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Salary: USD 205,000 - 225,000 / annual
Precision for Medicine seeks a Senior Director of Scientific Services to lead the scientific team and drive the strategic direction of the laboratory. This role is instrumental in delivering exceptional services to diverse, innovative, and global biopharmaceutical clients, with a focus on translational medicine clinical trials in Immuno-Oncology and autoimmune/inflammatory spaces.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and implementation of scientific services supporting clinical trial needs
- Hire, coach, mentor, and train scientists to PfM quality standards; develop scientific managers
- Oversee scientific design and development of new products and services to accelerate growth
- Manage lab operations including inventory, instruments, capacity assessment, quality reviews, and LIMS development/validation
- Track project progress and ensure timely delivery to client standards
- Communicate results effectively to clients and develop lasting relationships
- Establish growth objectives, goals, KPIs, policies, and programs; track weekly/monthly revenue generation and reporting
- Ensure scientific staff properly oversee ongoing client studies, including reagent ordering, assay development/execution, and data delivery
- Collaborate with Precision colleagues across multiple labs
- Develop new business opportunities through industry networking, scientific meetings, and client presentations
- Act as internal expert on technical advances and industry trends; provide thought leadership to management
- Provide SME support for contract proposals
- Write and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Author publications and white papers on novel technologies or assays
Requirements:
Minimum Required:
- Ph.D. in life sciences with expertise in tissue-based or molecular assays
- At least 18 years of full-time post-doctoral laboratory experience
- 10 years of demonstrated management experience
Other Required:
- Strong bench scientist skills in tissue-based assays (IHC, ISH, mIF) and/or molecular assays (ddPCR, qPCR, NGS)
- Experience in validation/qualification of assays to GCLP/CAP/CLIA/GLP or ISO guidelines
- Ability to lead and organize teams to multi-task and deliver projects on agreed timelines
- Collaborative approach with excellent coaching and mentoring skills
- Familiarity with FDA Good Clinical Laboratory Practices and College of American Pathologists standards and accreditation requirements
- Knowledge of FDA Modern Quality Systems thinking including Quality by Design, Quality Risk Management, CAPA, and Change Control
- Experience leading or participating in comprehensive quality systems (QS) models consistent with GCLP regulatory requirements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred:
- Industrial (Contract Research Organization, CRO) experience and/or management of outside collaborations
