Business Operations, Product & Science at Periodic Labs · LumiJobs

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Periodic Labs sits at the intersection of frontier AI and physical science — and the operational challenges we face reflect that complexity. As Business Operations, you will be the connective tissue between our research teams, our model development roadmap, and the broader strategic and operational needs of the company. You will work cross functionally to accelerate the translation of scientific progress into outcomes that matter.
This is a high-ownership role for someone who can operate in deeply technical environments without being a researcher themselves — someone who understands how science gets done, how AI models get built, and what it takes to build the organizational systems that allow both to happen faster. You will help with product-science coordination, and serve as a trusted strategic partner to leadership on the decisions that shape our trajectory.
The ideal candidate has a graduate-level scientific background — physics, chemistry, materials science, or a closely related field — combined with meaningful experience in strategy, operations, or product roles at a technology or research organization. You think rigorously, communicate exceptionally, and have a rare ability to earn the trust of both scientists and executives.
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
Serve as the operational link between research outputs and product development — ensuring scientific milestones translate into clear product implications and that product needs are legible to research teams
Drive the product planning process in close partnership with founders and product leads: roadmap development, prioritization frameworks, and cross-functional alignment
Build the processes and artifacts (roadmaps, decision logs, spec templates, review cadences) that make the product-science collaboration scalable as we grow
Lead or support evaluation design, benchmark development, and model assessment processes that connect scientific capability to real-world product requirements

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Periodic Labs

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