Senior Technical – Scientific Program Manager

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of executing a substantial, multi-year strategic R&D initiative.

• Coordinate efforts across AI, software engineering, computational biology, laboratory automation, cloud infrastructure, product development, and scientific teams.

• Manage collaborations with universities, CROs, research institutions, government agencies, and commercial partners.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans, critical paths, dependencies, milestones, and risk management registers.

• Lead weekly cross-functional program reviews and executive status meetings.

• Monitor technical deliverables across numerous parallel workstreams and proactively eliminate execution bottlenecks.

• Foster communication between engineering, science, operations, and external collaborators.

• Ensure that projects stay on track, within scope, and in alignment with strategic goals.

• Identify potential risks early, formulate mitigation strategies, and escalate issues as needed.

• Implement scalable program management processes, governance, reporting, and documentation as the organization expands.

• Coordinate with and provide updates to top leadership regarding program status and collaborate with them on commercialization efforts.

⛳️ Requirements

• **10+ years** of experience leading large, cross-functional technical programs.

• Practical experience in life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical R&D, or academic biomedical research.

• Strong knowledge of experimental biology, laboratory workflows, protocol development, and scientific reproducibility challenges.

• Experience with wet labs, CROs, cloud laboratories, or laboratory automation systems.

• Proven track record in managing programs that involve multiple organizations and diverse technical fields, including software engineers and experimental scientists.

• Experience in coordinating software engineering teams alongside research, scientific, or hardware organizations.

• Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle, Agile methodologies, and systems engineering principles.

• Capability to comprehend complex technical discussions and facilitate decision-making without being the technical expert.

• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and drive execution in fast-paced environments.

• Background in managing projects or grants for the US federal government and engaging with government officials.

• Strong, proactive, and clear communication style.

🏝️ Benefits

• **What we offer**

• Opportunity to influence the future of health, longevity, and our capacity to simulate life.

• Competitive compensation package featuring meaningful equity.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

• Annual team gatherings and company events.

• Complimentary lunch, snacks, beverages, and access to an onsite gym (for in-office employees).