Technical Program Manager & Business Analyst (Contractor) – Agentic AI Platform

Planet Pharma Group; South San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking a Hybrid Technical Program Manager & Business Analyst with 7+ years of experience to support the setup, tracking, and requirements infrastructure for an Agentic AI Platform. This contractor role will establish program tracking frameworks, author detailed user stories, and coordinate across US and Global teams.

You will collaborate with DSML, RDT, and engineering, bridging product, data science, and business stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and clear acceptance

Qualifications

• 5+ years in combined TPM/BA roles across software or AI initiatives.
• Experience building tracking, backlogs, and governance from scratch.
• Track deliverables across DSML and RDT and coordinate US/global teams.
• Experience drafting BRDs/PRDs and acceptance criteria.
• Exposure to AI workflows and Adobe/GenStudio-like ecosystems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set up program management frameworks, Jira/Confluence, RAID logs and status templates.
• Track milestones and cross-team delivery dependencies across DSML, RDT, eng and stakeholders.
• Bridge US and Global teams to align requirements and timelines.
• Decompose epics into detailed user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Draft functional specs and process blueprints (Lucidchart/Miro).
• Document AI workflows, prompts, retrieval, tools, and guardrails.

Skills

Program management

Business analysis

Agile methodologies

Requirements drafting

Cross-team coordination

AI knowledge

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking an adaptable Hybrid Technical Program Manager & Business Analyst (7+ years experience) to support the setup, tracking, and requirements infrastructure for an overarching Agentic AI Platform.

Content Composer is the anchor project under this platform umbrella, with additional AI modules following. In this contractor role, you will establish program tracking frameworks from scratch, assist in monitoring timelines, author detailed user stories from product epics, and conduct system research. You will play a key role in tracking delivery dependencies across collaborating technical teams-including DSML (Data Science & Machine Learning) and RDT)-while bridging functional alignment between local US teams andGlobal teams.

Key Responsibilities

Program Standup & Cross-Team Tracking

• Setup from Scratch: Establish program management frameworks, Jira/Confluence structures, RAID logs, and status reporting templates from zero.
• Delivery & Dependency Tracking: Track milestone schedules and cross-team delivery dependencies across collaborating units (DSML, RDT, engineering, and business stakeholders).
• US & Global Alignment: Act as a functional bridge between local US stakeholders and Global teams to align requirements, manage time-zone dependencies, and ensure joint delivery.

Requirements & Agile Documentation

• Epic Decomposition & Story Authoring: Take high-level epics defined by Product Managers and detail them into comprehensive user stories; provide clarity and guidance on testable Acceptance Criteria (Given/When/Then) to ensure developer readiness.
• Specification Drafting: Draft and refine Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), PRDs, and “as-is/to-be” process blueprints (Lucidchart/Miro) covering user journeys and human-in-the-loop (HITL) review points.
• Agentic AI Specs: Document functional requirements for agentic AI workflows (prompts, context retrieval/RAG, tool utilization, guardrails) in close coordination with DSML teams.

Ecosystem Integration & System Research

• Content Stack Integration: Map functional requirements across active platforms: Adobe stack (Workfront, DAM, AJO, Express), VVPM (compliance/MLR routing), Adobe Target/Optimizely.
• System Assessments: Conduct research and feasibility analysis to support requirement drafting for platform assessments involving next-gen Adobe offerings: GenStudio, CX CoWork & Other AI vendors in the content space.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ Years Experience: Proven track record in combined functional-technical TPM/BA roles across software, digital transformation, content systems, or AI initiatives.
• Program Setup from Zero: Demonstrated experience standing up program tracking, backlog management, and governance frameworks from scratch.
• XF Collab & Coordination: Proven ability to track deliverables across technical teams (DSML, RDT) and bridge collaboration between local US and global enterprise teams (pharma/life sciences experience is a strong plus).
• Requirements Drafting: Strong expertise elaborating PM-defined epics into granular user stories, defining and clarifying acceptance criteria, mapping process flows (Lucidchart/Miro), and drafting functional specs.
• Domain & AI Exposure: Exposure to the Adobe ecosystem, VVPM, a solid working understanding of Generative AI/agentic concepts.
• Agile Proficiency: Practical experience working within Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery frameworks.

Pay ranges between 652-68/hr based on experience