Alliance Manager II

This role is not open to remote applicants and would require relocation to Seattle, WA.

Starting Salary Range: $94,000 - $117,000 annually

Exemption Status: Exempt

Location Expectations: Hybrid (1-3 onsite days per week)

Reporting To: Senior Alliance Manager

A-Alpha Bio is seeking an Alliance Manager II to support the execution and success of external scientific and strategic partnerships. This is a heavily cross-functional role with a significant external-facing component. Successful candidates will have exceptional communication and organizational skills, comfort navigating scientific and operational complexity, and the ability to foster productive working relationships. 

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day liaison between the company and assigned external partners, providing clear, consistent communication and alignment on goals, timelines, and deliverables, both internally and externally.
• Coordinate closely with internal scientific leads and functional teams to support execution of partnership workplans.
• Prepare and circulate meeting agendas, materials, and meeting minutes for joint governance meetings, technical updates, and ad hoc partner discussions.
• Track partnership obligations, milestones, and decision points; flag risks, misalignments, or emerging issues to senior commercial leadership.
• Support interpretation and execution of collaboration agreements, including scope changes, data-sharing provisions, and reporting requirements, in coordination with other commercial team members.
• Contribute to the preparation of SOWs, partner reports, updates, and presentations that clearly communicate progress, challenges, and next steps.
• Communicate status, changes, and forecasts to the Leadership Team.
• Foster positive, professional relationships with partner teams, promoting trust, transparency, and productive collaboration.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of alliance management processes, templates, and best practices.  

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a related scientific or business field with 5+ years of experience supporting external partnerships in the life sciences; PhD in a related scientific or business field; or an equivalent combination of education or experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders and workstreams simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific or operational information clearly.
• High level of organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional scientific and business teams. 

Preferred

• Advanced degree (Master’s and/or PhD) in a scientific discipline.
• MBA degree.
• Specific experience in alliance management, project management, or scientific program management.
• Experience in drug discovery, protein science, genomics, machine learning, biologics, large datasets, and/or computational biology.