Senior Program Manager, Life Sciences

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define and oversee the contractual scope for Life Sciences programs, ensuring that delivery aligns with customer commitments.

• Develop and monitor delivery plans across customer, clinical, product, data, engineering, AI transformation, and health system IT teams.

• Implement early corrective actions when work deviates from the established plan.

• Identify risks and blockers proactively, engaging the appropriate leader at the right moment.

• Adjust delivery plans and customer discussions when delivery timelines slip.

• Provide leadership and customers with a unified view of progress, including risks, issues, and required support.

• Leverage AI tools to generate status reports efficiently.

• Manage external communications with customers, including regular check-ins every 3 to 4 months with pharmaceutical stakeholders.

• Collaborate with health system delivery teams to ensure a single accountable view from commitment to deployment.

• Assist in building and leading the Life Sciences PMO, incorporating operating rhythms, templates, and reporting structures.

• Recruit and lead a team as the business expands.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven capability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder programs from start to finish at a senior level, with hands-on responsibility for scope, plans, risks, and status.

• Experience in an external customer-facing role, which includes providing executive-level updates and steering committee-style check-ins with customer stakeholders.

• A strong history of collaborating across clinical, product, data, and engineering teams to fulfill commitments.

• Excellent skills in scoping work, formulating delivery plans, and managing issues, risks, and dependencies.

• Active, practical application of AI tools in your current role, with specific examples of implementation.

• Proactive and clear communication with executives and customers, including the ability to raise challenging truths promptly.

• High sense of urgency and comfort with uncertainty, exhibiting an owner’s mindset.

• Proficiency in project and task management tools (Notion, Jira, or similar); no specific tool is mandatory.

• An undergraduate degree.

• Experience in life sciences or pharmaceutical programs is a plus.

• Background in healthcare or health systems is desirable.

• Experience in a startup environment or in launching a new team or business within a larger company is advantageous.

• Experience leading or building a team is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity packages.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Flexible working hours.

• Hybrid work options.

• Inclusive environment that encourages creativity and innovation.