Senior Alliance Manager (Remote)
Caris Life Sciences
August 24, 2026
Remote friendly (Maryland, United States)
United States
Corporate Functions
Position Summary
The Senior Manager, Alliances drives continuous improvement of implementation and partner relationship management best practices and helps Caris be recognized as a biopharma partner of choice.
Responsibilities
- Own/oversee execution, delivery, and relationship management of programs with biopharma/biotech partners to maximize partnership value.
- Manage a portfolio of strategic alliance programs: due diligence and alliance health checks; annual operating plans; contract management.
- Lead prescriptive delivery: gather partner requirements, recommend provisioning of Caris solutions, direct delivery teams, ensure high-quality alliance commitments, manage timelines/technical performance, and escalate roadblocks.
- Process management and governance/decision-making preparation; lead partner implementations.
- Alignment/relationship management: continuous improvement, redesign governance, identify expansion opportunities, serve as SME for expansion feasibility, risks, resourcing, and timelines.
- Proactive risk management: identify/assess/communicate needs, risks, dependencies; lead mitigation planning and issue resolution.
- Customer/business excellence: communicate Caris value, provide best-practice recommendations, tailor delivery approaches, mentor, pilot improvements, and provide account-level forecasting inputs.
- When applicable: lead/coach team; manage day-to-day operations and resource allocation; ensure partner satisfaction and contractual obligations; support performance/talent/succession/hiring.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years in molecular biology/clinical molecular diagnostics/oncology; real-world data relationships; drug development/discovery; clinical research/study management; product management; companion diagnostics; healthcare implementation/delivery/program management.
- Manager-level experience or higher; 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 and impact to operations; experience delivering/partnering on oncology/lab/therapeutic offerings, data products, or clinical-trial enrollment solutions; led cross-functional teams/direct reports.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA; FSA; paid time off; 401(k) match and financial planning tools; LTD/STD and voluntary benefits; EAP; pet insurance; legal assistance; tuition assistance.
Conditions of Employment
- Successfully complete pre-employment process.
The Senior Manager, Alliances drives continuous improvement of implementation and partner relationship management best practices and helps Caris be recognized as a biopharma partner of choice.
Responsibilities
- Own/oversee execution, delivery, and relationship management of programs with biopharma/biotech partners to maximize partnership value.
- Manage a portfolio of strategic alliance programs: due diligence and alliance health checks; annual operating plans; contract management.
- Lead prescriptive delivery: gather partner requirements, recommend provisioning of Caris solutions, direct delivery teams, ensure high-quality alliance commitments, manage timelines/technical performance, and escalate roadblocks.
- Process management and governance/decision-making preparation; lead partner implementations.
- Alignment/relationship management: continuous improvement, redesign governance, identify expansion opportunities, serve as SME for expansion feasibility, risks, resourcing, and timelines.
- Proactive risk management: identify/assess/communicate needs, risks, dependencies; lead mitigation planning and issue resolution.
- Customer/business excellence: communicate Caris value, provide best-practice recommendations, tailor delivery approaches, mentor, pilot improvements, and provide account-level forecasting inputs.
- When applicable: lead/coach team; manage day-to-day operations and resource allocation; ensure partner satisfaction and contractual obligations; support performance/talent/succession/hiring.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years in molecular biology/clinical molecular diagnostics/oncology; real-world data relationships; drug development/discovery; clinical research/study management; product management; companion diagnostics; healthcare implementation/delivery/program management.
- Manager-level experience or higher; 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 and impact to operations; experience delivering/partnering on oncology/lab/therapeutic offerings, data products, or clinical-trial enrollment solutions; led cross-functional teams/direct reports.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA; FSA; paid time off; 401(k) match and financial planning tools; LTD/STD and voluntary benefits; EAP; pet insurance; legal assistance; tuition assistance.
Conditions of Employment
- Successfully complete pre-employment process.