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We connect universities, startups, corporates, investors and policymakers, and create the spaces, programs and partnerships that translate research into successful companies.Life science ventures face their own path from lab to company, and they need support built for it. For our dedicated life science programs we are looking for a Program Manager who turns them from concept into programs that researchers and founders want to be part of.\nYou work closely with our Life Science Lead Hannah Payette Peterson, who sets the direction and designs the programs with you, and to whom you report. You own day-to-day delivery, from recruiting participants to final follow-up.\nYour mission\nProgram design and set-upTurning program ideas into concrete formats, content, participant support, timelines and delivery plans\nSetting up the processes and systems each life science program needs, and improving them during delivery\nContributing to our wider life science strategy, including partnerships, tools and ecosystem initiatives beyond the programs\nExchanging knowledge and sparring with the teams behind JUNI's other programs, so that life science programs build on shared methods, tools and networks\nRecruitment and selection of participantsRunning recruitment, including direct outreach, partner referrals, applications and initial conversations\nDefining selection criteria with our Life Science Lead Hannah that reflect each program’s purpose, participant group and stage\nAssessing applicants’ scientific background, experience, motivations and fit with the program\nEvaluating projects’ scientific rationale, supporting evidence, potential applications and development needs\nIdentifying strengths, weaknesses and unanswered questions, seeking relevant expert input where needed and turning it into clear selection recommendations\nProgram deliveryOwning onboarding, schedules, communication, and follow-up through to program completion\nFinding and involving mentors, experts, trainers and partners, including fellowship placement hosts and matching them to what participants needs\nServing as the consistent point of contact for participants and helping them access relevant advice and support\nCoordinating contributions of JUNI colleagues and external partners to the life science programs\nTracking participant progress and gathering feedback so we learn and improve our programs.\nYour profile\nA life science research background, such as a PhD, or a master's or medical degree with significant research experience, and a first-hand understanding of how researchers think and work so that researchers recognise you as a peer\nStartup-related experience through founding or working in a startup, venture capital, or startup support and ecosystem initiatives\nScientific and venture judgment to critically assess research and form a reasoned view of a project’s quality, potential applications and development needs, appropriate to its stage\nAwareness of the limits of your expertise, knowing when to bring in specialists, asking focused questions and using their advice to inform an assessment\nProven ability to manage programs through planning, coordinating people, making decisions and carrying work through to completion e.g., from employment, volunteer work, or previous program management experience\nOwnership and drive, bringing energy and urgency to building new programs and following through on commitments without reminders\nIndependence and direct communication, making sound day-to-day decisions, raising issues early and knowing when to involve the Life Science Lead\nA constructive, critical mind, offering considered opinions, questioning assumptions and helping decide where to focus\nOpenness to experimentation, learning quickly and shaping formats around what researchers and founders find useful\nConfident use of AI tools in day-to-day work, combined with full ownership of result accuracy\n Fluent English (the working language for this role) with German as a plus, because some communication is in German\nAn existing life science network is a strong advantage. Whether you have just finished your PhD or have a few years of program experience: capability, ambition and a scientific background matter more to us than seniority.We offer\nThe chance to build JUNI's life science programs from the start, with real ownership of delivery\nDirect contact with researchers, founders, mentors and life science partners across Berlin-Brandenburg\nA motivated team with a hands-on spirit and flat hierarchies\nFlexible working hours\nA modern working environment across several locations in Berlin\nCompensation that reflects experience and responsibility","description_format":"text","description_chars":4762,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"German","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Biotechnology","Higher Education","Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-07T13:35:53Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":83,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.832,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":20,"reasons":["conf:13","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/juni-life-science-program-manager-mfd","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/juni-life-science-program-manager-mfd.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T21:14:34Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":34519,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1985304},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1985304"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fjuni-life-science-program-manager-mfd"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fjuni-life-science-program-manager-mfd"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fjuni-life-science-program-manager-mfd"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/juni-life-science-program-manager-mfd\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fjuni-life-science-program-manager-mfd"}]}