Technical Program Manager, Scientific Delivery (Cambridge)

S27a; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Transfyr, Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive complex, cross-functional programs spanning science, software, AI/ML, and hardware.

You will connect scientific operations, AI/ML, software, perception, hardware, and business teams; translate goals into milestones and owners; manage budgets and dependencies; surface risks early; and keep work aligned with customer and company outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex programs spanning research, engineering, operations, and customers.
• Ability to translate ambiguous goals into workstreams, milestones, budgets, risks, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong cross-functional execution across teams with different vocabularies and incentives.
• Scientific or technical fluency; ability to learn unfamiliar systems quickly.
• Customer and alliance management; coordinating delivery across organizations.
• Operational judgment to distinguish blockers and drive progress.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; maintain decision records and docs.

Responsibilities

• Design executable programs by converting technical and commercial goals into workstreams, milestones, deliverables, budgets, decision points, and success metrics.
• Drive day-to-day delivery; keep owners aligned and critical work on track across science, software, AI/ML, hardware, data, and operations teams.
• Manage risks and dependencies; identify risks early, frame tradeoffs, and help resolve them.
• Serve as the customer interface; build trust through clear communication and dependable follow-through.
• Connect technical teams; develop context across domains to facilitate collaboration without extra bureaucracy.
• Translate delivery into product direction by capturing needs and evidence as clear requirements for product/R&D priorities.
• Create operational clarity with plans, records, docs, budgets, and data-quality metrics for easy understanding.
• Improve tools and workflows by helping teams adopt and mature internal systems for experiments, data, and quality.

Job description

Transfyr, Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive complex, cross-functional programs spanning science, software, AI/ML, and hardware.

You will connect scientific operations, AI/ML, software, perception, hardware, and business teams; translate goals into milestones and owners; manage budgets and dependencies; surface risks early; and keep work aligned with customer and company outcomes.