Technical Program Manager, Machine Learning

Technical Program Manager, Machine Learning — Coordinating ML Research for Drug Discovery, Biophysics, and Biomolecular Simulation

The Opportunity

A research group applying machine learning to drug discovery runs many ambitious projects at once: generative models that propose new molecules for drug targets, models that predict pharmacokinetic and ADME properties, more accurate molecular simulation, 3D structure prediction, and large language models for molecular science. Keeping that portfolio moving takes someone who understands the technical work well enough to coordinate it. This program and product management role keeps those ML projects executing day to day, secures the scientific data they need, and supports the group's senior leadership and research heads on strategy, risk reduction, and infrastructure.

The client is a New York–based research company in computational biochemistry and drug discovery. StaffRight Associates is managing this search on the client's behalf.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate the daily execution of ML projects alongside the client's machine learning researchers and engineers.
• Drive work across a portfolio spanning generative molecular design, PK and ADME prediction, molecular simulation methods, 3D structure prediction, and LLMs for molecular science.
• Manage how the group sources and acquires the scientific datasets its ML work depends on.
• Own vendor and other third-party relationships.
• Partner with senior leadership and research heads on strategy, risk-reduction, and infrastructure projects.
• Communicate project status, risks, and decisions clearly to technical and leadership audiences.

What You Bring

• An impressive record of professional achievement.

• Training in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or an adjacent field.
• A track record of coordinating complex Technical Projects or Interdisciplinary Teams.
• Demonstrated Leadership ability.
• Ability to explain technical reasoning to experts and non-specialists alike.

Compensation & Total Rewards

• Expected annual base salary: $230,000–$600,000, set according to factors such as experience and education.
• Sign-on and year-end bonuses as variable pay.
• A generous benefits package with relocation support.

Joining StaffRight Associates

When you work with StaffRight Associates, you get a recruiting partner who understands the substance of your work and represents it accurately to the teams hiring for it. We focus on matching researchers with problems worth their training, and we'll give you a clear, candid picture of each opportunity before you decide to pursue it.