Research Program Manager III

Crystal Equation Corporation; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401K

Parental leave

Job summary

Crystal Equation Corporation seeks a Research Program Manager III for a remote US-based role. You will bridge research and external-facing outputs, guiding multi-stakeholder initiatives across imaging, media tech, and production teams.

Ideal candidates have experience with research publication processes and familiarity with immersive media pipelines. Role involves cross-functional collaboration and external partnerships, with a strong emphasis on data governance and access workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience leading programs across research, production, legal, and policy teams.
• Background in imaging or immersive media and familiarity with production pipelines.
• Ability to align technical and creative stakeholders around milestones.

Responsibilities

• Working on key technology projects.
• Organizing and managing multi-format production data.
• Creating a storage and egress plan with budget and policy.
• Designing tiered access workflows for data.
• Collaborating with legal, policy, operations, and research teams.
• Building relationships with external entities.
• Evaluating partnerships with external organizations.
• Applying research publication methodologies.

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership

Strategic Communication

Data Governance

Immersive Media

Research Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

FFmpeg

AI tooling

Job description

Research Program Manager III Remote Summary:

We are looking for a Research Program Manager to serve as the bridge between our research organization and external-facing project output. This role sits at the intersection of media technology, immersive media research, and production - managing the release of research-adjacent projects, written papers, and open content initiatives to audiences both inside and outside our organization. You'll work closely with a tight-knit pod of 4-5 people day to day, collaborating across research, legal, policy, operations, and production teams. The ideal candidate understands how research organizations operate, has a background in imaging or immersive media, and can navigate both technical and creative stakeholders - from researchers to Hollywood production professionals.

Responsibilities

• Working on key technology projects
• Organizing and managing multi-format (media) production data, such as stereoscopic and volumetric assets
• Creating a sustainable storage and egress plan that accounts for budget, policy, and redundancy
• Designing and implementing tiered access workflows for data, catering to various project stakeholders
• Collaborating with legal, policy, operations, (media) production, and research teams to manage data access
• Building relationships with external entities, such as open content initiatives and standards bodies
• Evaluating opportunities and potential partnerships with external organizations
• Applying research-style publication methodologies to research-adjacent projects

Required Skills

• Cross-Functional Program Leadership: Proven experience leading programs and delivering on time within a matrixed organization - comfortable operating across research, production, legal, and policy teams
• Strategic Communication: Ability to communicate with and influence both deeply technical and production-focused audiences
• Data Governance Knowledge: Experience with tiered-access concepts and partnering with operations, legal, and policy teams on data management
• Immersive Media Expertise: Familiarity with stereoscopic and volumetric media formats and their production pipelines
• Research Org Experience: Understanding of how research organizations operate - publication cycles, external release processes, and collaboration with academic or standards communities

Preferred Skills

• Public Access & Security: Experience publishing to public-facing endpoints and managing access-control concepts (IAM, SSO)
• Technical Scripting: Experience scripting for batch media processing operations, including tools like ffmpeg and AI tooling
• Industry Context: Knowledge of VR headsets, immersive media experience types in entertainment, or research publication standards
• Industry Experience: Prior experience at technology/research organizations - particularly in imaging, media technology, or immersive media
• Entertainment & Production Awareness: Familiarity with media production workflows; experience working with or adjacent to entertainment/Hollywood production teams is a plus (not required)

Education / Experience

5+ years in research program management in imaging-related fields or entertainment

Bachelor's degree - Nice but not required

Pay range is $83 - $88 per hour with full benefits available, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401K, parental leave, and more.

• paid time off
• medical/dental/vision/life insurance
• 401K
• parental leave
• and more

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