Molecular Lab Supervisor

Tempus • Fulltime • Durham, NC, USA, United States • 3m ago

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?

Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus’ proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.

We are looking to build a laboratory operations team who are passionate and focused on developing state of the art techniques to processing and creating and interpreting vast amounts of genomic and molecular data. You will collaborate with product, research, and business development teams to develop the most advanced sequencing platform in cancer care.

What You’ll Do:

Provide daily oversight of a cutting-edge molecular workflow to provide high-quality next-generation sequencing data with rapid turnaround times, including tumor genomic, germline genomic, and transcriptomic sequencing
Establish and maintain appropriate QC and QA programs
Maintain CLIA and CAP compliance regarding equipment, reagents, and staff training
Complete quality review of all samples within the NGS workflow from extraction to sequencing
Balance turnaround time while optimizing costs of sequencing workflow
Schedule training and competency assessments for personnel
Mentor junior staff

Qualifications:

MS in the Biological sciences with at least three years of experience or BS in the biological sciences with at least five years of experience
Ability to maintain the confidentiality of patient related materials in compliance with HIPAA requirements
Excellent communication skills
Thrives in a fast-paced environment
Must have experience working in a molecular lab; prefer experience with next-generation sequencing
Ability to work with others to plan and carry out scientific programs
Self-driven and works well in an interdisciplinary team with minimal direction
Strong desire to build products that will save lives and change the course of cancer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.