Senior Alliance Manager (Remote)
Caris Life Sciences
August 24, 2026
Remote friendly (Delaware, United States)
United States
Corporate Functions
Position Summary
The Senior Manager, Alliances is responsible for improving implementation and partner relationship management best practices and driving recognition as a biopharma partner of choice. Oversees execution, delivery, and relationship management of programs with biopharma/biotech partners to maximize partnership value.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of strategic alliances programs: alliance health (due diligence, health checks, annual operating plans), contract management, and delivery (prescriptive delivery, partner requirements, solution provisioning, high-quality delivery, timeline/technical performance, escalation, goal tracking).
- Process management for partner implementations and governance decision-making.
- Alignment and relationship management: improve mutual trust, enhance/redesign governance, identify expansion opportunities, serve as internal SME for feasible expansion (risks/resources/timelines).
- Proactive risk management: identify/assess/communicate risks/dependencies; lead mitigation and issue resolution.
- Customer and business excellence: communicate Caris solution value; provide best-practice recommendations; build/maintain partner relationships; mentor and support capability development; forecasting inputs (deliverable dates, sample volumes, risks, assumptions, capacity).
- (If applicable) Lead and develop team; manage resources; data-driven decisions; performance management, succession planning, and hiring.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience in molecular biology/clinical molecular diagnostics/oncology or related domains (real-world data, drug development/discovery, clinical research/study management, product management, companion diagnostics, healthcare implementation/delivery/program management).
- Manager-level experience.
- Travel up to 20%.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and internet-based 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/direct reports.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision; HSA; FSA; paid time off; 401(k) match; LTD/STD and voluntary benefits; Employee Assistance Program; pet insurance; legal assistance; tuition assistance.
Application Instructions
- Not provided.
The Senior Manager, Alliances is responsible for improving implementation and partner relationship management best practices and driving recognition as a biopharma partner of choice. Oversees execution, delivery, and relationship management of programs with biopharma/biotech partners to maximize partnership value.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of strategic alliances programs: alliance health (due diligence, health checks, annual operating plans), contract management, and delivery (prescriptive delivery, partner requirements, solution provisioning, high-quality delivery, timeline/technical performance, escalation, goal tracking).
- Process management for partner implementations and governance decision-making.
- Alignment and relationship management: improve mutual trust, enhance/redesign governance, identify expansion opportunities, serve as internal SME for feasible expansion (risks/resources/timelines).
- Proactive risk management: identify/assess/communicate risks/dependencies; lead mitigation and issue resolution.
- Customer and business excellence: communicate Caris solution value; provide best-practice recommendations; build/maintain partner relationships; mentor and support capability development; forecasting inputs (deliverable dates, sample volumes, risks, assumptions, capacity).
- (If applicable) Lead and develop team; manage resources; data-driven decisions; performance management, succession planning, and hiring.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience in molecular biology/clinical molecular diagnostics/oncology or related domains (real-world data, drug development/discovery, clinical research/study management, product management, companion diagnostics, healthcare implementation/delivery/program management).
- Manager-level experience.
- Travel up to 20%.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and internet-based 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/direct reports.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision; HSA; FSA; paid time off; 401(k) match; LTD/STD and voluntary benefits; Employee Assistance Program; pet insurance; legal assistance; tuition assistance.
Application Instructions
- Not provided.