Senior Director of Technology Partnerships, PsiQuantum
$240-290k
Plus bonus + equity
Quantum computer builder
Open for applications
Quantum computer builder
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$240-290k
Plus bonus + equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create the world’s first useful fault tolerant, error corrected quantum computer that will solve otherwise impossible problems.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum of 10 years of applicable professional experience required
- PhD in relevant field required
- Work experience at an Illinois academic institution or national lab preferred
- MS PowerPoint/MS Office suite preferred
What the job involves
- The company is now seeking a leader to serve as the bridge between PsiQuantum’s technical team and potential partners across the region, while also serving as a broader quantum ambassador to support the broader company objectives
- Be the first technical point of contact for external stakeholders in the region
- Build partnerships with universities and national labs, expand on existing LOIs and develop scopes of work / joint collaboration programs etc. Ensure that these engagements deliver demonstrable value
- Help develop joint submissions for grants, including representing PsiQuantum in multi-party submissions and potentially with departments of government or public institutions
- Facilitate building dedicated programs of training, in partnership with relevant organizations, colleges, universities and government officials at various levels. Input on syllabus / course materials, build employment skills criteria, become trusted private-sector sounding board for skills development to be skills-ready ahead of the quantum economy’s demands, ensure that PsiQuantum builds a pipeline of talent fit for internships and offers of full-time employment
- Support important business and external relations operations and serve the non-technical team as a technical liaison/expert
- Make technical presentations and meet with stakeholders as a subject-matter expert and lead engagement with the Chicago quantum ecosystem
Our take
Quantum computing will change the world more than any other imminent technological development, and PsiQuantum sits at the forefront of the charge to build the first quantum computer that will actually work.
The company is unique for the scale of their ambitions. Rather than focusing on what they term “intermediate milestones” like building smaller proof of concept systems, PsiQuantum builds the first large-scale, error-corrected computer, using photonics to deliver over 1,000,000 qubits (current quantum machines have yet to cross the 1,000 qubit mark).
There are plenty of companies building quantum computers, including the likes of IBM, Google and Honeywell, but these prototypical machines lack the size to correct errors, making them exponentially less useful than what PsiQuantum aims for. While other companies operate in the same sphere, PsiQuantum is unequivocally a leader in its field, founded by world-class academics and raising hundreds of millions in funding to reach unicorn status.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2024
$125m
CONVERTIBLE
Apr 2024
$611.9m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $1.6bn
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
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Leadership
Jeremy O'Brien
(CEO)Prior to founding PsiQuantum, researched and taught at universities across the world, including Bristol, Stanford, Osaka, Sydney and Queensland.
Mark Thompson
(Chief Technologist)Previously worked as an R&D Engineer at Toshiba and was a research fellow at the University of Cambridge. Is currently a Professor of Quantum Photonics at Bristol University as well as Chief Technologist at PsiQuantum.
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