Technical Programme Manager

About us

Basecamp Research is dedicated to solving major challenges in the life sciences by exploring Beyond Known Biology. Our teams build frontier AI models using BaseData, the world's largest ethically-sourced and globally representative biological dataset. Our Global Research Team collects and curates our own biological data through partnerships with more than 152 organizations in 28 countries, giving its AI access to genetic diversity that doesn't exist for models trained on public database sources. This enables Basecamp Research to design novel protein sequences and biological systems that can accelerate therapeutic research and development.

In October 2024 we closed Series B and in January 2026 finalised pre-Series C investment from NVIDIA. With hubs both in London, UK as well as Boston Massachusetts, USA and partners with biopharma companies and academic institutions worldwide, our work has been recognized with honors including Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Biotech and the FT-backed Sifted AI100 list of Europe's leading AI startups.

At Basecamp Research, we pride ourselves on being a diverse, exciting, fun, and flexible place to work. Our team of biologists, engineers, ML scientists, field explorers, and operations specialists are united by a sense of adventure and the belief that nature has already designed the solutions to our planet’s greatest challenges – we just need to go out and discover them! If you feel passionate about the power of biology, data, and AI to build a better world, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

We are seeking a highly capable and proactive Technical Programme Manager to join our London team, embedded within the CTO’s organization. This role supports our technology and data groups across Genomics, Engineering, AI, Product, and Computational Biology, helping all these teams work together smoothly and efficiently. You will serve as the connective tissue between these departments – driving internal operational efficiency, coordinating cross-team projects, managing key partnerships, and overseeing the tools and operations that our technical teams rely on.

In this role, you will focus on optimizing processes, facilitating collaboration, and supporting the team in acquiring & managing cloud, compute, and software requirements. You’ll work closely with the CTO and technical leads to anticipate needs and clear roadblocks, ensuring our computational scientists and engineers can focus on pioneering research and development. This is an ideal opportunity for a hands-on operator who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment where no two days are the same and wants to make a big impact on how a frontier biotech company scales its operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work across Genomics, Engineering, AI, Product, and Computational Biology teams to plan and execute cross-functional initiatives. Ensure different groups are aligned on objectives and timelines, and facilitate communication so that projects move forward smoothly.

• Process Improvement: Identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement in our internal workflows. Implement new processes or tools to boost operational efficiency, streamline project delivery, and eliminate friction, all while maintaining agility.

• External Partnership Management: Manage and develop relationships with external technical and scientific partners. This includes coordinating joint projects with research collaborators, universities, and technology vendors, and ensuring that these partnerships are productive and aligned with our goals.

• Tooling & Infrastructure Oversight: Oversee the selection, implementation, and optimization of the software tools and platforms used by our technical teams (e.g. project management systems, knowledge bases, data pipeline tools). Make sure our engineers and scientists have the right tools and that those tools are well integrated and serving their needs.

• Cloud and IT Liaison: Serve as a liaison between our infrastructure team and our cloud and infrastructure providers (such as AWS and HPC/cloud compute partners). Monitor our usage and spending, plan for scaling needs, and work with providers to ensure we have robust, cost-effective infrastructure in place.

• Operational Strategy & Support: Work closely with the CTO and team leads to prioritize technical operational initiatives and drive strategic improvements. Help plan resource allocation, support budgeting for technical resources, and assist leadership in developing operations strategy that supports our rapid growth.

• Knowledge Sharing: Promote effective communication and knowledge sharing across teams. Ensure that learnings, best practices, and project updates are documented (in a lightweight way) and accessible, so everyone stays on the same page without excessive bureaucracy.

Required Skills and Experience

• Technical Operations Experience: 5+ years of experience in technical operations, program management, or a similar role within a tech-focused or biotech organization. You have a track record of coordinating complex projects and improving operational processes across multiple teams.

• Project Management & Organization: Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines. Proven experience driving projects from idea to completion, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication skills with a talent for working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You can interface comfortably with software engineers, data scientists, biologists, product managers, and external partners, translating needs and keeping everyone in sync.

• Technical Savvy: Familiarity with modern software development and data workflows. You don’t need to be writing code, but you should understand concepts like cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS), DevOps or CI/CD pipelines, and data management well enough to have informed discussions and make effective decisions.

• Vendor/Partner Management: Experience managing relationships with external vendors or partners, especially in scientific or technical projects. You’re comfortable evaluating services, negotiating contracts, and collaborating with outside organizations to achieve shared objectives.

• Proactive Problem-Solving: A proactive, resourceful, and independent mindset. You take initiative to identify problems or inefficiencies and act on them. You’re the kind of person who spots an issue and rallies the right people to fix it before it escalates.

• Adaptability: Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change. Our environment evolves quickly – you should thrive in a dynamic setting and be flexible in adjusting plans, while maintaining a positive, can-do attitude.

• Ownership & Drive: High degree of ownership over your work. You care about outcomes and reliably follow through on tasks and take pride in delivering quality results.

Advantageous Skills and Experience

• Industry Domain Knowledge: Experience in the life sciences, biotech, or other R&D-intensive industries. Understanding of domains like genomics, bioinformatics, or drug discovery can help you better support our teams (though it’s not a strict requirement).

• Scaling Startups: Prior experience at a high-growth startup or in scaling operations for a technical team. Familiarity with the challenges of rapid growth and scaling infrastructure or processes would be a plus.

• Technical Background: Hands-on technical skills are a bonus but not a requirement at all. Perhaps you’ve written code, managed cloud deployments, or analyzed data in a past life – if so, you’ll have extra empathy for the technical staff you’ll be working with.

What we offer in return

• Impactful Mission: This is a rare chance to do work that genuinely matters. You'll join a talented, fast-moving team, access unique biological datasets at scale, and see your contributions shape real breakthroughs in AI and curative therapeutics..

• Collaborative Culture: You'll be surrounded by world-class engineers, scientists, and researchers who care deeply about their work and about each other. With offices in London and Boston, we've built a flexible, cross-functional environment where personal development and real ownership aren't just talking points.

• High Growth: We truly believe in investing our top talent, we make coaching available to team members during steep growth journeys and we have twice yearly promotion opportunities. People who are really successful here own it and go directly to solve problems at pace and we ensure reward increases with impact.

• Comprehensive Benefits: We've built a benefits package people value. That means competitive salary, equity, and private healthcare with no medical history exclusions so strong that means most employees' family members opt into our plan over their own. We also offer Carrot Fertility with IVF stipend, salary sacrifice pension, bike to work scheme, life insurance, and more.

Apply for the job

Do you want to join our team as our new Technical Programme Manager? Then we'd love to hear about you!

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