Opentrons Labworks Inc. · 6 hours ago
Associate Director of Technical Program Management
Long Island City, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$215K/yr - $235K/yr
7+ years expOpentrons Labworks, Inc. is a disruptive life science company leveraging its integrated lab platform to supercharge the pace of innovation in research and healthcare. The Associate Director of Technical Program Management will establish and lead the company’s program execution framework across hardware, software, and integrated product development, ensuring complex technical programs are effectively planned and delivered.
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Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain Opentrons’ technical program management frameworks, including phase-gated development models, readiness reviews, and formal governance mechanisms
Document, maintain, and help operationalize standard operating procedures for program execution across engineering, product, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain
Develop and maintain templates, playbooks, metrics, and reporting standards to support consistent execution across all programs
Promote and reinforce best practices for scope definition, risk management, dependency tracking, and escalation
Serve as Technical Program Manager for select high-impact, high-complexity initiatives
Participate in phase-gate decision-making for technical programs, with responsibility to recommend approval, pause, or escalation based on readiness
Act as a gate assessor for major development phases, ensuring readiness criteria are met and surfacing risks or gaps prior to progression
Facilitate cross-functional alignment between hardware, software, firmware, product, quality, and operations
Maintain and manage integrated master schedules, dependency maps, and milestone tracking
Identify risks early, coordinate mitigation strategies, and track issues through timely resolution
Serve as the initial, hands-on leader of the Technical Program Management function, personally owning critical programs while laying the foundation to scale the team over time
Contribute to defining role clarity, performance expectations, and career development paths for TPMs and program managers
Develop and maintain onboarding, training, and enablement materials for program management best practices
Partner with engineering leadership to improve execution velocity, predictability, and delivery confidence
Prepare and maintain executive-level reporting dashboards and program health indicators
Support and facilitate formal program reviews, gate reviews, and retrospectives
Provide leadership with clear, data-driven insights into program status, risks, and tradeoffs
Provide recommendations to senior leadership on delivery strategy, sequencing, and capacity planning
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, product development, or related fields
3+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional programs spanning hardware, software, and manufacturing
Prior experience building or scaling program management processes and organizations
Proven experience delivering complex electromechanical or robotic products from concept through mass production
Strong understanding of phase-gated development cycles, NPI processes, and technical readiness frameworks
Ability to think systemically across engineering, product, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain
Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and execution skills
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management abilities
Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
High attention to detail while maintaining a strategic perspective
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Asana, or similar tools
Preferred
Experience in life sciences, robotics, laboratory automation, or medical devices
Experience implementing or operating PLM systems
Familiarity with regulatory-driven or quality-critical development environments
Experience supporting manufacturing ramp, yield improvement, and sustaining engineering
Benefits
Equity packages
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
401(k) eligibility
Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave
Company
Opentrons Labworks Inc.
Opentrons Labworks, Inc., is a disruptive life science company leveraging its integrated lab platform to supercharge the pace of innovation in research and healthcare.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$260.15MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundSOSVKhosla Ventures
2025-12-05Series Unknown· $20.12M
2021-09-23Series C· $200M
2020-10-26Convertible Note
Leadership Team
Jonathan Brennan-Badal
CEO
Greg W. Greeley
Investor, Advisor, Board Member, President & COO (2020-2022)
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