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About the Role

The Program Scientist will lead the Schmidt Science Polymaths program, overseeing its strategy, selection process, relationships with awardees and institutions, and the growing alumni community. This role enables other people's science by assessing research across disciplines, engaging with academics, and building program structures.

Responsibilities

Develop and propose adjustments to the program's strategy and direction.
Review and refine the annual selection process.
Develop the program’s convening and community strategy.
Develop approaches for assessing Polymaths’ progress and program impact.
Lead the Polymaths program team, setting priorities and coordinating work.
Set the cadence and timing of the program’s annual cycle.
Serve as the scientific lead for the annual selection cycle.
Serve as the primary point of contact for Polymaths, leading check-ins and supporting them.
Identify and recruit external reviewers and advisors.
Review annual reports and prepare analysis and recommendations on award continuations.
Lead mid-cycle reviews.
Design and lead the program’s end-of-award process.
Build continuing relationships with alumni.
Strengthen the program's external profile and engagement with the broader research community.
Work with Polymaths’ home institutions on award arrangements and institutional support.
Participate in relevant academic conferences and events.
Work with other members of the Schmidt Sciences team to drive organizational priorities.
Collaborate with other Science Systems programs on shared questions.
Contribute to the overall priorities of the Science Systems portfolio.

Requirements

A PhD in science, mathematics, engineering, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
At least 8 years of experience following the PhD in academia, government, industry, philanthropy, or research organizations.
Demonstrated track record of scientific accomplishments, evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, patents, successful grant applications, or contributions to innovative research projects.
Scientific breadth and the ability to evaluate research across disciplines.
Ability to critically evaluate proposals, reports, and other opportunities.
Experience building relationships with mid-career and senior academics, administrators, and research institutions.
Strong understanding of how research universities operate.
Experience producing writing for expert and general audiences.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and a record of impact in high-intensity, team-based environments.
The highest integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Interdisciplinary research experience
Research program management
Grantmaking
Research administration
Designing or running review, evaluation, or impact-assessment processes
Fellowship or award programs for researchers
Organizing convenings
Building research communities

Location

New York

Work Type

On-site
Exempt position

Experience Level

At least 8 years of experience following the PhD

Education Level

PhD in science, mathematics, engineering, or a closely related field

Salary/Compensations

$200,000 - $225,000 a year

About the Company

Schmidt Sciences is a nonprofit organization founded in 2024 by Eric and Wendy Schmidt that works to accelerate scientific knowledge and breakthroughs with the most promising, advanced tools to support a thriving planet.
The organization prioritizes research in areas poised for impact including AI and advanced computing, astrophysics, biosciences, climate, and space—as well as supporting researchers in a variety of disciplines through its science systems program.
Science Systems strengthens the technical and academic systems underlying scientific discovery through the support of people, tools, and technology.
Its programs remove specific barriers researchers face, from crossing disciplines at critical career stages to accessing high-quality software and using AI effectively, and increasingly work to scale the practices and institutional models that help ambitious research thrive.
The Center's portfolio includes the Schmidt Science Fellows, Schmidt Science Polymaths, the AI in Science Fellowship, the Virtual Institute for Scientific Software, Science Communications, and the Israeli Women's Postdoctoral Award.
Schmidt Science Polymaths supports recently tenured researchers moving into substantively new lines of inquiry.
Each Polymath receives $500,000 per year for up to five years, paid through their institution.
The award is deliberately flexible, giving researchers room for high-risk, curiosity-driven work that conventional funding rarely reaches.
The program now supports 43 Polymaths at 31 institutions across 9 nations, working in mathematics, computer science, the natural sciences, engineering, and beyond.
Its ambition extends past the individual awards, to shift what the wider research ecosystem treats as possible and worth doing by recognizing and backing this kind of intellectual risk.
With its first cohort now completing their awards, the program is entering its next phase, building an alumni community and extending its influence on how the research system supports ambitious work across disciplines.

Equal Opportunity

Schmidt Sciences, is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce.
We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by Company policy.
We strive for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibit harassment of any kind.