Job Description

We are looking for a (Senior) Program Manager to join our Partnerships team to implement Variant Bio's genetic studies across the world. This role is responsible for developing relationships with partners to facilitate efficient project management and implementation of Variant Bio's studies, ensuring that collaborators gather high quality data within desired timelines. Additionally, this position will manage project timelines, budgets, material and equipment procurement and coordinate sample processing. The ideal candidate will have experience implementing studies involving human participants, understand challenges related to sample collection in the field and have experience shipping biological samples across international borders. The candidate must have excellent attention to detail, project management experience, and a willingness to support the team in a wide variety of objectives. It's required to possess the ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and have a desire to work for a mission-driven organization rooted in ethical engagement with diverse populations around the world.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of the team driving implementation of our projects in the field, closely engaging with a variety of collaborators across the globe, and helping identify opportunities to make our operations more efficient and scalable (to clarify this role is not a software or a clinical trials program manager role).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for partners around the world for implementation of projects, supporting projects through their entire lifecycle (from study design to delivery of data)
• Own project management responsibilities and day-to-day interactions with partners to ensure timely completion of partnership projects, including:
• Define and document best practices and procedures for study implementation
• Coordinate shipping of study equipment and supplies
• Manage field logistics and ensure safe transport of samples for data generation
• Create and manage project budgets, and communicate budget considerations to external partners
• Develop and manage processes for ensuring projects are able to meet time-sensitive deadlines
• Build, cultivate and maintain relationships with external collaborators and international partners. Throughout project implementation, work with the project leads to comply with applicable agreements, data privacy, and security regulations
• Cultivate a culture of continuous learning and process improvement by defining, detailing, and assessing best practices, as well as identifying gaps and unmet needs across workflows and generate ideas for process enhancements
• Integrate internal feedback on study design and data needs into project implementation
• This role requires international and domestic travel to visit partner study sites multiple times per year

Qualifications

The must haves…

• 5+ years of experience in relevant program management roles with demonstrated success coordinating multiple projects while tracking a variety of deliverables and milestones.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a record of building trusting and productive relationships with both senior members of partner organizations and internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage project budgets including budget forecasts and expense tracking, and proactively communicating changes in anticipated budgets to leadership
• Experience developing project management standard operating procedures and best practices to ensure consistency across the team
• Exceptional ability to manage multiple tasks while working in a fast-paced environment
• Highly detail-oriented with solid organizational skills and an ability to thrive in an dynamic and at times ambiguous environment working with a diverse set of partners and program types
• Compelled by the company's mission of great science, a solid ethical stance, and benefit sharing

The nice to haves…

• Domain knowledge in genetics/genomics is a plus
• Experience managing projects in a biotech/pharma setting or with international partners is highly preferred

What We Offer

• Opportunity to be part of a startup entering a rapid growth phase grounded in ethics
• Competitive salary and and equity packages as well as a 401(k) plan that includes an automatic 3% employer contribution
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision with 100% of monthly employee premiums paid for by the company
• Flexible paid time off to help employees obtain a healthy work-life balance
• Company paid professional development opportunities to encourage career progression
• Orca Card provided by the company for work related transportation
• Centrally located Eastlake, Seattle location in a new Alexandria building with modern facilities, including a gym

Anticipated annual base salary for this position is $90,000 - $140,000 plus up to 10% bonus and an options package, for total compensation of up to $99,000 - $154,000 plus equity options.

The annual salary range above is based on the responsibilities and qualifications listed above. Individual salary will depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Don't meet every single requirement but are excited to join the Variant Bio team? If your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may still be the right candidate for this or other roles.