Senior Alliance Manager (Remote)
Caris Life Sciences
August 24, 2026
Remote friendly (Pennsylvania, United States)
United States
Corporate Functions
Position Summary
The Senior Manager, Alliances drives implementation and partner relationship management best practices to make Caris a biopharma partner of choice.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of strategic alliances programs, including due diligence, alliance health checks, and annual operating plans.
- Guide contract management to ensure deliverables and objectives are met.
- Lead prescriptive delivery: gather partner requirements; direct delivery teams from start to final deliverables; align workstreams, timelines, and technical performance; communicate priorities and escalate roadblocks.
- Establish governance and smooth operations; lead partner implementations to exceed expectations.
- Drive alignment and continuous improvement; redesign governance; identify expansion opportunities; serve as internal SME for feasibility, risks, resourcing, and timelines.
- Proactively manage partner needs, risks, and dependencies; lead mitigation planning and issue resolution.
- Deliver customer/business excellence: communicate value, tailor delivery approaches, maintain partner relationships, mentor colleagues, and provide account-level forecasting inputs.
- When applicable: lead/coach/develop team; manage day-to-day partner operations; ensure satisfaction and contractual delivery; allocate resources; make data-driven decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years’ experience in: molecular biology, clinical molecular diagnostics, oncology; or managing multimodal real-world data; drug development/discovery; clinical research/study management; product management; companion diagnostics; healthcare implementation/delivery/program management.
- Prior manager-level experience.
- Ability to travel up to 20%.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and business internet tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of CLIA, CAP, GMP, GCP, IVDR, HIPAA.
- Experience delivering/partnering on oncology/lab services/therapeutic programs/healthcare data products/clinical-trial enrollment.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and/or direct reports.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA; FSA; paid time off; 401(k) match; LTD/STD and voluntary benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Pet Insurance; Legal Assistance; Tuition Assistance.
The Senior Manager, Alliances drives implementation and partner relationship management best practices to make Caris a biopharma partner of choice.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of strategic alliances programs, including due diligence, alliance health checks, and annual operating plans.
- Guide contract management to ensure deliverables and objectives are met.
- Lead prescriptive delivery: gather partner requirements; direct delivery teams from start to final deliverables; align workstreams, timelines, and technical performance; communicate priorities and escalate roadblocks.
- Establish governance and smooth operations; lead partner implementations to exceed expectations.
- Drive alignment and continuous improvement; redesign governance; identify expansion opportunities; serve as internal SME for feasibility, risks, resourcing, and timelines.
- Proactively manage partner needs, risks, and dependencies; lead mitigation planning and issue resolution.
- Deliver customer/business excellence: communicate value, tailor delivery approaches, maintain partner relationships, mentor colleagues, and provide account-level forecasting inputs.
- When applicable: lead/coach/develop team; manage day-to-day partner operations; ensure satisfaction and contractual delivery; allocate resources; make data-driven decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years’ experience in: molecular biology, clinical molecular diagnostics, oncology; or managing multimodal real-world data; drug development/discovery; clinical research/study management; product management; companion diagnostics; healthcare implementation/delivery/program management.
- Prior manager-level experience.
- Ability to travel up to 20%.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and business internet tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of CLIA, CAP, GMP, GCP, IVDR, HIPAA.
- Experience delivering/partnering on oncology/lab services/therapeutic programs/healthcare data products/clinical-trial enrollment.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and/or direct reports.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA; FSA; paid time off; 401(k) match; LTD/STD and voluntary benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Pet Insurance; Legal Assistance; Tuition Assistance.