Senior Technical Program Manager, Scientific Systems

Lila Sciences, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Educational assistance program

Job summary

Lila Sciences, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Manager / Senior Technical Program Manager to bridge engineering execution and strategy. You will partner with an Engineering Director to scale processes and manage multi-team programs spanning life sciences domains.

This role focuses on shaping how the SSR team operates, aligning requirements, dependencies, and timelines, while driving continuous improvement through agile practices and scalable workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical program management, managing complex, multi-team programs in a fast-moving engineering environment
• Demonstrated ability to design processes from scratch and operationalize them at scale
• Strong technical fluency with APIs, data models, schemas, and system integrations
• Experience managing cross-functional dependencies across engineering teams and scientific stakeholders
• Commitment to work from our Alewife (Cambridge, MA) or San Francisco office 3-5 days per week

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program management across Designs & Schemas, LIMS, Build & Order, Project Management, and ELN
• Align requirements, dependencies, and timelines on cross-cutting programs spanning life sciences, formulations, and chemistry
• Communicate scope, tradeoffs, risks, and timelines to technical and scientific stakeholders, resolving blockers early
• Partner with the Engineering Director to design, operationalize, and improve engineering processes at scale
• Scale agile practices across SSR: Jira hygiene, sprint planning discipline, and backlog management
• Define release gates, support intake processes, and operational dashboards that drive continuous improvement

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering process design

Agile practices

Job description

Lila Sciences, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Manager / Senior Technical Program Manager to bridge engineering execution and strategy. You will partner with an Engineering Director to scale processes and manage multi-team programs spanning life sciences domains.

This role focuses on shaping how the SSR team operates, aligning requirements, dependencies, and timelines, while driving continuous improvement through agile practices and scalable workflows.