Technical Program Manager

About This Role

Lead a revolutionary interdisciplinary research endeavor at HumanX Lab, combining molecular biology, chemistry, wearable sensors, and computer systems to develop solutions for human health. This hands-on role involves shipping hardware products, managing contractor teams, and driving projects from concept to prototype.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end execution of the project implementation plan
• Break down high-level milestones into weekly deliverables with clear owners and dependencies
• Maintain a live project tracker including status, blockers, burn rate, and critical path
• Run weekly status cycles, collecting updates and briefing PI in under 5 minutes
• Conduct milestone reviews with written acceptance criteria
• Manage 3–5 external contractors (circuit design, fluidics, CRO, software)
• Evaluate contractor proposals and run technical screening calls
• Monitor contractor deliverables and escalate delays immediately
• Coordinate integration across hardware, biology, and software workstreams
• Review technical deliverables for quality, completeness, and alignment with specifications
• Manage project budget, track burn rate, and forecast spend
• Maintain SOPs, version control, and documentation standards
• Support integration testing for hardware, fluidics, and biology components

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in hardware product development (building, testing, or shipping physical products)
• Deep domain expertise in at least one core area: electrical/hardware engineering, mechanical/fluidics systems, molecular biology, or software/AI systems
• Direct experience in medical devices, biotech instrumentation, consumer electronics, or defense hardware
• Proven track record managing external contractors and vendor relationships with measurable outcomes
• Experience with milestone-based project tracking and risk management (Gantt, critical path, earned value, or equivalent)
• Mandatory AI proficiency: daily use of AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or equivalent) for drafting, analyzing, prototyping, and validating
• Exceptionally detail-oriented and data-driven
• Strong QA/QC mindset: proactively identify problems, flag risks early, and propose solutions
• Strong written communication skills for status reports
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with minimal supervision
• Must be based in New Hampshire or willing to relocate to Hanover, NH area before start date
• Available to start within 2 weeks of contract execution

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in hardware product development

Nice to Have

• Experience with neural interfaces, MEA systems, brain-computer interfaces, or organoid technology
• Background in microfluidics, bioreactor systems, or lab-on-chip platforms
• Familiarity with FDA regulatory pathways (510(k), De Novo, IDE)
• Experience with DARPA, ARPA-H, NIH BRAIN, or similar government research programs
• Master’s or PhD in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field
• Prior experience in an academic research lab or university-affiliated research center

Skills

* Required skills