Senior Project Manager, Data Science Initiatives

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution dedicated to advancing human health through cutting-edge science. The Senior Project Manager, Data Science Initiatives will oversee the planning and execution of high-priority data science projects, ensuring effective use of resources and alignment across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Build and standardize project management systems, frameworks, tools, and KPIs that reflect best practices and enable consistent, scalable support across complex initiatives
• Maintain visibility across the full project portfolio, including intake and setup of new projects, establishing charters, resource plans, and clear frameworks before execution begins
• Document and track all active projects at an appropriate level of detail, capturing objectives, milestones, task priorities, team members and roles, commitment levels, decision points, and resource availability (staff, funding, equipment)
• Partner with leads to map tasks and timelines, identify interdependencies, and ensure alignment across concurrent initiatives
• Develop a sufficient understanding of the aims of the sponsors and collaborators to effectively coordinate project teams and serve as a bridge between technical and operational workstreams
• Keep projects on track by proactively identifying and resolving blocking issues, unclear priorities, insufficient resources, risks, and deviations from expected outcomes, implementing corrective actions as needed
• Coordinate handoffs and ensure continuity as projects transition between phases or team members, including periodic and final review of sponsor satisfaction
• Contribute directly to hands-on technical or experimental work, documentation, reports, or publications as project needs require
• Mentor and coach a team of project and/or program managers across both technical and emotional intelligence domains

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 7 years of career project or program manager experience
• Proven track record of managing large, complex research programs and cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated experience being an agent of change with proven track record of influence and driving required operational change
• Demonstrated ability to successfully design & implement a project management framework that drives consistency and operational excellence
• High fluency in risk management, decision making, and problem solving
• Exceptional communication skills and stakeholder management experience
• Experience managing budgets and driving measurable business impact
• Experience contributing to documentation and reports
• Ability to navigate matrixed or cross-functional environments and lead through influence
• Master's degree
• 10 years of career project or program manager experience
• Experience building or scaling a project management function within a research organization
• Familiarity with data science workflows, machine learning project lifecycles, or research operations