wafer cleaning
- Understanding of machine-learned interatomic potentials and spin polarization
- Track record in product-led growth for technical or scientific software
- Advanced degree in Computational Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Experience with multi-tenant SaaS, API governance, and enterprise security
Stack
- Large Quantitative Models
- Density Functional Theory
- Molecular Dynamics
- Microkinetic Modelling
- SaaS
- API
How you'll work
- Fully remote work policy
- Flexible paid time off
- Company-wide seasonal breaks
- Support for flexible work arrangements
What you get
- Competitive base salary and performance-based incentives
- Equity participation
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement savings with company matching
- Paid parental leave and family-building benefits
- Access to internal learning and development programs