1 week ago

Head of Data

CuspAI

Amsterdam

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Head of Data

CuspAI is seeking a Head of Data to lead the data team and set the company's data strategy. The role involves building and owning the data strategy, driving data acquisition and partnerships, and leading a team of data professionals. The ideal candidate has substantial experience in data strategy at a research-intensive organization, a PhD in a related scientific field, and deep familiarity with the materials and chemical data landscape.

AI-enabledHybridFull-timeDirectorData StrategyData Acquisition

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AI-enabledHybridFull-timeDirectorData Strategy

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid: in the office three days per week

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Not Applicable

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Data StrategyData AcquisitionData PartnershipsPythonSQLData ModellingMachine LearningMaterials ScienceExperimental DataELN/LIMSBudget ManagementTeam LeadershipCommunicationRelationship Building

Soft Skills

CommunicationRelationship BuildingLeadershipCommercial JudgementCritical Evaluation

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

High-Throughput ExperimentationLab AutomationRoboticsSelf-Driving LabsXRDSpectroscopyAdsorption IsothermsElectron MicroscopyDFTVASPQuantum ESPRESSOData Sharing AgreementsData StandardsETL/ELTSchema ValidationData ContractsWorkflow Orchestration

Key Responsibilities

•Build and own CuspAI's data strategy in partnership with the leadership team.
•Establish a framework to identify high-value data opportunities and architect scalable acquisition pathways.
•Make and defend build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions.
•Set up and drive initiatives to acquire and build proprietary data assets.
•Scope, stand up, and oversee data generation programmes end to end.
•Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective data partners.
•Own relationships with research leads and co-design data strategies.
•Identify, evaluate, and propose new data partnerships to the Partnerships team.
•Collaborate with Finance on the data budget.
•Design and run the data request process.
•Act as the single point of accountability for data commitments.
•Lead, grow, and develop the Data team.
•Set standards for data quality, provenance, and interoperability.
•Represent CuspAI's data work to external partners and collaborators.

Head of DataData StrategyAIMaterials ScienceDeep TechHybridFull-timeLeadershipData AcquisitionPartnerships

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Data StrategyData AcquisitionData PartnershipsPythonSQLData ModellingMachine LearningMaterials ScienceExperimental DataELN/LIMSBudget ManagementTeam LeadershipCommunicationRelationship Building

Soft Skills

CommunicationRelationship BuildingLeadershipCommercial JudgementCritical Evaluation

Key Responsibilities

•Build and own CuspAI's data strategy in partnership with the leadership team.

•Establish a framework to identify high-value data opportunities and architect scalable acquisition pathways.

•Make and defend build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions.

•Set up and drive initiatives to acquire and build proprietary data assets.

•Scope, stand up, and oversee data generation programmes end to end.

•Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective data partners.

•Own relationships with research leads and co-design data strategies.

•Identify, evaluate, and propose new data partnerships to the Partnerships team.

•Collaborate with Finance on the data budget.

•Design and run the data request process.

•Act as the single point of accountability for data commitments.

•Lead, grow, and develop the Data team.

•Set standards for data quality, provenance, and interoperability.

•Represent CuspAI's data work to external partners and collaborators.