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Research Program Manager

AfterQuery· Research
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San Francisco$175k - $191kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

AfterQuery is hiring a Research Program Manager to run the operations behind its research programs, including public benchmark releases, collaborations with academic and industry partners, and the research roadmap. This technically-inclined role combines program management with hands-on evaluation, requiring clear external communication and collaboration with researchers, engineers, and partners.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the point of contact for collaborations with academic and industry partners, including fellowships, grants, and joint research projects, and run each from scoping through delivery.
  • Coordinate benchmark releases end to end, from launch checklist through publication, and keep releases on cadence.
  • Maintain AfterQuery's leaderboards and benchmark sites, and verify every result before it goes to a community leaderboard or publication.
  • Track progress across all active research projects. Anticipate resourcing gaps and technical bottlenecks, unblock projects that fall behind, and escalate with a clear recommendation when a timeline or scope needs to change.
  • Coordinate the expert pool for upcoming benchmarks: forecast expert needs, manage capacity, and keep contributor logistics running.
  • Write the program's external and internal communications: launch briefs, partner updates, planning documents, and status memos that turn technical detail into clear, actionable summaries.

Qualifications

  • 1-3+ years in research operations, technical program management, or a similar role in a fast-moving research or engineering organization.
  • Technical background in computer science, machine learning, statistics, or a related field, with working Python and SQL.
  • Evaluation literacy: you have taken part in evaluating a product, an agent, or a foundation model, can read a results table, and can tell when a number should not be trusted.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication. You can distill a technical result into a summary a partner, executive, or academic collaborator can act on, and you write documents people actually read.
  • A track record of running cross-functional programs end to end, including managing external partners, contractors, or collaborators.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and building processes from scratch, and the judgment to keep processes light so researchers stay effective.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental
  • 401(k) with Employer Match
  • Daily Meals: Daily UberEats Stipend
  • Monthly Wellness Stipend
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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