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Sr. Program Manager

Pleasanton, California, USA HQ💼 Full-time💰 $151,100–$151,100🗓 2026-04-01 → 2026-07-30

Core

Lead cross-functional R&D teams to define scope, schedule, and budget for new scientific instruments and consumables in life sciences.

Role type

Senior Program Manager (R&D)

Builds

New scientific instruments and consumables for cancer biology, immunology, neuroscience, and developmental biology research.

Domain

Life Sciences / Biotechnology / R&D

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Program management, cross-functional team leadership, risk management, stakeholder alignment, technical project management, AI tool adoption, scientific communication

Preferred skills

Fluidics/optics/molecular biology platform development, sequencing/imaging/spatial biology workflows, PMP certification, Life Sciences instrumentation experience, 10x Genomics product familiarity

Technologies

Claude, Gemini, Asana AI

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams to define and commit to scope, schedule, and budget; Partner with technical leads to manage priorities, risks, and resources; Drive day-to-day program work and resolve issues; Lead communications and phase approval reviews; Leverage advanced AI tools to accelerate planning; Assess and improve program management workflows.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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