Principal Technical Program Manager

Lila Sciences Lila Sciences · AI Frontier · Alewife, Cambridge, MA · Software

This role is for a Principal Technical Program Manager at an early-stage AI company. The TPM will connect research with program execution, guide the overall program, evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, lead technical projects, manage data integrity, serve as an interface between technical and business teams, implement best practices for experimentation, develop documentation, and foster innovation. The company is building "Scientific Superintelligence™" to solve major challenges using AI models and proprietary instruments to execute the scientific method autonomously.

What you'd actually do

  1. Guide the overall program, ensuring strategic alignment and translating research insights into actionable initiatives.
  2. Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to shape and refine program objectives in a dynamic environment.
  3. Lead technical projects, ensuring the robustness and scalability of the technology stack while aligning with organizational goals.
  4. Manage and maintain data integrity and relevance, collaborating across teams to set and monitor performance metrics.
  5. Serve as the key interface between technical and business teams, effectively communicating complex outcomes and securing necessary resources.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in program management across various areas.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn technical requirements into actionable program roadmaps.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams and driving programs to successful completion.

Nice to have

  • A proactive leader passionate about transforming research insights into tangible program value.
  • Skilled at managing both technical and operational aspects of early-stage program development, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
  • Enthusiastic about emerging technologies and experienced in driving rapid experimentation and program iteration.

What the JD emphasized

  • early-stage company
  • groundbreaking efforts
  • cutting-edge research
  • transformative future
  • emerging technologies
  • dynamic environment
  • robustness and scalability
  • rapid experimentation and iteration
  • continuous innovation and experimentation
  • technological advancements
  • strategic improvements
  • early-stage program development
  • strategic business objectives
  • emerging technologies
  • rapid experimentation and program iteration
  • Scientific Superintelligence™
  • AI Science Factory™
  • operating system for science
  • executes the entire scientific method autonomously
  • accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact