Program Manager, Radiopharmaceutical & Life Sciences Logistics

Ascent Global Logistics, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and employer matching

Life Insurance

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Job summary

Ascent Global Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Program Manager to lead radiopharmaceutical and life sciences logistics programs. The role demands deep operational command of isotope shipments and cross-functional coordination across healthcare networks.

You will drive milestone tracking, disruption response, and regulatory alignment within a senior, high-visibility 4PL control tower model. Excellent decision-making under pressure is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in time-critical logistics operations or control tower management.
• Solid understanding of healthcare supply chains and cold-chain logistics.
• Direct radiopharmaceuticals or nuclear medicine experience is a major plus.
• Track record of fast, high-consequence routing decisions under pressure.
• Ability to translate operational metrics into reporting and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day operational command of time-sensitive isotope shipments end-to-end.
• Identify risks early and re-route to avoid delays.
• Coordinate cross-functional network with couriers, airport ops, and internal tech teams.
• Ensure regulatory and safety alignment for hazardous, radioactive materials.
• Lead root-cause investigations and CAPA when disruptions occur.
• Build and scale the control tower operating model and playbooks.

Skills

Time-critical logistics operations

Control tower management

Program management

Specialized transportation operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Healthcare Admin, or related field

Job description

Program Manager, Radiopharmaceutical & Life Sciences Logistics

About Ascent

Ascent Global Logistics, headquartered in Belleville, Michigan, is a leading global provider of expedited, time-critical logistics solutions and other direct transportation services. The company connects customers to its extensive carrier network, internal ground fleet and airline via its proprietary, digital PEAK freight marketplace, which provides robust carrier capacity and transparent pricing, backed by 24/7/365 logistics experts. Ascent’s offerings include air charter and ground expedited solutions as well as truckload, less-than-truckload, global forwarding, brokerage, and managed transportation services. The experienced Ascent team solves customers’ most challenging logistics needs by providing industry-leading service and top-tier satisfaction.

Our Guiding Principles

At the core of Ascent's culture is a strong commitment to excellence, driven by the passion and dedication of every team member. We're equally dedicated to going above and beyond for our customers, ensuring this commitment extends beyond our team and brings exceptional value to those we serve. We aim for perfect execution in everything we do and 'play hard' by creating an environment where tasks are performed with a can-do attitude from start to finish. We 'play smart' by delivering on our commitments in an honest, fair and ethical manner. We treat every person with whom we interface with the utmost dignity and respect. We understand that our teammates are our most valuable assets, so we 'play together' by making every effort to provide a professional and enjoyable experience, enabling careers to flourish and personal growth to be achieved.

What You’ll Do

Ascent Global Logistics is seeking a highly organized Program Manager with deep operational command to run our specialized, time-critical logistics programs for radiopharmaceutical manufacturers, nuclear medicine pharmacies, and healthcare networks. Because radioactive medical isotopes have short half-lives and decay rapidly, this role demands absolute operational precision and a zero-fail mindset. You will own execution within our control tower driving milestone tracking, carrier and network coordination, and disruption response to ensure life-saving diagnostics and theranostic treatments reach patients safely and on time. This is fundamentally an operations command role: the discipline is running a tight, fast-reacting control tower, not managing a client relationship from the outside. This is a senior, high-visibility role built around Ascent's dedicated 4PL control tower model for life sciences accounts, with direct exposure to senior operations leadership and the chance to shape how this segment scales operationally.

• Control Tower Execution: Run day-to-day operational command of time-sensitive isotope shipments end-to-end dispatch, routing, carrier coordination, and real-time transit monitoring with zero tolerance for missed windows.
• Proactive Disruption Management: Continuously monitor flight and ground transit status to identify risk early and re-route before a delay threatens a dose; this is anticipatory operations, not reactive firefighting.
• Cross-Functional Network Coordination: Direct specialty healthcare couriers, airport/ground operations, and internal technology teams to build and enforce frictionless, repeatable transportation workflows.
• Regulatory & Safety Alignment: Work with Quality Assurance and safety officers to ensure strict operational adherence to transport requirements for hazardous, radioactive, and temperature-sensitive biological materials.
• High-Urgency Escalation Ownership: Lead root-cause investigations and drive corrective action plans (CAPA) when disruptions occur, rapidly deploying alternative routing and standing up contingency plans under pressure.
• Operational Program Build: Help shape and scale the control tower's operating model and playbooks as this segment expands this is a build-and-own role, not a maintain role.

What You’ll Bring

• 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.

Ascent’s Competitive 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

Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000

At Ascent, we solve supply chain and logistics challenges for thousands of customers worldwide. With over $2.5 billion in revenue and a growing team of 1000+ industry experts in 20+ locations across North America, we are a recognized supplier of the year for multiple Fortune 500 companies as well as a partner to thousands of small and medium-sized businesses. Ranked among the Top 100 Global 3PLs by Inbound Logistics as well as the Top 40 3PLs and Top 20 Freight Brokerages by Transport Topics, our #1 market share in the North American ground and air expedite market has provided the foundation to become the preferred logistics provider to a marquee portfolio of the world’s largest and most sophisticated corporations. We offer On-Demand, Forwarding and Brokerage & Managed Transportation solutions, moving over 250,000 shipments annually through our competitive PEAK freight marketplace.

For more information, please visit our website: www.ascentlogistics.com