Strategic Partnerships Development Manager, APAC, Frontier and Applied AI, Education, Research and Co-partnerships

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This Strategic Partnerships Development Manager for APAC will be responsible for driving high-impact research collaborations and scaling the Science AI portfolio across the region. Bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI research and real-world scientific breakthroughs.

You will lead a unified, cross-product area (Google Research, DeepMind, Labs, and Cloud) strategy to deploy frontier tools like AI Co-Scientist, Empirical Research Assistant (ERA), and Agentic Science Kit (ASK). From securing Lighthouse partnerships with the universities to triaging academic pipelines for complex data-sharing and wet-lab validation, this role is critical to advancing Google's mission to accelerate scientific progress. You will lead complex cross-functional alignment and translate cutting-edge AI research into actionable partnership strategies. You will have experience negotiating sophisticated Research Collaboration Agreements and navigating intricate data-sharing frameworks within complex scientific domains (e.g., genomics, biology, physics) and you will have passion for advocating emerging Science AI tools, operating in ambiguity to establish "first-of-its-kind" Trusted Tester and Early Access programs with leading academic and research institutes. Additionally you will have exceptional stakeholder management skills to influence product road maps and drive a unified "One Google" approach to scientific ecosystem engagement.