Strategic Technical Program Lead

Lila Sciences; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 172,667; Full time

Job summary

Lila Sciences seeks a Technical Program Manager to act as the operational backbone for AISF program execution, enabling delivery through governance, cross‑team alignment, risk escalation, and stakeholder coordination.

You will partner with AISF Strategy and Execution leadership to remove blockers, drive transparency, and keep the portfolio on track across multiple programs, while supporting budgeting and forecasting in a fast‑paced, research‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in technical program coordination, project management, or operations.
• Ability to lead complex programs across functions without direct authority.
• Strong organizational and communication skills; distill complexity for diverse stakeholders.
• Comfort with ambiguity and evolving priorities; cross-functional adaptability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influence skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools and documentation.
• Solid understanding of technical concepts and research workflows.

Responsibilities

• Establish program charters, roadmaps, and governance frameworks across the portfolio.
• Facilitate alignment sessions, steering committees, and review cadences; drive decisions and resolve cross‑functional dependencies.
• Track program health, milestones, blockers, and risks; escalate issues and surface coordination patterns to leadership.
• Coordinate workstreams across programs, resolving conflicts in resource allocation, sequencing, and stakeholder priorities.
• Maintain program documentation, dashboards, and decision logs; produce status updates, risk summaries, and executive briefings for leadership.
• Support budget, headcount, and resource planning alongside Finance and program leads; provide visibility into financial and resource trends.
• Identify and implement process improvements, standardization opportunities, and scaling solutions as the AISF portfolio grows.

Skills

Program coordination

Project management

Operations

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Documentation

Process infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Job description

Lila Sciences seeks a Technical Program Manager to act as the operational backbone for AISF program execution, enabling delivery through governance, cross‑team alignment, risk escalation, and stakeholder coordination.

You will partner with AISF Strategy and Execution leadership to remove blockers, drive transparency, and keep the portfolio on track across multiple programs, while supporting budgeting and forecasting in a fast‑paced, research‑driven environment.