Research Collaboration Lead, DeepMind, DeepMind Institute

Overview

In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of DMI’s external convenings and research collaboration programs to advance our AGI socio-technical agenda. You will connect academic, scientific, and policy communities, shaping research priorities and securing resources to position DMI as a leading, responsible voice. You’ll bridge strategy with practical execution, running end-to-end operations and campaigns that translate insights into policy and public trust. This is a mission-driven role at Google DeepMind, focused on impactful collaboration and governance in AI research.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and end-to-end operations for external convenings and research collaboration programs
• Design convening strategies to engage target KOF communities
• Evolve and develop DMI’s research collaboration strategy, prioritizing initiatives and resource allocation
• Set up and manage operational structures, campaigns, and processes for collaborations
• Drive externalization by linking convenings to policy design, stakeholder education, and trust-building
• Build and manage frameworks to connect DMI with academic, scientific, and policy communities
• Coordinate funding for research initiatives and manage delivery of end-to-end programs
• Balance high-level strategy with practical execution to position DMI as a leading voice in AGI socio-technical research

Key requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 7 years of experience in Research Collaboration, academic relations, or partnership management within technology, research, or non-profit sectors
• Experience designing and operationalising research collaboration programs and external funding programs
• Experience developing and executing convenings or events for scientific, academic, or policy audiences, and translating goals into practical operations and end-to-end delivery frameworks
• Experience managing projects and engaging with external key opinion formers

• excellent communication skills
• ability to navigate ambiguous environments
• stakeholder engagement
• experience with research collaboration program design
• external funding program management
• convening/event design for academic/policy audiences

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