Program Manager, Radiopharmaceutical & Life Sciences Logistics

About the role

Ascent Global Logistics is a leading global provider of expedited, time-critical logistics solutions and other direct transportation services. The company operates a proprietary, digital PEAK freight marketplace to connect customers with its extensive carrier network, internal ground fleet, and airlines. Services include air charter, ground expedited solutions, truckload, less-than-truckload, global forwarding, brokerage, and managed transportation.

What You’ll Do

• Run day-to-day operational command of time-sensitive isotope shipments end-to-end, including dispatch, routing, carrier coordination, and real-time transit monitoring with zero tolerance for missed windows.
• Proactively manage disruptions by continuously monitoring flight and ground transit status to identify risks early and re-route before delays threaten doses.
• Coordinate with specialty healthcare couriers, airport/ground operations, and internal technology teams to build and enforce frictionless, repeatable transportation workflows.
• Work with Quality Assurance and safety officers to ensure strict operational adherence to transport requirements for hazardous, radioactive, and temperature-sensitive biological materials.
• Lead root-cause investigations and drive corrective action plans (CAPA) when disruptions occur, rapidly deploying alternative routing and standing up contingency plans under pressure.
• Help shape and scale the control tower's operating model and playbooks as this segment expands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or equivalent practical industry experience.
• 7+ years in time-critical logistics operations, control tower management, program management, or specialized transportation operations.
• Solid understanding of healthcare supply chains, cold-chain logistics, or high-care transport operations.
• Direct experience with radiopharmaceuticals or nuclear medicine is a major plus.
• A track record of running intense, time-critical operations where delays directly affect patient health outcomes — comfortable making fast, high-consequence routing decisions under pressure.
• Able to work fluently across transportation tracking systems and translate operational metrics into performance reporting and process improvements.

Benefits

• 401(k) and employer matching
• Life Insurance
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Wellness Program
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Overtime, Differential & Bonus Pay

Pay

$80,000 - $110,000

Schedule

N/A