Program Management Lead

About the role

Duration: 12+ months. Compensation: $90–110/hr IC. Location: Santa Monica, CA (100% onsite preferred; hybrid applicants encouraged to apply).

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day coordination of a complex pharmaceutical commercialization program spanning business and technology workstreams.
• Establish program governance, operating models, workstreams, and dependencies to support commercial launch readiness.
• Coordinate interconnected platforms supporting patient services, treatment scheduling, operational oversight, case management, ERP/financial workflows, and analytics.
• Partner with operations, commercial, legal, compliance, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to align plans and resolve delivery issues.
• Prepare executive steering committee materials that clearly frame risks, options, decisions, and accountable owners.
• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and escalations while independently driving work to completion.
• Onboard internal and partner team members, improve delivery processes, and use existing communication channels to minimize unnecessary meetings.

Requirements

• 8+ years of program or project leadership experience, including large, complex initiatives with multiple workstreams and executive stakeholders.
• Proven success leading business and technology programs from initial setup through execution, with accountability for outcomes.
• Experience building program governance and operating models from the ground up.
• Strong executive presence, sound judgment, and the ability to move between strategic discussions and detailed delivery work.
• Excellent cross-functional coordination, risk