Senior Technical Program Manager

Position Overview

• Location Type: Hybrid
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 USD (National Pay Range)

Verana Health is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to guide innovation in healthcare data and technology. This leadership role involves collaborating with product, engineering, medical, and data science teams to create solutions that improve patient outcomes and transform clinical research. The position offers autonomy and support within a mission-driven, growing company.

The role reports to the Director of Program Management and is based in San Francisco, NYC, or Knoxville.

Why Your Work Matters

As a Senior Program Manager, your leadership will be instrumental in managing complex projects for data platforms, real-world evidence, and clinical trial solutions. You will foster collaboration across Product, Medical, Engineering, and Data Science teams to ensure successful execution of programs that directly impact patient outcomes and enhance the quality of care. You will engage with cutting-edge technologies and industry leaders in a mission-driven, startup environment.

What You Get to Do

• Lead and inspire cross-organizational teams to define scope, set goals, and deliver complex software and data programs with real-world healthcare impact.
• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, clinicians, engineers, and partners to ensure program understanding and successful execution.
• Maintain detailed project plans, resolve dependencies, and support team members in achieving critical milestones.
• Champion a creative, principled, and inclusive environment that fosters innovation and repeatable success.
• Ensure clarity and transparency across all stakeholders.
• Balance daily project progress with long-term strategic roadmap execution.
• Set and achieve challenging goals.

Experience That Will Help You Succeed

• Experience leading complex programs in a matrixed startup environment.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively across diverse disciplines and audiences.
• Experience bringing data products through the full development lifecycle.
• Strong problem identification and analytical skills.
• Experience with EHR healthcare data, practice operations, and clinical research.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) in a healthcare or technical domain.
• PMP certification.
• 5+ years of experience in program management or data product development.
• 3+ years of experience with Atlassian tools administration (Jira), the AWS platform, or Databricks.
• Understanding of commercialized clinical datasets and the data marketplace.
• Knowledge of life sciences strategy, clinical trials, new drug introduction, and clinical operations.
• Enthusiasm for advancing healthcare technology and patient care.

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