General Manager, Roadrunner Quantum Lab, New Mexico

Roadrunner Venture Studios is the nation’s leading platform for founding breakthrough ventures in deep technology. Our mission is to turn frontier tech into breakthrough companies for the benefit of the American people. Together with engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs, we build products, create business models, recruit teams, align companies with their first customers, and provide initial funding. Our Venture Studios focuses on advanced energy, advanced materials,  advanced manufacturing, and quantum technologies. 

At Roadrunner, the future doesn’t just happen — we make it happen. We take our work seriously, without taking ourselves too seriously. We believe progress must be imagined and built — and we build it together.

The Opportunity

Roadrunner Venture Studios is launching the Roadrunner Quantum Lab Powered by the State of New Mexico in 2026. This  unique quantum innovation lab and venture studio will be the center piece of New Mexico’s quantum science strategy. The lab is currently under construction with tenant and partner engagement already in motion. 

We are hiring a General Manager to lead the Roadrunner Quantum Lab (RQL) as a platform to attract, build, and orchestrate founders, researchers, and companies at the cutting edge of quantum. The role will be based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and responsible for building the RQL into a high-performing business — managing utilization, convening activities, lab platform services, state and lab coordination, tenant mix and recruitment, national partnerships, future expansion and buildout, and overall output.

This role reports directly to the CEO of Roadrunner Venture Studio and is accountable for RQL’s performance, including managing the joint venture with the developer and lab management company while driving the outcomes for the State of New Mexico. 

This person will partner with Roadrunner and its partners to drive a shared long-term vision for the Roadrunner Quantum Lab, building it toward an internationally recognized hub for company creation, innovation, public-private partnership, and cutting edge R&D.

Core Responsibilities