Senior Scientific Program Manager

Sage Bionetworks

Senior Scientific Program Manager for Sage Bionetworks coordinating efforts to build data infrastructure for new methodologies. Engaging diverse stakeholders in research, technology, and governance.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $107,500 - $141,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take full ownership of project delivery from initiation through completion, ensuring outcomes align with program requirements and success metric, in addition to organizational strategy and impact goals.
Translate strategic objectives into actionable project plans, milestones, and success metrics, leveraging project management tools and AI as needed
Build and maintain strong relationships, facilitate high-stakes multi-institutional collaboration and resolve complex alignment issues.
Lead cross-functional teams and facilitate collaboration among research, technical, and operations staff to achieve project milestones.
Anticipate risks, interdependencies, and resource challenges; develop and deploy decision-making, issue, escalation and risk mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum.
Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, and resource plans.
Advances operational efficiency by evaluating, implementing, and scaling best practices, technologies, and AI-enabled approaches that optimize end-to-end processes and strengthen operational reliability.
Partner with scientific program leadership to define priorities, drive decisions, and adjust project plans in response to evolving needs.
Uses deep scientific and technical context to guide program design and trade-offs.
Create transparent communication channels across teams, leading regular meetings, updates, and reports for internal and external audiences.
Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in biomedical research or health informatics
Have 5+ years of experience in scientific program management, biomedical research coordination, or health data infrastructure projects
Have experience leading highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder projects, ideally in research, life sciences, or data-focused organizations, with demonstrated ability to independently manage large-scale, high impact projects
Have expertise in agile, hybrid, or matrixed project management environments and tools.
Have experience in resource management (i.e. budgeting, forecasting, team member training and onboarding)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and long-term disability.
Robust retirement plan and flexible spending accounts (FSA).
Paid time off and flexible work arrangements.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementbudgetingforecastingresource managementrisk mitigationscientific program managementbiomedical research coordinationhealth data infrastructureagile project managementAI-enabled approaches

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationmentorshipproblem-solvingrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingdecision-makingadaptabilityorganizational skills