Senior Alliance Manager (Remote)
Caris Life Sciences
August 24, 2026
Remote friendly (Michigan, United States)
United States
Corporate Functions
Position Summary:
The Senior Manager, Alliances is responsible for continuously improving implementation and partner relationship management best practices and driving Caris to be recognized as a biopharma partner of choice.
Job Responsibilities:
- Manage/oversee a portfolio of strategic alliances programs, including:
- Strategic value & alliance health: conduct due diligence, lead periodic health checks, execute annual operating plans.
- Contract management: guide teams to meet partnership agreement aims, deliverables, and objectives.
- Delivery: gather partner requirements, recommend provisioning of Caris solutions, direct delivery to completion, manage timelines/technical performance, escalate roadblocks.
- Process management: prepare governance meetings/decision-making; lead implementations that exceed partner expectations.
- Alignment & relationship management: improve trust, redesign governance, identify expansion opportunities, validate feasibility/risks/resources/timelines.
- Proactive risk management: identify, assess, communicate needs/risks/dependencies; lead mitigation and issue resolution.
- Customer & business excellence: demonstrate solution competency, tailor delivery approaches, mentor, improve processes, provide account forecasting inputs.
- (When applicable) Lead/coach/develop team; allocate resources; use data-driven decisions; support performance/talent/succession/hiring.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree + 4+ years in molecular biology/clinical molecular diagnostics/oncology OR related program/data/drug/clinical/companion diagnostics/healthcare delivery/program management.
- Prior manager-level experience.
- Ability to travel up to 20%.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and internet-based business tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of regulatory/quality frameworks (CLIA, CAP, GMP, GCP, IVDR, HIPAA).
- Experience delivering/partnering on oncology offerings, lab services, therapeutic programs, healthcare data products, or clinical-trial enrollment.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and/or direct reports.
Benefits (Description Of Benefits):
- Medical, dental, vision; 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 is responsible for continuously improving implementation and partner relationship management best practices and driving Caris to be recognized as a biopharma partner of choice.
Job Responsibilities:
- Manage/oversee a portfolio of strategic alliances programs, including:
- Strategic value & alliance health: conduct due diligence, lead periodic health checks, execute annual operating plans.
- Contract management: guide teams to meet partnership agreement aims, deliverables, and objectives.
- Delivery: gather partner requirements, recommend provisioning of Caris solutions, direct delivery to completion, manage timelines/technical performance, escalate roadblocks.
- Process management: prepare governance meetings/decision-making; lead implementations that exceed partner expectations.
- Alignment & relationship management: improve trust, redesign governance, identify expansion opportunities, validate feasibility/risks/resources/timelines.
- Proactive risk management: identify, assess, communicate needs/risks/dependencies; lead mitigation and issue resolution.
- Customer & business excellence: demonstrate solution competency, tailor delivery approaches, mentor, improve processes, provide account forecasting inputs.
- (When applicable) Lead/coach/develop team; allocate resources; use data-driven decisions; support performance/talent/succession/hiring.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree + 4+ years in molecular biology/clinical molecular diagnostics/oncology OR related program/data/drug/clinical/companion diagnostics/healthcare delivery/program management.
- Prior manager-level experience.
- Ability to travel up to 20%.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and internet-based business tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of regulatory/quality frameworks (CLIA, CAP, GMP, GCP, IVDR, HIPAA).
- Experience delivering/partnering on oncology offerings, lab services, therapeutic programs, healthcare data products, or clinical-trial enrollment.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and/or direct reports.
Benefits (Description Of Benefits):
- Medical, dental, vision; HSA; FSA; paid time off; 401(k) match; LTD/STD and voluntary benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Pet Insurance; Legal Assistance; Tuition Assistance.