Remora is hiring a VP of Research who will build and manage Remora’s Research  team. As a member of the Executive Team, the VP of Research  will help shape and execute on the company’s scientific strategy, all while helping to tackle the defining challenge of our time.

We’re a 75-person climate tech startup based in Detroit, MI. We're building a device that captures a semi-truck’s carbon emissions directly from the tailpipe. We'll sell the CO2 to end-users, and share that revenue with our customers, so our device will create a new revenue stream while reducing their emissions.

We've signed up some of the largest companies in the world to pilot our technology, including iconic multibillion-dollar brands, top trucking companies, and some of the most recognizable Fortune 100 companies. We’ve raised multiple rounds of funding from top investors like Lowercarbon Capital, Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, Y Combinator, and Valor Equity Partners.

Responsibilities:

• Setting the strategy and roadmap for Remora’s adsorption science research and development work with a team of expert adsorption scientists
• Helping to solve new challenges and iterating quickly on existing solutions
• Creating and communicating well-defined goals, metrics, and timelines, and reporting to all stakeholders across the company on progress toward those goals.
• Headcount planning, organization design, and hiring across the Research team
• Mentoring and growing members of the Research team
• Introducing and managing key tools and technologies
• Building and managing key supplier relationships for long-term strategic goals
• Building a flexible, fast-moving, inclusive team culture with strong communication, ownership, and teamwork.

ResearchTeam Responsibilites:

• Validate the uptake and recovery efficiency of carbon dioxide and/or water vapor from adsorbent materials through rigorous experimental validation and data analysis.
• Design regeneration processes that minimize cycle timing, regeneration energy, and/or temperature swing while maximizing the effectiveness of adsorbent materials.
• Investigate and explore novel regeneration methods to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of adsorption systems.
• Optimize mass transfer within adsorption systems to increase uptake capacity through modeling and experimentation.
• Support the technology team in the development of device hardware and processes for gas separation and purification.

Requirements:

• Doctoral degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Environmental Engineering, or a related field and 10+ years of relevant work experience OR 15+ years of relevant work experience.
• 4+ years of scientific or R&D management experience
• Strong educational background in relevant fields, demonstrating a solid foundation in adsorption science and engineering principles.
• Experience developing a culture of rigor and fast iteration in a research environment
• Proficient in utilizing and operating relevant laboratory equipment and practices.
• Sound knowledge of adsorption phenomena, materials, and processes.
• Familiarity with experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation techniques.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex concepts and research findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Ability to build and manage a large team as the company grows
• Creative, outside-the-box thinker with lots of new ideas

Here’s what we value:

• You want to join a fast-paced, fast-growing startup.
• You care deeply about reducing carbon emissions and building power for the historically excluded communities that those emissions will most affect.
• You’re committed to practicing anti-racism and anti-sexism.
• You fully own projects, and you identify and solve problems through completion.
• You adapt to change and appreciate failures as learning opportunities, constructively sharing them with your teammates.
• You improve your teammates’ performance through collaboration. You consistently pursue personal and professional growth for yourself and your teammates.
• You voice respectful disagreement and provide high-quality constructive feedback. You’re an effective and active listener and a clear and concise communicator.

Logistics:

• Location: Wixom, MI and Livonia, MI (rotating presence at both Remora sites)
• Start date: ASAP
• COVID-19: Remora requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Applicants are required to submit proof of vaccination prior to beginning employment. Appropriate COVID-19 safety precautions are implemented in the workplace.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary: $263,000
• Equity: 0.94%
• Healthcare (Aetna)
• Retirement (401k)
• Student loan assistance (if applicable)
• Four weeks of paid time off
• Dependent care assistance (childcare or eldercare)
• Parental leave
• Unlimited sick and compassionate leave
• Employee development and coaching
• Relocation stipend (if applicable)