Senior Program Manager

About DNAstack

At DNAstack, our mission is to power precision medicine by building software that breaks down barriers to responsible biomedical data sharing, discovery and analysis. We build cutting-edge software and industry standards to help researchers and clinicians analyze sequencing data and make faster, more accurate diagnoses. Our platform supports national and international networks tackling rare disease, cancer, infectious disease, and more. We're nimble, cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, designers, and product thinkers working at the intersection of genomics, software, and cloud technologies.

Our mission is ambitious, and so is our team.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Program Manager to join our team for full-time, 14-month contract.

You will own the planning and execution of client projects that drive advancements in areas such as Parkinson’s Disease, ALS, and Autism. Reporting to the Director of Market Development, you’ll be responsible for ensuring timely delivery of contracted deliverables, maintaining strong client relationships, driving contract renewal and extension, and keeping projects aligned with strategic objectives.

You’ll coordinate with internal teams across product, engineering, and design to prioritize tasks, manage dependencies, and ensure smooth execution. You’ll also engage with executive leadership—both internally and within client organizations—to facilitate discussions, understand needs and pain points, and support decision‑making.

In addition to overseeing timelines and deliverables, you’ll manage budgets, track progress, and handle reporting, ensuring transparency and accountability. You'll also anticipate risks, develop mitigation strategies, and embed customer success and project management best practices into project workflows.

Your work will directly contribute to advancing cutting‑edge research while ensuring efficient and effective collaboration between stakeholders.

You’re a highly organized, detail-oriented person who thrives on keeping projects moving, ensuring teams are aligned and enjoys working with people. You’re a clear and confident communicator—whether it’s crafting a concise report, leading a meeting, or engaging with executives. You can navigate conversations with internal and external leadership teams, ensuring alignment, clarity, and timely follow‑through on key initiatives.

You’re process‑driven but also happy to roll up your sleeves and handle the tasks that keeps everything on track— agendas, decks, budgets, reports, and deliverables. You take pride in making complex projects feel seamless, balancing both strategic business priorities and day‑to‑day coordination.

You naturally embed project management and customer success practices into your workflow, collaborating closely with internal teams to ensure delivery meets client needs and drives real impact. You thrive in a fast‑paced, agile environment and are excited to contribute to meaningful work in genomics and health research.

• Own and drive external client programs, ensuring the successful execution of contracted deliverables, proactively addressing client inquiries, and maintaining high‑level stakeholder engagement.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration with internal product, engineering, and design teams to drive execution, negotiate priorities, and remove roadblocks.
• Identify potential project execution risks and work with internal teams to enact mitigation strategies.
• Organize and facilitate weekly external and internal meetings, including preparing agendas and presentations, taking minutes, and sending succinct and actionable summary communications.
• Manage project budgets, external reports, and invoicing, ensuring…