Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, FDE (Healthcare & Life Sciences)

Location: United States

Salary: $124,800–$214,500 USD annually, depending on pay zone. Additional compensation may include an annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

Databricks provides a unified Data and AI Platform for data science, analytics, data applications, and AI solutions.

What you will do

• Lead the successful delivery of complex customer engagements within the Forward Deployed Engineering organization.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to implementation teams, particularly for Healthcare & Life Sciences customers.
• Guide architectural decisions and help teams evaluate trade-offs between established and innovative approaches.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and dependencies affecting project timelines and objectives.
• Manage program scope, schedule, budget, risks, and resources while producing plans, status reports, deliverables, and customer responses.
• Act as the primary escalation point for technical delivery issues and build trust with technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Strong technical acumen and the ability to make sound technical decisions without hands-on coding.
• Experience managing large, complex engagements and unexpected technical challenges.
• Understanding of trade-offs between scope, budget, and timeline.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder-influence skills.
• Ability to tailor communication for engineers, executives, and other audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements while maintaining high customer satisfaction.

Nice to have

• Experience with business intelligence, data management, and big data technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Customer-focused environment centered on innovation, creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Comprehensive benefits and perks, with details varying by region.
• Potential eligibility for an annual performance bonus and equity.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity.