Science Partnership Manager

Company Overview:

Lithos Carbon is an innovative early-stage carbon removal company and market leader in the enhanced rock weathering (ERW) space. We specialize in the development and commercial deployment of cutting-edge technologies to combat climate change and improve soil health for agricultural lands. We are seeking a dynamic and collaboration-minded individual to join our team at our global center for technology and innovation, located in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Job Description:

As Science Partnership Manager, you will play a crucial role in leveraging cutting edge ERW research to unlock new scientific and commercial success. You will manage inbound requests for collaboration and outbound deliverables to key research partners, with the important responsibility of stewarding Lithos’ first-of-a-kind commercial-scale ERW datasets. You will work directly with a diverse suite of stakeholders, ranging from professors at academic institutions, researchers at national laboratories, and scientists at our industry partners. As such, we are seeking a team player who not only deeply understands soil science but also has a natural passion for building teams and unlocking collaboration. 

You will report directly to the Head of Research Partnerships. This position requires significant trust-building, and will require in-person meetings and collaboration with the Lithos team located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Outstanding candidates will also have capability to travel alongside the Head of Research Partnerships to summits, key stakeholder meetings, and conferences regularly throughout the year.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Manage inbound requests and outbound deliverables to key research partners, ensuring timely and regular reporting of milestones and project progress. Ability to increase company-wide efficiency through novel dashboard creation and monitoring.

• Scientific Expertise: Deep understanding of soil geochemistry, with an ability to conduct monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) calculations based on elemental mass balance principles.

• Research Network: Ability to bring in new research collaborations with existing networks established by the candidate. Lithos is always seeking creative ways to build partnerships, which requires a diverse set of partners (i.e. academic institution, national lab, policy, or other industry/commercial partners).

• Science Communicator: Excellent communication skills to enable (1) regular internal reporting on Lithos’ research collaboration activities and (2) consistent external thought leadership (i.e. blogs, co-authored publications, rapid communications).

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will have a PhD or Masters Degree in soil science, geochemistry, or a relevant technical subject matter, complemented by specific experiences in research program and project management.
• Early career stage applicants are encouraged, ideally with 2-3 years’ experience or equivalent education.
• Proven ability to work independently to build structure through project management.
• Outstanding communication skills and a keen sense of what enables constructive partnerships.

Desirable Traits: confident about collaboration, outgoing, attentive, motivated, eager, humble, and solution-minded

• Competitive salary (the posted annual salary range for this role is $100,000 - $120,000) and equity compensation

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• 401k plan

• Flexible vacation policy