Remote AI Program Lead — Life Sciences Delivery

USDM Life Sciences; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision & dental insurance

Life and disability insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Rewards & recognition program

Job summary

USDM Life Sciences is seeking a Program Manager / Engagement Delivery Lead to act as the accountable delivery lead for a large-scale AI program modernizing a regulated data and content workflow into a validated, production-ready capability. This is a hands-on delivery role in a remote US setting with occasional travel (less than 10%) for workshops and steering meetings.

You will run a multi‑gate plan, coordinate cross‑functional teams, manage IQ/OQ/PQ and QA cadence, and ensure on-time invoicing

Qualifications

• 10+ years program leadership in pharma/biopharma tech delivery.
• GAMP 5 or CSA-validated system delivery experience.
• Delivery experience on cloud data or AI/ML programs.
• Milestone-based commercial management with NTE.
• Executive presence at VP/SVP level with strong materials.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of a multi‑gate milestone plan from initiation to post‑launch hypercare.
• Run recurring joint steering with client co‑chairs and maintain risk register.
• Manage integrated critical path across IQ/OQ/PQ, QA, data conversion, and integration.
• Orchestrate a core delivery team with surge teams as one delivery unit.
• Drive scope governance, change orders, and contingency discipline.
• Own milestone‑aligned invoicing under time and materials not‑to‑exceed.
• Quality‑gate client artifacts with AI quality lead prior to submission.

Skills

Program leadership

GAMP 5 / CSA

AI/ML program delivery

Milestone management

Executive presence

Education

PMP or equivalent

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

SAFe / agile-at-scale

DAMA or cloud certs

Job description

USDM Life Sciences is seeking a Program Manager / Engagement Delivery Lead to act as the accountable delivery lead for a large-scale AI program modernizing a regulated data and content workflow into a validated, production-ready capability. This is a hands-on delivery role in a remote US setting with occasional travel (less than 10%) for workshops and steering meetings.

You will run a multi‑gate plan, coordinate cross‑functional teams, manage IQ/OQ/PQ and QA cadence, and ensure on-time invoicing