Program Manager, People Team, London

Isomorphic Labs; London; Hybrid; NOK 887,000 - 1,395,000; Full time

Job summary

Isomorphic Labs in London is seeking an exceptional Program Delivery Partner to drive strategic People initiatives, balancing independent work with collaboration across scientists, engineers, and operations. You will structure ambiguity, manage complex programs, and guide teams through change, with a focus on capacity planning, governance, and effective communications that align with IsoLabs’ bold mission.

You will partner with People Partners, HR Operations, and department leaders to define

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering complex programs in fast-paced, research-driven environments.
• Strong grounding in HR disciplines and workforce program design.
• Ability to interpret workforce metrics and qualitative feedback to guide decisions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end programs for strategic People initiatives with structured delivery and milestones.
• Build capacity models and optimize resource allocation across the People Team.
• Improve operating models and scalable frameworks for rapid execution.

Skills

Program delivery

People/HR fluency

Data & insights

Ambiguity management

Written & verbal communication

Collaborative facilitation

Organizational skills

Mission alignment

Job description

Isomorphic Labs is applying frontier AI to help unlock deeper scientific insights, faster breakthroughs, and life-changing medicines with an ambition to solve all disease.

The future is coming. A future enabled and enriched by the incredible power of machine learning. A future in which diseases are curtailed or cured starting with better and faster drug discovery.

Come and be part of an interdisciplinary team driving groundbreaking innovation and play a meaningful role in contributing towards us achieving our ambitious goals, while being a part of an inspiring and collaborative culture.

The world we want tomorrow is the one we’re building today. It starts with the culture at this company. It starts with you.

About Iso

Isomorphic Labs (IsoLabs) was launched in 2021 to advance human health by building on and beyond the Nobel-winning AlphaFold system. Since then, our interdisciplinary team of drug discovery experts and machine learning specialists has built powerful new predictive and generative AI models that accelerate scientific discovery at digital speed.

Our name comes from the belief that there is an underlying symmetry between biology and information science. By harnessing AI’s powerful capabilities, we can use it to model complex biological phenomena to help design novel molecules, anticipate how drugs will perform and develop innovative medicines to treat and cure some of the world’s most devastating diseases.

We have built a world-leading drug design engine comprising AI models that are capable of working across multiple therapeutic areas and drug modalities. We are continually innovating on model architecture and developing cutting-edge capabilities to advance rational drug design.

Every day, and with each new breakthrough, we’re getting closer to the promise of digital biology, and achieving our ambitious mission to one day solve all disease with the help of AI.

Your impact

We are looking for an exceptional builder and strategic problem solver to supercharge how our People Team delivers value to the business. As a Program Manager, you will bring structure to ambiguity, managing complex People Team initiatives from hands‑on content creation through to meticulous execution and capacity planning. Your ability to connect data points, foster cross‑functional collaboration, and guide teams through organisational change will ensure our workforce remains agile, supported and perfectly aligned with our ambitious scaling goals.

What you will do

• Deliver High-Impact Programs: Drive end-to-end planning and delivery for strategic People initiatives, implementing structured delivery methodologies, agile practices, and transparent milestone tracking.
• Capacity & Resource Optimisation: Build and maintain capacity models across the People Team, balancing workload distribution and reallocating focus as business priorities evolve.
• Evolve Ways of Working: Systematically assess operational practices, pinpoint bottlenecks, and design scalable frameworks that allow the People team to execute smoothly at pace.
• Partner & Gather Requirements: Collaborate deeply with People Partners, People Operations, and key departmental leaders to define program scopes, uncover workforce needs, and align solutions with wider company objectives.
• Develop Targeted Communications: Author clear, engaging, and highly articulate content for rollouts and internal programs, adapting the tone for an audience of world-class scientists, engineers, and operational leads.
• Mitigate Risk & Maintain Momentum: Proactively identify project interdependencies, surface potential blockers early, and steer teams through changing circumstances while protecting delivery timelines.
• Guide Teams Through Change: Act as a steadying presence during organisational transitions, leveraging coaching principles and active facilitation to help teams navigate change and adopt new working norms.
• Measure Success & Outcomes: Establish meaningful metrics for People programs, evaluating their overall organisational impact to drive continuous improvement.

Skills and qualifications

We are seeking an exceptional Program Delivery Partner who is willing to roll up their sleeves to move projects forward, balancing confident independent work with a highly collaborative approach.

• Proven Program Delivery: Substantial track record managing complex projects and organisational change initiatives within high‑velocity, research‑driven, or technical environments.
• People & HR Fluency: Solid grounding in core HR disciplines and organisational development, paired with a passion for designing modern, human‑centered workplace programs.
• Data & Insights Mindset: High comfort interpreting workforce metrics and qualitative feedback to model capacity, identify organisational trends, and validate project success.
• Comfort with Ambiguity: Proven ability to bring order to fluid, evolving environments - establishing clear roadmaps while maintaining the agility to pivot when needed.
• Compelling Written & Verbal Communication: Exceptional writing and storytelling skills, capable of translating intricate organisational concepts into clear, engaging materials that build trust.
• Collaborative Facilitation & Coaching: Experience facilitating cross‑functional workshops, guiding peers through problem‑solving sessions, and building alignment across diverse technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• High Organisation & Detail Orientation: Skilled at building and tracking multifaceted delivery plans from scratch, managing dependencies, and driving projects reliably across the finish line.
• Mission Alignment: Genuine curiosity about artificial intelligence, computational biology, and a desire to deeply understand the scientific community you support.

Culture and values

We are guided by our shared values. It's not about finding people who think and act in the same way. These values help to guide our work and will continue to strengthen it.

Thoughtful

Thoughtful at Iso is about curiosity, creativity and care. It is about good people doing good, rigorous and future‑making science every single day.

Brave

Brave at Iso is about fearlessness, but it’s also about initiative and integrity. The scale of the challenge demands nothing less.

Determined

Determined at Iso is the way we pursue our goal. It’s a confidence in our hypothesis, as well as the urgency and agility needed to deliver on it. Because disease won’t wait, so neither should we.

Together

Together at Iso is about connection, collaboration across fields and catalytic relationships. It’s knowing that transformation is a group project, and remembering that what we’re doing will have a real impact on real people everywhere.

Creating an extraordinary company

We believe that to be successful we need a team with a range of skills and talents. We're building an environment where collaboration is fundamental, learning is shared and every employee feels supported and able to thrive. We value unique experiences, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives, and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Hybrid working

It’s hugely important for us to share knowledge and build strong relationships with each other, and we find it easier to do this if we spend time together in person. This is why we follow a hybrid model, and would require you to be able to come into the office 3 days a week (currently Tuesday, Wednesday, and one other day depending on which team you’re in). If you have additional needs that would prevent you from following this hybrid approach, we’d be happy to talk through these if you’re selected for an initial screening call.