Artificial Intelligence (AI), Clinical Research, Community Programs, Cross-Functional, Environmental Work, Executive Relationships, Fellowship, Healthcare, Legal, Legal Research, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Development, Professional Services, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Relationship Management, Sales Management, Scientific Research, Technical Delivery, Time Management, United States Citizen, Writing Skills
Title: Program Manager III
Location: Menlo Park, CA – Onsite
Duration: 6 months, with potential for extension
Compensation: $61-$81/hr
Work Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card Holders, or Authorized to Work in the U.S.
Program Manager III
We are seeking an experienced Program Manager III to build, scale, and own a senior expert fellowship program focused on accelerating AI adoption across clinical and scientific domains.
This is a highly external-facing role that requires strong relationship management, executive-level communication, and the ability to partner with senior experts in academia, healthcare, research, and institutional environments. The Program Manager will work cross-functionally with internal research, product, legal, and operations teams to create a scalable and high-impact fellowship structure.
Responsibilities:
- Design and manage a named fellowship program that provides high-status recognition to senior domain experts.
- Build the program’s external positioning, credibility, and reputation across target verticals.
- Own the end-to-end experience and relationship management for senior fellows, including division chiefs, senior faculty, institutional leaders, and other high-level experts.
- Manage the full cohort lifecycle, from identification and early engagement through ongoing collaboration with internal research teams.
- Cultivate senior fellows as advocates who can help drive frontline adoption of AI models in clinical and scientific environments.
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams, including data operations, product, legal, and research.
- Create scalable processes, workflows, and engagement models for a growing expert community.
- Track progress, manage timelines, and ensure program execution with accuracy and consistency.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of program or project management experience, including building and scaling complex programs.
- Demonstrated experience managing senior external stakeholders such as executives, senior faculty, institutional leaders, clinical leaders, or equivalent high-status partners.
- Strong track record of relationship-driven influence and partnership-building in an external, multi-institutional context.
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and design scalable processes.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to credibly engage senior domain leaders one-on-one.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in academic relations, university partnerships, fellowship programs, or expert-community programs.
- Familiarity with regulated or specialized verticals such as healthcare, clinical research, or scientific domains.
- Experience working with AI/ML research teams or within an AI research organization.
- Track record of representing an organization externally at institutional events.
- Experience standing up a new program from pilot stage to scale.
- Advanced degree in a relevant field.
Our benefits package includes:
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) retirement plan
- …and much more!
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