Head of High Throughput Lab

Flagship Pioneering; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Flagship Pioneering is seeking a Head of High-Throughput Lab to lead a team of scientists responsible for producing high-quality data at scale. This role includes oversight of lab operations, collaboration across departments, and requires a track record of scaling operations in genomics. The ideal candidate will have a strong leadership background, operational expertise, and a commitment to fostering innovation.

Benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Diverse and Inclusive Teams

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant post-academic experience with high-throughput labs.
• Experience hiring and leading teams of 10+ scientists.
• Expertise in genomics and omics experiments at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of scientists in a high-throughput lab.
• Define best practices and set team culture towards shared KPIs.
• Optimize operational efficiency and collaborate with other leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Efficiency

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Innovation Mindset

Education

MS or Ph.D. in Biology or related discipline

Tools

Automation Equipment

Job description

Company Summary:
Quotient Therapeutics Ltd is a privately held, early-stage company developing a novel genomics platform and therapeutics for diseases with a large unmet need.

The company was founded by Flagship Pioneering, an innovative enterprise that conceives, creates, resources, and grows first-in-category life sciences companies. Flagship Pioneering has created over 100 groundbreaking companies over the past twenty years, all of which are pioneering novel and proprietary biological, industrial, and engineering approaches to solve major needs in human health and sustainability. These companies include Moderna (MRNA), Generate Biomedicines, Sana Biotechnology (SANA), Tessera Therapeutics, Evelo Biosciences (EVLO), Indigo Agriculture, Seres Therapeutics (MCRB), and Syros Pharmaceuticals (SYRS). We are an equal opportunity employer.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a Head of High-Throughput Lab that reports to senior leadership and leads a team of bench scientists that produce high-quality, multi-omic data at scale. Specifically this team is responsible for the end-to-end processing of samples, including histology, cell sorting, extraction of genetic material and preparation for downstream omics analysis. The role includes oversight of lab operations, defining processes that enable consistent quality, instilling a collaborative, excellence-focused culture where the status quo is constantly pressure tested. We are looking for someone who can motivate teams to rally behind a shared mission and brings prior experience scaling and running high-throughput operations. The ideal candidate operates with a growth mindset, pays attention to detail, and has a deep-rooted desire to achieve excellence. Being collaborative is key – in this function, there will be many interactions with other leaders at Quotient, such as in data science, assay development, and target biology. This role is based in the vicinity of Cambridge, UK and will be primarily based on site. All applicants will require permission to work in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop team of scientists in the high throughput lab, including process definitions, task prioritization and scheduling, health and safety and continuous improvement
• Work directly with senior leadership to drive towards major corporate goals and own strategic initiatives, such as optimizing operational efficiency
• Take a leading role in defining best practices and setting team culture, working towards shared KPIs, executing against ambitious timelines in alignment with business needs
• Set a high bar for excellence, quality and safety, continuously investing into improved ways-of-working, acting with an innovation mindset
• Collaborate with other leaders at Quotient, constantly seeking ways to improve how we operate
• Interact with key suppliers and advisors, minimizing bottlenecks and enabling high-quality relationships

Requirements:

• MS or Ph.D. in biology or related discipline with 10+ years of relevant post-academic experience with an excellent track record of operating and scaling high-throughput labs
• 3+ years of experience hiring, leading and developing teams of 10+ scientists
• Expertise in performing genomics and other omics experiments at scale, using automation equipment
• Experience defining weekly schedules for complex, multi-project and multi-person lab operations
• Knowledge of health & safety best practices, enabling a safe working environment
• Proven track record of defining processes and putting in place continuous improvement methods, enabling data generation to routinely deliver against ambitious timelines

About Flagship

Flagship Pioneering is a bioplatform innovation company that invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $90 billion in aggregate value. Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture. Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com .

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies arecommitted to equal employment opportunityregardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.