Lab Director: Build a Next-Gen Cancer Diagnostics Lab

Valius Sciences; Boston; On-site; PHP 11,285,000 - 15,047,000; Full time

Job summary

Valius Sciences in Boston is seeking a Lab Director to lead the buildout and operation of the company's first clinical lab. You will own strategy, space, equipment procurement, staffing, and the development and validation of spatial/single-cell transcriptomic assays using 10x Genomics platforms.

This is a rare, high-ownership opportunity to establish a new capability from scratch in a mission-driven startup environment, with in-person work and significant cross-functional collaboration with

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in molecular biology, genomics, clinical lab science, or related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in clinical laboratory operations.
• Proven track record establishing or scaling a molecular or clinical lab.
• Experience with advanced molecular diagnostic assays including spatial/single-cell RNA sequencing using 10x Genomics.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, buildout, and commissioning of the laboratory, including space planning and instrument installation and workflow validation.
• Define lab infrastructure requirements including equipment, consumables, LIMS, and workflow automation to support clinical-grade reproducibility and scale.
• Establish and document SOPs and training programs from the ground up.
• Direct day-to-day clinical lab operations, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant processing of patient samples and reporting of results.
• Oversee development and validation of complex molecular assays, including 10x Genomics spatial/single-cell RNA sequencing.
• Manage technical transfer of assays from R&D into clinical operations.
• Implement metrics for assay performance, turnaround time, and quality.
• Recruit, train, and lead a team of clinical laboratory scientists, supervisors, and technologists.
• Collaborate with computational biologists and translational scientists to integrate lab outputs into patient-facing reports.
• Partner with bioinformatics and operations teams to ensure data integrity and compliant reporting of high-complexity results.
• Contribute to scientific and operational strategy as a senior leader within Valius.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal коммуника

Clear translation of lab data to execs

Staff recruitment and development

Molecular assay workflows (10x Genomcs

Education

Advanced degree (PhD, MD, or MD/PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline

Job description

Valius Sciences in Boston is seeking a Lab Director to lead the buildout and operation of the company's first clinical lab. You will own strategy, space, equipment procurement, staffing, and the development and validation of spatial/single-cell transcriptomic assays using 10x Genomics platforms.

This is a rare, high-ownership opportunity to establish a new capability from scratch in a mission-driven startup environment, with in-person work and significant cross-functional collaboration with