Chemistry Technical Program Manager

About the role

The Chemistry experiment team at LILA Sciences is using its autonomous science platform to accelerate chemical discovery. This role requires a Technical Program Manager to oversee day-to-day operations, manage project plans, and ensure that scientific programs are executed efficiently and at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day program execution within the Chemistry experiment team — maintaining project plans, tracking milestones, and ensuring agentic science programs are delivered on time and with rigor
• Serve as the primary operational interface between the Chemistry team and platform partners (Automation, ML, Engineering) — communicating needs, aligning on priorities, and keeping dependencies visible and resolved
• Translate scientific program goals into structured workstreams that enable autonomous experimentation to run efficiently and at scale
• Run program rituals including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives with a bias toward purposeful meetings, documentation, and follow-through
• Partner with the Chemistry domain leads to surface blockers, risks, and interdependencies early and drive them to resolution
• Support the delivery of commercial contracts by working with the Product & Revenue team to ensure program commitments are well-scoped, tracked, and clearly communicated to all stakeholders
• Contribute to capacity planning and resource coordination in partnership with scientific leadership

Requirements

• 10+ years of program or project management experience in a chemistry, pharmaceutical, or deep tech environment
• A Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
• A track record of managing multiple concurrent programs in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and energized by building programs from the ground up; early-stage start-up experience is a strong plus
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across scientific and operational stakeholders and manage complex cross-functional dependencies
• Sufficient scientific fluency to understand Chemistry program goals and communicate them clearly to partner teams
• Experience supporting commercial program delivery and working with external partners or customers

Qualifications

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills — able to break complex goals into clear, achievable units of work and keep stakeholders consistently well-informed

Skills

• Familiarity with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Asana, Jira, or similar
• PMP, PgMP, or agile certification (e.g., CSM, SAFe) is a plus

Benefits

We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.

• U.S. Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program.
• International Benefits: Comprehensive benefits program tailored to your region.

Pay

USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market. Expected Base Salary Range: $128,000 USD - $172,000 USD

Schedule

Full-time position