Senior Technical PM for R&D Data Platform & AI Pipelines

xebialatam; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

xebialatam seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead strategic programs on a scaled human biology data platform for researchers and biologists within a pharmaceutical R&D environment. The role combines technical program leadership with scientific fluency in a hybrid delivery model that blends waterfall governance with agile execution.

The successful candidate will own backlogs across multiple workstreams, drive governance checkpoints from strategy to launch, and translate complex

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical program or product management delivering cloud-based data platforms or scientific informatics systems.
• Proven track record managing large, cross-functional programs across many engineering teams and scientific stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and hybrid delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Own product backlog, prioritization, and planning across multiple workstreams including a high-scale biological data repository, analytical pipelines, and a search and visualization UI.
• Drive continuous discovery, lead products through governance checkpoints from strategy alignment to launch, and validate business value through platform metrics, user feedback, and scientific experimentation.
• Translate ambiguous scientific requirements into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and Product Development Plans.
• Shape data models, metadata standards, and FAIR data compliance in collaboration with scientific knowledge engineering teams.
• Manage dependencies across data engineering, platform engineering, UI/UX, AI/ML, and scientific teams while coordinating multi-vendor partners.
• Champion AI use cases, NLP-based analytics, and GenAI-powered documentation to accelerate delivery and inform backlog prioritization.
• Maintain rigorous Jira, Confluence, RAID, and governance documentation and participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, and Product Strategy Reviews.

Skills

Jira

Confluence

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

xebialatam seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead strategic programs on a scaled human biology data platform for researchers and biologists within a pharmaceutical R&D environment. The role combines technical program leadership with scientific fluency in a hybrid delivery model that blends waterfall governance with agile execution.

The successful candidate will own backlogs across multiple workstreams, drive governance checkpoints from strategy to launch, and translate complex