Manifold Bio

Manifold Bio

Product Manager, AI Platform & Partnerships

Boston or San Francisco

Sponsorship not specified$165k-$275kDetected 70 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentMachine LearningAgentic AIProduct ManagementProduct StrategyBusiness DevelopmentAnimal StudiesLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Our team of protein engineers, biologists, and computational scientists works across this full stack to pursue programs both internally and with leading pharma companies.
  • Base Salary Range: $165K-275K This reflects the typical offer range for this role, based on experience, role scope, and internal equity.
  • We value different experiences and ways of thinking and believe the most talented teams are built by bringing together people of diverse cultures, genders, and backgrounds.

Responsibilities

  • Translate internal R&D and AI x biology ideas into concrete requirements and run the operating cadences that drive decisions and accountability
  • Own Manifold's strategy for engaging the AI ecosystem
  • decide which partners to prioritize, what to build with each, and how to sequence engagements
  • Own the quality of all external deliverables including reports, decks, and demos, and produce executive-ready memos to align internal stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to own complex, ambiguous strategic relationships and drive them to concrete value generating outcomes
  • Own Manifold's strategy for engaging the AI ecosystem; decide which partners to prioritize, what to build with each, and how to sequence engagements
  • Using proprietary molecular barcoding technology, we screen hundreds of thousands of protein designs simultaneously in living systems, producing in vivo-validated datasets at a scale no one else can match.
  • The datasets power our computational models, which leads to better drug designs, creating a flywheel that gets stronger with every campaign.
  • Manifold Bio is seeking a Product Manager to serve as the internal product owner for our AI projects, leading the roadmap across key domains including protein design, foundation models, reasoning models, agents, and infrastructure.
  • This role covers both internal product management and liaising with AI / tech partners., Internal responsibilities include interfacing with the AI team and R&D project managers to translate ambitious AI x biology ideas into shipped internal products and platform capabilities.

Requirements

  • Strong working knowledge of modern AI/ML concepts (foundation models, training and evaluation, agentic systems, scaling laws) and how they apply to scientific and industrial problems specific to drug discovery
  • Familiarity with biology, protein engineering, drug discovery, or another applied scientific domain
  • ability to produce executive-ready memos, decks, and external deliverables independently
  • Track record of running cross-functional execution in matrixed organizations and shipping on aggressive timelines
  • Comfort operating in high-ambiguity, fast-evolving partnerships where the product itself is being defined as you go
  • e.g. ability to rapidly run analyses / generate figures

Nice to have

  • Experience structuring partnership terms in collaboration with BD and legal (data rights, IP, joint roadmaps)
  • Public writing, talks, or other evidence of unusually strong communication ability
  • advanced degree a plus
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field (CS, engineering, biology, or related)

Compensation

  • Final compensation decisions are made using a consistent leveling framework and consider the candidate's experience, interview performance, and expected impact.
  • This role is eligible for:
  • Annual performance-based target bonus
  • Our compensation ranges are reviewed annually to ensure alignment with market trends and internal equity.
  • We value different experiences and ways of thinking and believe the most talented teams are built by bringing together people of diverse cultures, genders, and backgrounds.
  • Range: $165K-275K

Benefits

  • Annual performance-based target bonus
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible paid time off and holidays
  • Define the product vision, roadmap, and success metrics for Manifold's AI platform capabilities, including protein design, foundation models, and agents
  • Perks including on-site gym, onsite lunch, and commuter support

Company info

  • 2-5 years of product management, technical program management, alliance management, or BD experience, with at least part of that in AI/ML or computational product environments
  • Manifold Bio is a platform biotechnology company pioneering AI-guided protein design and massively multiplexed in vivo screening to unlock tissue-targeted medicines and organism-scale models of living systems.
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