Technical Program Manager, Human Research Lab Operations

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific field (e.g., Engineering, Human Movement Science, Sport Science, Kinesiology, Sports Technology) or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in technical program management, specifically managing Research and Development (R&D) labs or technical facilities.
• Experience navigating institutional ethics boards (IRB) and research compliance frameworks.
• Experience in managing human physiology, biomechanics or human performance laboratories.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Track record in technical procurement and vendor management for high-precision hardware.
• Navigate and finalize Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with institutional ethics boards and ensure all lab activities adhere to safety and security standards.
• Provide the operational foundation for all studies and data collects (from fast prototyping to multi-month longitudinal studies), including clinical governance management.
  
  

About The Job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the capital equipment management, including procurement and installation of research-grade equipment.
• Manage multi-year service agreements and technical specifications for biomechanical suites and metabolic analysis systems.
• Ensure the continuous operation and calibration of gold-standard measurement devices used for tracking kinetic and kinematic variables.
• Implement space optimization strategies to support high-throughput longitudinal studies.
• Drive cross-functional facilitations between Research, Intelligence and Feature teams for various studies, data collects and analysis.
  
  
  

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