Partnerships Manager, AI & Frontier Labs
Adaptyv
Summary
As AI designs more of biology, the bottleneck moves to experiments: running them fast, at scale and with data people can trust. Frontier AI labs and biotechs work with Adaptyv to close that loop, and many of these relationships grow into long-term partnerships.
Job description
About the Role
As AI designs more of biology, the bottleneck moves to experiments: running them fast, at scale and with data people can trust. Frontier AI labs and biotechs work with Adaptyv to close that loop, and many of these relationships grow into long-term partnerships.
You run these partnerships day to day, from the first project through delivery and renewal, and you make sure each partner gets more value from Adaptyv over time.
What You'll Do
- Run partner projects. You scope experiments and benchmarks with partner scientists and AI researchers, and you keep projects on track with our lab and engineering teams.
- Grow each partnership. You find the next project, the larger campaign or the new team inside the same partner, and you help shape the terms.
- Bring the partner's voice back. You tell the lab and product what partners need next.
What We're Looking For
- Fluent in biology and ML. You can discuss protein engineering and wet-lab data, and you understand why AI labs need experimental data for training and benchmarking.
- Partnership or account experience. You have managed technical collaborations or accounts with AI labs, research platforms, biotech or pharma R&D.
- Credible with scientists. Partners expect a peer, so a scientific background is a strong signal.
- High agency. You see what a partnership needs and act on it without a playbook.
- AI-native. You use AI tools every day for research, preparation and follow-up, and you check what they produce.
Requirements
- Fluent in biology and machine learning
- Can discuss protein engineering and wet-lab data
- Understands why AI labs need experimental data for training and benchmarking
- Experience managing technical collaborations or accounts with AI labs, research platforms, biotech or pharma R&D
- Scientific background
- High agency
- Uses AI tools daily for research, preparation and follow-up
Company overview
Adaptyv Bio is a pioneering biotechnology company based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that is revolutionizing protein engineering through automated laboratory infrastructure. Founded in 2021 and backed by YCombinator, the company has raised $8 million in seed funding to build what it calls a 'cloud lab for protein designers.' Their mission is to make proteins easier to engineer by providing automated wet lab services that enable rapid experimental validation of AI-designed proteins. Adaptyv addresses a critical bottleneck in the protein design field: while AI models can generate novel protein sequences, testing these designs in physical laboratories remains slow, expensive, and complex. The company's automated foundry allows protein designers to upload their computational designs and receive experimental data through standardized assays, dramatically reducing the time and cost of protein validation. Their platform has already tested over 10,000 proteins for more than 30 companies, including major pharmaceutical firms and AI research labs. Adaptyv also operates Proteinbase, an open data platform that serves as a central repository for experimental protein design data, promoting transparency and collaboration in the field. By bridging the gap between computational protein design and experimental validation, Adaptyv is accelerating the development of novel therapeutics, enzymes, and functional materials.