This role is not open to remote applicants and would require relocation to Seattle, WA.Starting Salary Range: $94,000 - $117,000 annually
Exemption Status: Exempt
Location Expectations: Hybrid (1-3 onsite days per week)
Reporting To: Senior Alliance Manager
Role DescriptionA-Alpha Bio is seeking an Alliance & Project Manager II to support the execution and success of external scientific and strategic partnerships. This is a heavily cross-functional role with a significant external-facing component. Successful candidates will have exceptional communication and organizational skills, comfort navigating scientific and operational complexity, and the ability to foster productive working relationships.
Key Responsibilities- Serve as day-to-day liaison between the company and assigned external partners, providing clear, consistent communication and alignment on goals, timelines, and deliverables, both internally and externally.
- Coordinate closely with internal scientific leads and functional teams to support execution of partnership workplans.
- Prepare and circulate meeting agendas, materials, and meeting minutes for joint governance meetings, technical updates, and ad hoc partner discussions.
- Track partnership obligations, milestones, and decision points; flag risks, misalignments, or emerging issues to senior commercial leadership.
- Support interpretation and execution of collaboration agreements, including scope changes, data-sharing provisions, and reporting requirements, in coordination with other commercial team members.
- Contribute to the preparation of SOWs, partner reports, updates, and presentations that clearly communicate progress, challenges, and next steps.
- Communicate status, changes, and forecasts to the Leadership Team.
- Foster positive, professional relationships with partner teams, promoting trust, transparency, and productive collaboration.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of alliance management processes, templates, and best practices.
Qualifications & ExperienceRequired
- Bachelor's degree in a related scientific or business field with 5+ years of experience supporting external partnerships in the life sciences; PhD in a related scientific or business field; or an equivalent combination of education or experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders and workstreams simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific or operational information clearly.
- High level of organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional scientific and business teams.
Preferred
- Advanced degree (Master's and/or PhD) in a scientific discipline.
- MBA degree.
- Specific experience in alliance management, project management, or scientific program management.
- Experience in drug discovery, protein science, genomics, machine learning, biologics, large datasets, and/or computational biology.
