Portfolio Manager, Government Partnerships (DARPA & ARPA-H)
Core
Own end-to-end public sector portfolios (starting with DARPA and ARPA-H) to translate autonomous-science capabilities into recurring funding, durable relationships, and mission-critical pilots for a scientific superintelligence platform.
Role type
Senior IC government partnerships portfolio manager
Builds
A trusted agency posture, a qualified pipeline of federal opportunities, high-impact engagements leading to awards and execution handoffs, a unified external narrative, and durable sponsor relationships
Domain
US Federal Government / AI for Science / Life Sciences & Materials
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
End-to-end federal capture management, strategic opportunity qualification, cross-functional leadership, complex science-to-policy translation, written communication, relationship management
Preferred skills
DARPA/ARPA-H ecosystem fluency, PhD in science domain, National Lab/DOE/NIH/NSF experience, CRADA negotiation, federal capture function setup, national AI-for-science initiative familiarity
Technologies
CRADAs, FOAs, BAAs, NOFOs, RFIs, RFPs
Responsibilities
Build and maintain a structured pipeline of federal solicitations; lead opportunities from identification through award and execution handoff; translate scientific thesis into compelling federal narratives; develop sustained agency relationships; contribute to the public-sector capture playbook
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
