Business Operations, Product & Science

Periodic Labs
Menlo Park
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Business OperationsExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving","Stakeholder management","Strategic thinking"]

Bridge research and product at a frontier AI and physical sciences company. Lead cross-functional operations for research planning, milestone tracking, and resource orchestration; translate scientific progress into actionable product implications; partner with leadership to shape roadmaps, hiring, and strategic decisions while removing bottlenecks that slow researchers and engineers.

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Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs
3 months ago

Business Operations, Product & Science

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Job Summary

Bridge research and product at a frontier AI and physical sciences company. Lead cross-functional operations for research planning, milestone tracking, and resource orchestration; translate scientific progress into actionable product implications; partner with leadership to shape roadmaps, hiring, and strategic decisions while removing bottlenecks that slow researchers and engineers.
Location: Menlo Park
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Operations

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support the operating rhythm of the research organization — research planning cycles, milestone tracking, experiment prioritization, and cross-team coordination between AI and physical sciences
  • •Design and maintain systems that give leadership real-time visibility into research progress, resource utilization, and emerging risks across the model development and lab science roadmaps
  • •Partner with the Head of Research and Principal Scientists to translate long-horizon scientific goals into quarterly operating plans, resourcing decisions, and hiring priorities
  • •Identify and remove the organizational, process, and tooling bottlenecks that slow down researchers and scientists — acting as a force multiplier for the people doing the core work
  • •Coordinate compute, lab equipment, and infrastructure resource allocation across research projects, working closely with infra and lab operations leads

Key Requirements

  • •Graduate-level scientific training (PhD or Master’s) in physics, chemistry, materials science, computational science, or a closely related field — or equivalent depth demonstrated through research or industry experience
  • •5+ years of experience in strategy, operations, product management, chief-of-staff, or a closely related function — with time spent inside a technical, research-driven, or AI organization
  • •Ability to read and engage with primary scientific literature, follow frontier discussions in AI and physical science, and translate learnings into operational decisions
  • •Exceptional analytical and structured thinking; ability to decompose hard problems, model under uncertainty, and present findings with conviction and intellectual honesty
  • •Outstanding communication skills and the ability to influence across researchers, engineers, and executives
Experience:5+ yearsAIResearchMaterials scienceStartupQuantitative
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingStakeholder managementStrategic thinking

Company Brief

Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs (periodic.com) — Public information about this company’s products, industry focus, size, funding, and headquarters is not available. Check the company’s official profiles or contact them directly for accurate details about their offerings and operations.
Industry: Other
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