Lead Technical Program Manager

About the role

The Lead Technical Program Manager will serve as the Directly Responsible Individual for assigned initiatives, accountable for delivery outcomes, execution rigor, and stakeholder alignment. They will lead cross-functional technical projects and contribute to larger program initiatives from initiation through execution, delivery, and operationalization for healthcare and life sciences data and analytics products.

Responsibilities

• Manage cross-functional technical projects and contribute to larger program initiatives from initiation through execution, delivery and operationalization for healthcare and life sciences data and analytics products.
• Manage product development initiatives across Product and Engineering and/or technical initiatives with IT.
• Partner with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, timelines, success metrics, dependencies, and implementation plans and drive alignment and commitment to delivery outcomes.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, roadmaps, RAID logs, communication plans, release schedules, and status reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on priorities, milestones, deliverables, and timelines.
• Facilitate project meetings, stakeholder reviews, and program governance activities.
• Drive quarterly planning, roadmap alignment, prioritization, and execution tracking activities.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of program and project management practices.
• Drive decision-making across stakeholders by clearly framing tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations, and escalating with proposed paths forward.
• Partner closely with engineering, data and IT teams to understand system architecture, data flows, and technical dependencies to inform execution planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field required.
• 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional technical projects and contributing to complex program delivery.
• Proven experience managing programs related to software engineering, data science, data engineering, and other technical domains.
• Deep understanding of agile development frameworks and engineering operations.
• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle required, and software development experience preferred.
• Experience operating in a matrixed organization and driving complex cross-team dependencies at scale.
• Ability to operate effectively in environments involving data platforms, pipelines, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Excellent organizational, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• PMP, SAFe, Scrum, or related certifications preferred.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence and Asana required; experience with Tempo a plus.
• Experience with executive reporting, governance processes, and cross-functional coordination preferred.
• Results-driven, adaptable, self-motivated and comfortable navigating ambiguity.

Qualifications

• Exposure to AI/ML initiatives, data platforms, or DevSecOps practices preferred.

Skills

• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle required, and software development experience preferred.
• Ability to operate effectively in environments involving data platforms, pipelines, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Excellent organizational, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• PMP, SAFe, Scrum, or related certifications preferred.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence and Asana required; experience with Tempo a plus.
• Experience with executive reporting, governance processes, and cross-functional coordination preferred.
• Results-driven, adaptable, self-motivated and comfortable navigating ambiguity.

Benefits

Compensation and Benefits
The salary range for this position is $113,000 – $211,000 per year, which represents the base pay the company reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role. Actual pay within this range will be determined based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.
Depending on the position, employees may also be eligible to participate in a company bonus or commission plan. All employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, unlimited paid time off, and participation in the company’s 401(k) plan with employer contribution.

Pay

$113,000 – $211,000 per year

Schedule

Remote