Director / Sr. Director, R&D Operations & Technical Program Management

Subsense· United States·26d ago

$180k–$250k

LeadFull-timeOnsite

About Subsense

Subsense is a deep-tech company developing the world’s first non-surgical, bidirectional brain-computer interface powered by plasmonic and magnetoelectric nanoparticles. Our mission is to unlock direct communication between the human brain and AI - starting with medical applications such as stroke recovery and moving toward cognitive enhancement for healthy users. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Subsense brings together leading scientists and engineers to redefine the future of human–machine interaction.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Director / Sr. Director, R&D Operations & Technical Program Management to help build and run the execution operating system for our R&D organization as the right hand to the Head of R&D.

This position will accelerate complex R&D execution, create clarity without bureaucracy, and help the team move faster with stronger visibility and less coordination drag.

This role reports to the Head of R&D and works closely with the CEO and leadership team on company-critical R&D milestones. This person will act as a trusted execution partner to R&D leadership — helping translate ambitious technical goals into a living operating system: clear priorities, visible dependencies, early blocker identification, focused decision-making, and disciplined follow-through.

The right person will combine technical fluency, strong execution discipline, emotional intelligence, and the judgment to create structure that protects technical focus time rather than interrupting it.