Altos Labs is hiring a Strategy and Operations Manager or Senior Manager to build the strategic planning and operational backbone for our Institute of Computation (IoC), our AI and data science organization. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, business operations, technical program management, and product-minded thinking to support our mission of restoring cell health and resilience.
What You'll Do
- Lead and/or support special strategic projects covering data strategy, talent strategy, IP strategy and contribute to SVP/Leadership Team operations.
- Help design and execute on IoC strategic planning and rhythm of business as part of the Office of the SVP and Institute Director.
- Support partnership strategy development and act as a de-facto alliance manager for key external platform and data generation partners.
- Own day-to-day budget operations including tracking spend, forecasting, approvals, and AWS billing and cost reporting/optimization.
- Act as the technical program manager point person between data science/modeling, wetlab experimentation, and computing/data infrastructure engineering teams.
- Analyze and improve core operational processes using a structured, data-driven approach and latest AI technologies.
What We're Looking For
- 4-7 years of experience (for Manager) or 7+ years of experience (for Senior Manager) in technical program management, technical product management, strategy & operations, management consulting, or similar role.
- Familiarity operating in a product or software engineering organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work credibly with engineers, data scientists, and/or ML researchers.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable giving structure to ambiguous problems and pushing for clarity.
- Strong operational and analytical skills, cross-functional stakeholder engagement and relationship building.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity operating within an AI/ML or data science organization and/or highly technical R&D environment.
- Understanding of AI concepts well enough to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Direct experience of close partnership or managing teams of AI/ML scientists and engineers or software engineers and experience with Agile.
- Experience working in fast-paced startup, MBA or technology companies.
Team & Environment
You will work directly with the Chief of Staff, Director and work closely with the SVP, engineering and AI leaders, Director of Program Management, and data/computing infrastructure teams.
Benefits & Compensation
- Redwood City, CA: Strategy & Operations Manager: $74 - $90 / hr. Senior Strategy & Operations Manager: $91 - $111 / hr.
- San Diego, CA: Strategy & Operations Manager: $66 - $80 / hr. Senior Strategy & Operations Manager: $83 - $101 / hr.
Work Mode
This is a local-city position based in either Redwood City, CA or San Diego, CA.
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