Senior Program Manager, Partner Co-Innovation Labs

NVIDIA•Us, CA

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Program Manager for partner Co-Innovation Labs to lead integrated execution across our most meaningful strategic programs. This role sits at the intersection of applied research, account leadership, legal, and partner collaborators. It is responsible for converting strategy and success criteria into delivery. This role requires a technical program operator who can run cross-company governance, drive decision velocity, and maintain alignment across roadmap, compute planning, partner commitments, and delivery risk.

Requirements

Master’s or equivalent experience in life sciences technology, computational biology, engineering, computer science, or related domain.
8+ years in pharma R&D technology, AI platforms, computational biology programs, or adjacent life science technical environments.
5+ years leading large multi-functional programs with external strategic partners.
Proven track record delivering complex AI programs in regulated or high-stakes enterprise settings.
Strong proficiency in AI platform lifecycle: data, models, inference, infrastructure, and compute governance.
Operational excellence in planning, sequencing, issue resolution, and customer alignment.
Excellent executive interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior ownership of AI transformation programs in pharma with measurable outcomes.
Track record in building and sustaining joint operating models with external partners.
Experience managing compute prioritisation and usage governance tied to achievements.
Familiarity with the NVIDIA AI stack and the BioNeMo ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Own the integrated operating plan across lab workstreams spanning data, models, tools, compute, and ecosystem delivery.
Run governance cadence: operating reviews, success-criteria checkpoints, and program committee execution.
Maintain and drive decision logs, risk registers, dependency maps, and escalation pathways.
Coordinate DGX Cloud and compute planning with internal allocation partners and technical owners.
Drive multi-functional execution across Product Development, Engineering, Applied Research, Legal, and Account teams.
Build executive-ready status and decision materials with clear asks, risks, and mitigation paths.
Keep program execution aligned with external commitments and the realities of the internal roadmap.