Job Description

About the company

Deep Origin is a biotech startup building an operating system for science that transforms how life science research is conducted. Led by Michael Antonov, co-founder of Oculus, and backed by Formic Ventures, we are redefining the infrastructure behind modern drug discovery. Our AI-driven platform enables scientists to accelerate discovery, reduce cost, and bring breakthrough innovations to life faster. As we scale, overall excellence is a critical lever in advancing our mission to dramatically reduce disease and extend human healthspan.

About the role

This is an opportunity for someone with extensive “ARPA” experience (e.g., HHS, FDA, NIH, BARDA, DARPA, NSF) to lead and work with an exceptionally talented and high-performing team on challenging and cutting-edge projects. This position requires the ability to effectively lead and manage complex scientific/research projects. The program manager will have to effectively manage the budget, juggle multiple priorities, organize processes, oversee successful execution from concept to deliverables, and have the ability to coordinate among both management and technical professionals. The program manager will be viewed as the ultimate leader of both the project and the consortium.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree with a minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience, including prior experience on ARPA projects (e.g. DARPA, IARPA, ARPA-E).
• Prior interactions with the FDA, and prior experience/familiarity in some combination of: drug development, molecular biology, computational biology, computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, machine learning, and/or mechanistic modeling.
• Prior experience managing multi-organization projects spanning multiple years, and responsibility and experience in both technical and non-technical personnel management.
• Experience in a supervisory capacity in planning, developing, and executing significant research and development efforts.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills with both deeply technical-and non-technical personnel.
• Proven results-oriented problem-solving abilities, and bringing an attitude of win-win to every challenge.
• Strong experience with project management tools (Jira or MS Project) and presentation graphics and/or spreadsheet tools (Microsoft Office or Google), and familiarity with budget tools.
• Experience in establishing strong working relationships with R&D program managers as well as organization leadership; tracking task order efforts to rapidly identify and resolve potential and new problems; and identifying and resolving administrative and contractual issues related to a support services contract is required.

Nice-to-Have

• PMP
• PhD in Biology

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the future of health, longevity, and our ability to simulate life.
• Competitive compensation package with meaningful equity.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Remote-friendly culture with optional onsite work.
• Annual team gatherings and company events.
• Free lunch, snacks, beverages, and onsite gym access (for in-office employees).