Program Manager III

About the Role We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to build and own company's senior expert fellowship program. This role manages relationships with the most senior domain experts in academia and turns those relationships into accelerating AI adoption in clinical and scientific domains. This is a heavily external-facing role. You will spend much of your time engaging senior experts in academia, and you will partner internally with data operations, product, legal and research teams. Job Title Program Manager III Key Responsibilities Design and run a named-fellowship structure that confers high-status recognition Build the program's external positioning and reputation in target verticals Own the end-to-end experience and relationship for senior fellows (division chiefs, senior faculty, institutional leaders) Manage the cohort lifecycle from identification, early engagement, and engagement of experts with internal researchers Cultivate senior fellows as advocates who drive frontline adoption of company's models Minimum Qualifications Advanced degree in a relevant field 5+ years of program/project management experience, including building and scaling complex programs Experience in academic relations, university partnerships, fellowship programs, or expert-community programs Familiarity with a regulated or specialized vertical (e.g., healthcare/clinical) Experience working with Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) research teams or in an AI research organization Track record of representing an organization externally at institutional events Experience standing up a new program from pilot to scale Demonstrated experience managing senior external stakeholders, e.g., executives, senior faculty, institutional or clinical leaders, or equivalent high-status partners Track record of relationship-driven influence and partnership-building in an external, multi-institution context Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and design processes that scale Excellent written, verbal, and presentational communication; credible engaging domain leaders one-on-one Preferred Qualifications 8+ years of program/project management experience, including building and scaling complex programs. Prior FAANG/Big Tech is a plus. Salary Range Salary for this position is between$156,000 - $208,400 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Benefits medical insurance dental insurance vision insurance 401(k) retirement plan long-term disability insurance short-term disability insurance 5 personal days accrued each calendar year. Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State 10-15 days of paid vacation time 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year Ascendion Learning Management System #J-18808-Ljbffr Ascendion