Senior Biotech Alliances & Project Lead

Outer Bio; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Outer Biosciences is seeking a Senior, Project & Alliance Manager to own the day-to-day health and delivery of external research partnerships. You will act as the principal liaison between Outer Bio project teams and external partners, managing multiple partnerships from kickoff to final report.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration with product development, commercial, legal, and R&D, and a deep understanding of pre-clinical research. Report to the Chief Business Officer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a life science or related technical discipline; lab experience preferred.
• 7+ years in biotech/pharma or CRO, with at least 4 years in project or alliance management.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proven track record managing multiple external research collaborations.
• Experience owning project budgets and milestone-based payments.
• Fluency with project management tools (Smartsheet/MS Project/Asana).
• Knowledge of research agreements, SOWs, IP and publication terms.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interactive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the relationship and serve as the primary liaison between Outer Bio’s project team and external partners.
• Establish and refine Outer Bio’s project and alliance management playbook, templates, and tools.
• Collaborate with legal and business development on research agreements and amendments.
• Ensure contractual obligations are met and data, samples, and reports flow on time.
• Own project budgets: forecast spend, track invoices, flag variances to leadership.
• Translate research goals into integrated project plans with milestones and dependencies.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans; report status to leadership.
• Run partnership governance: steering committees, reviews, agendas, minutes, action tracking.
• Monitor performance against deliverables, timelines, and quality standards.
• Assess health of partnerships and recommend renewals or scope changes.

Skills

Project management

Alliance management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Budget management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life science

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Asana

Job description

Outer Biosciences is seeking a Senior, Project & Alliance Manager to own the day-to-day health and delivery of external research partnerships. You will act as the principal liaison between Outer Bio project teams and external partners, managing multiple partnerships from kickoff to final report.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration with product development, commercial, legal, and R&D, and a deep understanding of pre-clinical research. Report to the Chief Business Officer.