# Vice President, Scientific Partnerships

**Company:** [Infera](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-companies/infera)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, US / Boston, MA, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; Boston, MA, US; Seattle, WA, US; Washington, DC, US; New York, NY, US; Tampa, FL, US; Los Angeles, CA, US)
**Work mode:** Remote
**Employment type:** Contract
**Salary:** USD 100K–400K/yr
**Listed:** 2026-11-04

[View and apply on Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/infera/vice-president-scientific-partnerships-120534)

## Job description

### About the role

We're looking for a senior R&D leader from pharma to own our relationships with large research organizations. You'll be the connective tissue between Infera and pharma R&D, process and data teams: opening conversations, shaping pilots and making sure they turn into lasting partnerships. You'll also be a senior scientific voice for Infera with customers, partners and investors. This role starts as a part-time contract, with the option to grow into a full-time position.

### Key responsibilities

-   Own Infera's pharma partnerships end-to-end, from first introduction through pilot to contract
-   Open doors with R&D, process engineering, lab digitization and analytical teams, and lead executive-level conversations
-   Frame Infera around what pharma cares about: reproducibility, data integrity, batch quality, compliance and risk
-   Design pilots with clear success metrics that large organizations can approve, and guide us through security review, procurement and IP terms
-   Build co-selling relationships with instrument makers and lab-buildout partners
-   Bring field signal back to the founders on which workflows, instruments and data problems matter most in pharma labs

### Minimum qualifications

-   Have held a Senior Director, VP or equivalent role in research, process development, lab operations or R&D informatics at a pharma or large biotech company
-   Have owned or influenced budget for lab software, automation or instruments, and know how those decisions get made
-   Have a network of R&D, process and data leaders who would take your call
-   Can tell real AI and automation capability from hype, and explain the difference to executives

### Preferred qualifications

-   PhD or equivalent scientific training
-   Experience advising or working at an early-stage company
-   Experience with GxP-regulated environments

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

**Annual Salary (full-time equivalent):**  
$100,000—$400,000 USD

### Logistics

-   **Commitment:** Part-time contract to start, with the option to grow into a full-time role.
-   **Location:** San Francisco, CA preferred. Remote within the US considered.
-   **Equity:** Meaningful.

**We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification.** We care more about what you've done than about checking boxes.

## Other open roles at Infera

- [Founding Growth Lead](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/infera/founding-growth-lead-120533) — San Francisco, CA, US / Boston, MA, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; Boston, MA, US; Seattle, WA, US; Washington, DC, US; New York, NY, US; Tampa, FL, US; Los Angeles, CA, US)

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