Staff Technical Program Manager - Applications

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.

Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before.  

We’re looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager who will be part of a cross-functional team at IonQ whose mission is to deliver the world’s best quantum solutions in life sciences on the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex and impactful problems. This role is open as part of IonQ’s Quantum Applications team based in either Gothenburg, Sweden or Toronto, Canada. You will work closely with partners within the life sciences innovation ecosystem and beyond to create new hybrid quantum applications with significant commercial impact.

In this role, you will lead a talented team of application scientists to deliver the next generation of quantum computing solutions to real-world customers in the advanced health care and life sciences (HCLS) domain. You’ll work with principal investigators, product managers, customers and innovation partners to drive complex projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and completion. You will support the delivery of a wide variety of initiatives ranging from bespoke quantum solutions, performance-optimized quantum libraries and platforms, as well as first-of-a-kind quantum applications. You will also help develop multi-generational technology and product roadmaps.

• →Drive efficient end-to-end delivery of novel quantum HCLS applications built for IonQ quantum computers.
• →Lead the transition of technology and capabilities from R&D to commercialization. Define and measure success metrics for each stage of development.
• →Create and manage timelines of complex projects, their documentation, milestones and deliverables. Ensure that project dependencies are met, cross-functional resources are aligned, and project teams move forward at a rapid pace.
• →Conduct risk analysis and develop risk mitigation plans that result in the successful delivery of projects. Stay ahead of the projects by proactively tackling emerging risks.
• →When necessary, roll up your sleeves, dive into technical details, and lead problem solving efforts.
• →Communicate with a wide base of stakeholders: internal and external, technical and non-technical. Drive stakeholder alignment and support.
• →Maintain and promote operational rigor, reduce waste by implementing the right amount of process without slowing down innovation.
• →Work with project, contracting, legal, finance and sales teams to develop proposals, technical volumes and financial reports; ensure regulatory, fiscal and IP compliance.
• →Drive quality control and devops processes such as standard work, CI/CD, version control, code style/reviews and automated testing.
• →Accommodate occasional travel and flexible work hours to communicate across time zones and ensure customer success, as needed.

• →M.S. or Ph.D in physics, mathematics, engineering, computer science or another technical domain; or equivalent experience.
• →Working knowledge of quantum computing, quantum circuits and quantum software tools, e.g. Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane.
• →Demonstrated prior experience developing cloud and high-performance computing applications.
• →Demonstrated prior experience transitioning first-of-a-kind software prototypes to commercial products.
• →Subject matter expertise in the HCLS domain.

If you are interested in being a part of our team and mission, we encourage you to apply!