Junior Program Manager

AI-Driven Remote Care Platform for Seniors & Polychronic Patients

Cairns Health is seeking a Junior Program Manager to support the coordination and execution of cross-functional initiatives powering Luna, our AI-powered digital health companion. In this role, you’ll help align product, engineering, clinical, and operations teams to deliver impactful, high-quality programs that improve outcomes for older adults and patients managing chronic conditions. This position is ideal for someone who thrives on organization, communication, and problem-solving. Someone positive, reliable and eager to grow within a fast-paced startup transforming digital healthcare.

What You’ll Do

· Support the planning, scheduling, and execution of multi-team projects across AI, product, engineering and operations.

· Coordinate communication and alignment between stakeholders. Ensuring timelines, dependencies, and deliverables are clearly tracked and met.

· Maintain project dashboards, timelines, and documentation for visibility across teams.

· Identify risks, blockers, and cross-functional dependencies early and escalate as needed.

· Assist with reporting key metrics on program progress, efficiency, and outcomes.

· Help define and refine internal processes to improve collaboration, clarity, and delivery speed.

· Contribute to operational excellence by ensuring accountability and structure in day-to-day execution.

· Support leadership in preparing status updates, meeting materials, and strategic planning sessions.

· Coordinate team travel logistics for offsites, clinical pilots, and cross-functional meetings—ensuring seamless execution and minimal disruption to core work.

· Drive forward hiring logistics: from scheduling interviews to managing candidate communications, recruiter/agency coordination and onboarding prep.

· Support pilot operations: assist with patient onboarding, coordinate device or account setup, and ensure pilot participants and future customers have an amazing experience.

What We’re Looking For

· 1–3 years of experience in program coordination, project management, or operations (healthcare or tech preferred).

· Strong organizational skills and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset.

· Clear, concise communicator who ensures alignment and follow-through across technical and non-technical teams.

· Comfort working across multiple teams in a dynamic, high-growth startup.

· Interest in healthcare technology and improving patient outcomes through AI.

· Positive, can-do mindset: when something’s unclear, you ask smart questions, get context fast, and move things forward to completion.

Bonus Points For:

· Experience in healthtech, digital therapeutics, or remote patient monitoring.

· Knowledge of Slack, Jira, Zendesk, Hubspot, Shipstation.

What We Offer

· Full-time position with competitive salary.

· Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401(k).

· Opportunity to work alongside experts in AI, healthcare, and human-centered design.

· Meaningful work that directly impacts the well-being of patients and caregivers.

· In-office works from Brentwood (West Los Angeles) or Sunnyvale, CA.

About Us

Cairns Health builds conversational AI tools to support people with chronic conditions and those who care for them. Our digital care companion, Luna, provides medication reminders, symptom checks, behavioral nudges, and empathetic conversation. All powered by cutting-edge AI and context-aware sensing technologies. By simplifying care plans and enabling proactive intervention, we help improve clinical outcomes, reduce care costs, and make healthcare more human. Learn more at www.cairns.ai.

To Apply

Please email your resume to nicky@cairns.ai and tell Nicky:

-How many minutes drive are you from Brentwood (West Los Angeles) or Sunnyvale, CA?

-Why are you the perfect person for this role?

-What are your salary expectations?

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