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Salary: GBP 71,200 - 113,200 / annual
Altos Labs is seeking a Manager or Senior Manager to lead the Genomics Hub operations within the Institute of Technology at the Cambridge Institute, UK. The mission is to restore cell health and resilience through cell rejuvenation to reverse disease, injury, and disabilities.
In this role, you will be responsible for the operational execution of genomics support for R&D and translational scientific teams, managing genomics resources and technical team members. You will translate strategic goals into actionable processes and manage resources to meet ambitious scientific objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing day-to-day operations of the genomics hub, ensuring smooth workflows for genomics assays and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Providing hands-on wet lab support and technical guidance on RNAseq, ATACseq, and single-cell genomics
- Managing sequence data handling, demultiplexing, quality assessment, and downstream analysis
- Overseeing project management to ensure alignment with company goals, standards, timelines, and milestones
- Managing laboratory equipment installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization
- Serving as a subject matter expert, consulting with researchers on experimental design, sample preparation, and data collection
- Collaborating with scientists to evaluate, develop, and implement new technologies and assays
- Managing administrative and financial functions, including budgeting and resource allocation
- Training, guiding, and managing hub personnel and direct reports
- Providing strategic leadership on complex topics using sound judgment to drive decisions
You should have deep expertise and hands-on experience with NGS workflows (library prep, single-cell genomics, spatial omics) and instrumentation. You must demonstrate the ability to translate technical and scientific knowledge into robust operational workflows, develop and implement standardized processes, train scientific teams on complex techniques, and lead cross-functional process improvement initiatives. Strong collaboration and communication skills with diverse teams and stakeholders are essential.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in genetics, genomics, molecular biology, or related field
- Manager level: 5–7 years progressive, hands-on experience in a genomics laboratory; 3+ years direct supervisory experience
- Senior Manager level: 8–10 years progressive genomics experience with demonstrated track record of people leadership and cross-functional initiatives
