{"id":1161631,"url":"https://alion.io/job/nference-associate-program-manager","title":"Associate Program Manager","company":{"id":34471,"name":"Nference","domain":"nference.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/nference","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Keka","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Bengaluru, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":12500,"max_usd":30000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":922},"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Google Sheets","optional":false},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false},{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"Asana","optional":true},{"name":"Confluence","optional":true},{"name":"Jira","optional":true},{"name":"Notion","optional":true},{"name":"SQL","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T10:10:29Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-29","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T02:04:47Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Associate Program Manager\nLocation: Bangalore, India\nAbout nference\nnference is an AI-first healthcare technology company dedicated to accelerating biomedical discovery and transforming healthcare through artificial intelligence and large-scale computing. Our platforms help pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, and research organizations unlock insights from complex clinical, molecular, and imaging data to drive better decisions and improve patient outcomes.\nFounded with the vision of solving some of healthcare's most challenging problems, nference combines expertise in software engineering, machine learning, data science, and life sciences to build products that make a meaningful impact on global healthcare.\nOur People\nAt nference, you'll work alongside software engineers, AI researchers, physicians, scientists, and product leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful, real-world problems.\nWe foster a culture of ownership, curiosity, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous learning. Our teams are encouraged to challenge assumptions, contribute ideas, and take ownership of their work from problem definition and experimentation through production.\nThe Opportunity\nWe're looking for an Associate Program Manager with 2-3 years of experience in program management, product operations, consulting, growth operations, startup operations, or similar roles involving cross-functional execution.\nThis role is suited for someone who can take loosely defined objectives and turn them into structured execution plans, coordinate across multiple teams, track progress and risks, and ensure workstreams move forward with clear ownership and accountability.\nAs an Associate Program Manager, you will work closely with Engineering, Product, Clinical, QA, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to execute defined programs and workstreams within larger product or clinical initiatives.\nThe ideal candidate is analytical, highly organized, comfortable working with data and spreadsheets, and able to operate effectively in ambiguous environments while knowing when to escalate issues. You will work under the guidance of Senior or Lead Program Managers while progressively taking ownership of defined workstreams.\nWhat You'll Do\nOwn the execution of defined programs or workstreams within larger product, clinical, or operational initiatives, delivering against agreed scope, timelines, and success metrics.\nTranslate high-level objectives from Senior or Lead Program Managers into structured execution plans with milestones, task breakdowns, dependencies, and tracking mechanisms.\nCoordinate day-to-day execution across Clinical, Engineering, Product, QA, Operations, and distributed stakeholder teams.\nTrack project timelines, milestones, KPIs, and deliverables and maintain clear visibility into execution progress.\nMaintain risk, issue, and dependency logs and proactively identify potential blockers, mitigation actions, and escalation points.\nCoordinate stakeholder follow-ups and ensure action items have clear ownership and are completed within agreed timelines.\nSupport product releases, pilots, and operational rollouts by coordinating stakeholder readiness, execution follow-through, and early issue tracking.\nFacilitate discussions between technical and non-technical stakeholders to clarify requirements, dependencies, constraints, and expected outcomes.\nHelp bridge technical requirements with clinical or operational needs through structured requirement clarification and cross-functional coordination.\nSurface scope, timeline, quality, and resource trade-offs using structured and data-backed inputs to support senior decision-making.\nPrepare project updates, dashboards, status reports, meeting notes, and other execution documentation for relevant stakeholders.\nSupport vendor and external partner coordination, where applicable, by tracking deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and follow-ups under appropriate guidance.\nIdentify process gaps and contribute to improving project execution frameworks, reporting practices, and operational workflows.\nExplore opportunities for workflow automation, lightweight scripting, or improved reporting mechanisms to increase execution efficiency and visibility.\nUse data and project metrics to identify trends, risks, and areas requiring intervention.\nMaintain strong execution hygiene by ensuring project documentation, trackers, decisions, and action items remain current and accurate.\nEscalate significant risks, delays, or unresolved dependencies with appropriate context and proposed next steps.\nTake ownership of assigned workstreams and drive them to completion while keeping relevant stakeholders informed.\nWhat We're Looking For\nRequired Qualifications\n2-3 years of relevant experience in program management, project management, or product operations within an IT/software company.\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical discipline.\nDemonstrated ability to translate loosely defined objectives into structured execution plans with milestones, task breakdowns, dependencies, and timelines.\nStrong analytical skills with hands-on proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.\nExperience working with technical and non-technical stakeholders across functions such as Engineering, Product, Clinical, Operations, QA, or Business.\nAbility to track KPIs, risks, issues, dependencies, and execution milestones with strong attention to detail.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nStrong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.\nHigh ownership mindset with a bias for action and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations.\nAbility to identify when issues require escalation and communicate them clearly with relevant context.\nProcess-oriented approach with an ability to identify inefficiencies and contribute to improving execution processes.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMBA from a reputed institution.\nWorking knowledge of SQL or data querying tools.\nExperience working with Engineering, Product, Clinical, or Data Science teams.\nExperience supporting software or technology product development.\nExperience coordinating product releases, pilots, launches, or operational rollouts.\nFamiliarity with Agile or other structured project execution methodologies.\nExperience with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Notion, Asana, or similar platforms.\nExperience maintaining project dashboards, reporting frameworks, risk registers, or dependency trackers.\nExperience with workflow automation, lightweight scripting, or reporting automation.\nExperience coordinating vendors or external partners.\nExperience working in healthcare, life sciences, AI, technology, consulting, or other complex technical environments.\nWhy Join nference?\nAt nference, you'll work at the intersection of AI, software engineering, data science, and healthcare, collaborating with teams solving complex real-world problems.\nYou'll gain exposure to technically sophisticated product and clinical initiatives while working closely with Engineering, Product, Data Science, Clinical, QA, and Operations teams.\nAs an Associate Program Manager, you'll build strong program and project management capabilities while progressively taking ownership of complex cross-functional workstreams and developing the skills required to manage larger programs.\nBenefits & Perks\nIndustry Prestige: Build your career at an AI-first healthcare technology company working at the intersection of AI, software engineering, and biomedical research.\nCutting-Edge Innovation: Work alongside technical teams building AI and software solutions across clinical, molecular, imaging, and unstructured healthcare data.\nMeaningful Impact: Contribute to projects that support biomedical research, drug discovery, and healthcare innovation.\nGrowth & Flexibility: Work in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment with continuous learning opportunities and a hybrid work model for eligible employees after successful completion of the three-month probation period.\nWellness & Perks: Enjoy reimbursements for gym memberships, technology gadgets, high-speed internet, professional development, comprehensive health insurance, and complimentary breakfast, lunch, and snacks at our Bangalore office.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nnference is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. 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