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Academic Research Partnerships & Programs Lead

About the role We are building a higher education researcher motion that helps funded labs adopt OpenAI across core research workflows. This role will develop relationships with principal investigators, researchers, research software engine

Company

OpenAI

Location

San Francisco; New York City

Status

Open

Posted

2026-07-16T00:31:00.74+00:00

OpenAI is hiring a lead for its higher education researcher motion, a hybrid business development and program management role based in San Francisco or New York. The person will qualify funded labs at priority R1 universities, run discovery with researchers and research IT, design phased access and fellows programs, manage pilots, and build a researcher community, turning usage into product feedback and case studies. The posting seeks partnerships or technical go-to-market experience with funded labs or R1 universities, technical fluency with AI platforms, and prefers a PhD.