Director, Omics Enabling Platforms

Scorpion Therapeutics; Spring House (PA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Spring House, PA, seeks a leader to develop and operationalize an Omics Enabling Platform integrating transcriptomics, automation, robotics, and AI to advance AI-Native Drug Discovery.

You will own end-to-end omics capabilities including bulk and single-cell RNA-seq, WGS, and long-read sequencing; design automated, scalable workflows; generate high-quality AI-ready data; interpret complex datasets for insights; and lead automation, robotics, and computational

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field with extensive omics and biology experience.
• 10+ years in cell biology, omics platforms, and computational biology.
• Proven ability to translate omics data into insights and lead multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end omics capabilities including RNA-seq and sequencing.
• Design automated, scalable workflows for discovery platforms.
• Generate high-quality AI-ready data for AI-native drug discovery.
• Lead automation, robotics, and computational infrastructure efforts.
• Oversee cross-disciplinary team leadership across biology, engineering and AI.

Skills

Omics platforms

Single-cell RNA-seq

Bulk RNA-seq

WGS

Long-read sequencing

Automation design

Robotics integration

AI-ready data

Computational infrastructure

Leadership

Education

PhD in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genomics, or related field

Tools

AI platforms

Data platforms

Automation software

Robotics platforms

Computational infrastructure

Job description

Role

Lead the development and operationalization of an Omics Enabling Platform integrating transcriptomics, automation, robotics, and AI to advance AI-Native Drug Discovery.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end omics capabilities including bulk and single-cell RNA-seq, WGS, and long-read sequencing
• Design automated, scalable workflows
• Generate high-quality, AI-ready data
• Interpret complex datasets for biological insights
• Lead automation, robotics, and computational infrastructure
• Establish agentic AI strategies
• And oversee team leadership across biology, engineering, and AI disciplines

Requirements

• PhD in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genomics, or related field
• 10+ years in cell biology, omics platforms, and computational biology
• Expertise in transcriptomics, automation, robotics, and data platforms
• Proven ability to translate omics data into biological insights and lead multidisciplinary teams

High Value

Focus on AI-driven drug discovery, high-throughput omics, automation and robotics integration, scalable data engineering, and AI strategy development.

Work Setup

Based in Spring House, PA, with a focus on building cutting-edge discovery platforms.