Solutions Architect, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences

Job Description

Job Title: Solutions Architect, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences (Principal or Director Level). Location: US Remote, United States

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the technical leader for assigned strategic pharmaceutical and life sciences accounts, partnering with Strategic Account Executives on account planning, technical discovery, and solution development.
• Help customers identify high-value applications for quantum computing across pharmaceutical and life sciences research and development workflows.
• Apply knowledge of advanced analytics and AI, computational biology and omics, computational chemistry, computer-aided drug design, and model-informed clinical development;
• Assess customer challenges and identify opportunities that may be suitable for near-term quantum computing approaches.
• Work with customers and internal research teams to define project scopes aligned with technical capabilities, research strengths, and technology roadmaps.
• Maintain a catalogue of industry-relevant quantum computing use cases to support customer engagement and internal research planning.
• Support the development of customer-facing technical materials and proposal documents.
• Provide market and customer feedback to research leaders to help align research roadmaps with industry needs.
• Stay current with developments in quantum technology, quantum algorithms, relevant use cases, technical limitations, and technology roadmaps.
• Build strong relationships with technical and business stakeholders across strategic customer accounts.
• Partner with sales leaders while maintaining independent technical judgment;
• Translate business objectives into appropriate technical approaches and project plans.
• Manage multiple priorities and stakeholders across customer and internal projects.
• Present technical concepts and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Director-Level Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the Solutions Architecture team.
• Coach team members and manage their performance and professional development.
• Allocate resources across the Solutions Architecture portfolio.
• Establish technical best practices and operating processes for the function.
• Oversee technical quality, portfolio visibility, and prioritization across the broader Solutions Architecture organization.
• Continue contributing directly to strategic customer engagements.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computational life sciences, physics, computer science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience working in industrial research programs within the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical and life sciences computational research and development.
• Ability to understand customer challenges and translate them into technically appropriate quantum computing opportunities.
• Strong customer relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities;
• For Director-level positions, experience leading technical teams or managing direct reports in a customer-facing or applied research environment.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by the applicable contractual requirements, including U.S. citizens, permanent residents or green card holders, and workers granted asylum or refugee status.
• Due to U.S. Government national security requirements, candidates must not be nationals of the People's Republic of China or Russia unless they are also U.S. citizens.

Preferred:

• PhD in life sciences, physics, mathematics, or a related STEM field.
• Experience working with or exposure to quantum technologies.
• Significant experience managing customer relationships and delivering technically complex projects.
• Experience partnering with sales organizations while maintaining independent technical judgment.
• Strong ability to translate business objectives into technical execution;
• Executive-level communication skills.
• Strong ability to influence stakeholders without formal authority.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Annual compensation range of $180,000 to $250,000.
• Compensation range includes the bonus target where applicable.
• Actual compensation depends on skills, educational background, professional experience, and other qualifications.
• Competitive compensation and opportunities to work on quantum computing technology.
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Student loan repayment benefit.
• Equity opportunities.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays annually.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee discount programs.

Other Information:

• This position is available at either the Principal or Director level, depending on organizational needs and the candidate’s experience, leadership scope, and ability to lead teams and strategic portfolios;
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis with no stated application deadline.
• Quantinuum may use AI tools during parts of its hiring process, including application and resume review and assessment of application materials. These tools support the recruitment team and do not replace human decision-making.