Job Description
About the Role
Lead exploration of quantum algorithms with practical advantages for optimization problems at SynosLabs. You’ll manage a team of quantum researchers, establish industry partnerships, and guide hardware-software co-design efforts targeting breakthroughs in pharmaceutical simulations and supply chain logistics.
Responsibilities
- Develop quantum computing roadmap aligned with business objectives
- Oversee superconducting and ion-trap hardware collaborations
- Verify quantum supremacy experiments
- Build hybrid quantum-classical application prototypes
- Recruit and mentor quantum research scientists
- Establish academic partnerships with leading universities
- Secure IP through patent applications
Requirements
- PhD in Quantum Physics/Computer Science
- 10+ years quantum algorithm research
- Publications in Nature/PRA/PRL
- Experience with Qiskit/Cirq programming
- Familiarity with quantum hardware control systems
- Proven record of research team leadership
- Knowledge of error correction architectures
Benefits
- $750,000 total compensation target
- Relocation to state-of-the-art quantum lab (Virginia)
- Unrestricted research budget
- Equity stake in spin-off ventures
- Patent royalty sharing (10%)
- Sabbatical program every 3 years
- On-site cryogenic research facilities
About the Company
SynosLabs pushes boundaries in quantum advantage applications. Spun out of MIT Lincoln Lab with $200M DOD funding, our hardware-software co-design approach bridges theoretical promise with industrial scale. We maintain strategic partnerships with IBM Quantum and Rigetti Computing while advancing proprietary innovations.
Job ID: director-of-quantum-computing-qkK09
