Manager, Alliance Management

Job Title: Manager, Alliance Management

Location: Remote/Hybrid/Onsite in Boulder, CO

About Our Company

Foresight Diagnostics is an early-stage, venture-backed molecular diagnostics company that is developing non-invasive cancer detection technologies to improve the lives of patients worldwide. Our portfolio of cell-free DNA based liquid biopsy tests are rooted in novel and proprietary methods developed at Stanford University. Our approach enables the earlier detection of smaller tumors, leading to more personalized and effective cancer treatment strategies for patients. We have deep expertise in molecular biology, bioinformatics, and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), and maintain a dynamic, fast-paced work environment with significant opportunities for high-impact contribution and rapid professional growth. Foresight Diagnostics is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

About The Role

The Manager, Alliance Management is responsible for independently managing active biopharma partnerships and projects, ensuring successful contract execution, and delivering an exceptional customer experience to Foresight Diagnostics’ biopharma and research institution partners.

Foresight Diagnostics’ partners include biopharmaceutical companies and research institutions seeking precision oncology assays to evaluate minimal residual disease (MRD) and a collaborative partner to execute diagnostic projects supporting regulatory filings. Reporting to the Associate Director of Alliance Management, this position will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned partnerships and lead internal coordination to ensure alignment with contractual obligations and strategic objectives. may also conduct business development activities with established partners to extend current programs or potentially contract new ones.

What You Will Do

• Manage assigned biopharma collaborations as the primary point of contact, facilitating regular communication and problem-solving between internal teams and partners.

• Develop and maintain partnership-specific project plans, ensuring project aims, deliverables, and objectives are met.

• Establish and facilitate governance systems, including steering and operational committees and decision-making processes.

• Monitor and track compliance with contractual obligations, such as development timelines, research updates, committee meetings, and milestone payments.

• Lead the launch of new partnerships, including pre-deal transition activities and closeout of concluded partnerships.

• Proactively identify and resolve issues, conduct health checks, and identify opportunities to improve or expand partnerships.

• Support Business Development in discussions and negotiations for new partnering agreements, amendments, or additional statements of work.

• Maintain accurate documentation of partnership activities, processes, and best practices to drive efficiencies and improve alliance capabilities.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with project management, laboratory, legal, regulatory, and leadership teams to align partnership execution with organizational capabilities.

• Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends in biopharma and diagnostics and apply insights to support Foresight’s strategic plans.

• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

What You Will Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline.

• 5+ years’ experience in the life sciences industry with 2–3 years of alliance management or project/program management experience in an FDA-regulated healthcare product company (diagnostics, therapeutics, or medical devices).

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage partnerships or projects.

• Proven experience coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve contract deliverables.

• Familiarity with legal agreements and monitoring contract fulfillment.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences discipline.

• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or PhD in life sciences).

• Experience in companion diagnostics or biopharma partnering.

• Proficiency in conflict resolution and analytical problem-solving.

• Understanding of oncology diagnostics and the biopharma industry.

Physical and Mental Requirements, Working Conditions

• Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, make timely decisions in the context of a workflow, ability to communicate with others, ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota.

• Travel up to 25%, dependent upon location.

• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

• This position may be remote in the United States, Hybrid, or On-site in Boulder, CO.

Compensation and Benefits

This role is hiring at an annual salary of $100,000 - $130,000 and is eligible for bonus and equity offerings.

Foresight offers benefits including paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave (if applicable), alongside medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, and a 401k with company match.

You will be working on interesting problems with extremely high impact. We promote the professional development of our employees and will encourage upward mobility within the company for high performing employees. Foresight Diagnostics is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.