Ginkgo Bioworks
Associate Director, Lab Enablement
Ginkgo Bioworks, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
[Full Time] Associate Director, Lab Enablement at Ginkgo Bioworks (United States)Associate Director, Lab Enablement
Ginkgo Bioworks United StatesDate Posted: 08 Jun, 2023Work Location: Boston, United StatesSalary Offered: Not SpecifiedJob Type: Full TimeExperience Required: 3+ yearsRemote Work: YesStock Options: NoVacancies: 1 availableOur mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe’s growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms.The purpose of the Associate Director, Lab Enablement role is to manage, train, and support teams that evaluate and establish operational capability within potential partner labs in US and international locations, including introducing and transferring new testing methods, for both clinical and environmental applications. There will be a significant amount of focus on wastewater testing and sequencing. This role will deliver tremendous impact for our international programs by giving us more flexibility and leverage with our partner labs.The ideal candidate has a strong background in environmental and molecular biology technologies with protocol development experience and likes to travel. We are looking for someone with significant NGS wet lab experience (preferably multi-platform) as well as nucleic acid extraction from a variety of sample sources. Wastewater sample processing experience is highly desirable.ResponsibilitiesManage and train junior lab enablement team membersCultivate and own relationships with a subset of lab partnersGain thorough understanding of partner lab capabilities and continuously identify new business and collaboration opportunitiesWork closely with Commercial teams to identify new lab partners, potential centers of excellence, regional synergies and testing needsDesign enablement plans and be accountable for implementation. Set KPIs; monitor progress, milestones, and deadlinesThrough deep technical expertise in NGS sequencing and library preparation technologies, troubleshoot existing processes, perform gap assessments, and train partner labs as neededBuild a thorough understanding of wastewater sample processing and testing, by learning from lab partners, experts in the field and researchIn close collaboration with the Quality Team, translate lab enablement projects into repeatable playbooks and checklistsTravel internationally to perform lab assessments and enablement activities including inspection, hands on training and troubleshooting. Up to 40% travel to domestic or international locationsMinimum RequirementsBS in a biological or environmental science field with 7+ years of experience, or MS with 5+ years of experience, or PhD with 4+ years of experiencePrevious management and customer relations experience3-4 years lab experience, preferably in a wastewater testing programHands-on NGS experience (library preparation, sequencing runs)Strong background in molecular biology techniques, including PCR-based detection and quantitation assaysDemonstrated project management skillsRemote or WFH, willing to travel domestically or internationally up to 40%Preferred Capabilities and ExperienceInternational experience in a scientific settingHands-on wastewater testing lab testing experience preferredExperience with both short and long read NGS platformsSome NGS bioinformatics experience preferredWorking experience in training and troubleshooting for field applicationsTotal compensation for this role is market driven, with a starting salary of $130,000+, as well as company stock awards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package.We also feel that it’s important to point out the serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its practices.It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees, employment applicants, and EOE disability/vet.
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Ginkgo Bioworks United StatesDate Posted: 08 Jun, 2023Work Location: Boston, United StatesSalary Offered: Not SpecifiedJob Type: Full TimeExperience Required: 3+ yearsRemote Work: YesStock Options: NoVacancies: 1 availableOur mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe’s growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms.The purpose of the Associate Director, Lab Enablement role is to manage, train, and support teams that evaluate and establish operational capability within potential partner labs in US and international locations, including introducing and transferring new testing methods, for both clinical and environmental applications. There will be a significant amount of focus on wastewater testing and sequencing. This role will deliver tremendous impact for our international programs by giving us more flexibility and leverage with our partner labs.The ideal candidate has a strong background in environmental and molecular biology technologies with protocol development experience and likes to travel. We are looking for someone with significant NGS wet lab experience (preferably multi-platform) as well as nucleic acid extraction from a variety of sample sources. Wastewater sample processing experience is highly desirable.ResponsibilitiesManage and train junior lab enablement team membersCultivate and own relationships with a subset of lab partnersGain thorough understanding of partner lab capabilities and continuously identify new business and collaboration opportunitiesWork closely with Commercial teams to identify new lab partners, potential centers of excellence, regional synergies and testing needsDesign enablement plans and be accountable for implementation. Set KPIs; monitor progress, milestones, and deadlinesThrough deep technical expertise in NGS sequencing and library preparation technologies, troubleshoot existing processes, perform gap assessments, and train partner labs as neededBuild a thorough understanding of wastewater sample processing and testing, by learning from lab partners, experts in the field and researchIn close collaboration with the Quality Team, translate lab enablement projects into repeatable playbooks and checklistsTravel internationally to perform lab assessments and enablement activities including inspection, hands on training and troubleshooting. Up to 40% travel to domestic or international locationsMinimum RequirementsBS in a biological or environmental science field with 7+ years of experience, or MS with 5+ years of experience, or PhD with 4+ years of experiencePrevious management and customer relations experience3-4 years lab experience, preferably in a wastewater testing programHands-on NGS experience (library preparation, sequencing runs)Strong background in molecular biology techniques, including PCR-based detection and quantitation assaysDemonstrated project management skillsRemote or WFH, willing to travel domestically or internationally up to 40%Preferred Capabilities and ExperienceInternational experience in a scientific settingHands-on wastewater testing lab testing experience preferredExperience with both short and long read NGS platformsSome NGS bioinformatics experience preferredWorking experience in training and troubleshooting for field applicationsTotal compensation for this role is market driven, with a starting salary of $130,000+, as well as company stock awards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package.We also feel that it’s important to point out the serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its practices.It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees, employment applicants, and EOE disability/vet.
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