Senior Lab Manager and Technical Program Manager

Full-time, Monday-Friday, standard business hours; flexibility for occasional sponsor meetings outside core hours.

Hanover, NH
With optional onsite presence at the Cluster's Boston site

Lead end-to-end execution of multiple federally funded research programs in the Cluster for Improving Healthcare Outcomes through Sensory Technology and the HumanX Lab for Cognitive Performance and Longevity. Own milestone delivery, day-to-day lab operations, equipment lifecycle, subaward and vendor coordination, and direct interface with funding agency program managers. Reports to the Cluster Head (Prof. Tam Vu) and serves as the operational and technical owner of the Cluster's funded portfolio across hardware, firmware, signal processing, machine learning, biology, and clinical workstreams.

The Cluster for Improving Healthcare Outcomes through Sensory Technology at Dartmouth invites applications for a Senior Lab Manager and Technical Program Manager. The Cluster advances research and translation at the intersection of deep biosensing, biological computing systems, and organoid platforms, with a portfolio of multiple active and forthcoming federally funded government programs. The lead lab in this hire is the HumanX Lab for Cognitive Performance and Longevity, which designs, builds, and validates AI-powered wearable sensing and stimulation systems.

We are seeking a senior, hands-on lab manager who has already run a wearable, medical device, or biomedical research lab and can take direct ownership of the Cluster's funded portfolio. The Senior Lab Manager will report to the Cluster Head (Prof. Tam Vu) and serve as the operational and technical owner of the Cluster's programs. This role combines deep technical fluency, disciplined multi-program management, lab-scale operations, and results-oriented execution across a multi-disciplinary team spanning biology, hardware, firmware, software, machine learning, and clinical workstreams.

This is a full-time, onsite position, at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH, or in Boston's site. The initial appointment is for one year with renewal contingent on program performance and funding. The Senior Lab Manager will be hosted in the Department of Computer Science and supported by the Cluster. Compensation is commensurate with senior industry program management experience and lab leadership track record.

Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. Applicants should address in their cover letter how their professional experience, leadership, service, and life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth's commitment to academic excellence.

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This position is funded by a grant. Continuation is based upon available funds.
This position is a 12-month term position.
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Supplemental Questions
Applicants will be asked to respond to three supplemental questions regarding years of direct experience, indirect experience, and people management experience (even if the position does not require people management experience). Responses will be reviewed alongside the position requirements and your application materials; they are intended to supplement how experience is captured, but not replace a holistic evaluation. Your response will be cross-referenced with your application materials to verify accuracy and, for finalists, to inform salary placement.

Please ensure your resume and work history clearly reflect the full scope of your work, including position titles, employment dates, responsibilities, and supervisory duties. Incomplete or inconsistent information may affect how your experience is evaluated.

Program execution and milestone delivery across multiple federally funded research programs in parallel, including milestone planning, dependency mapping, and on-time delivery of technical milestones across the Cluster's portfolio.

Day-to-day operations across the Cluster's lab spaces: team cadence, weekly technical and operations reviews, reporting discipline, risk register, change-control log, decision tracker, and oversight of lab equipment lifecycle in coordination with internal Dartmouth procurement and finance teams.

Subaward, industry partner, consultant, and vendor management, including statement-of-work alignment, milestone payment events, deliverable acceptance, and risk escalation.

Funding agency interface, including program reviews, demo days, site visits, and reporting packages with federal program managers and contracts officers.

Recruiting and onboarding support for postdocs, engineers, and research staff funded under these programs, and contribution to follow-on grant and contract proposals.