Remote Global Genomics and Application Science Lead

Saphetor; United States; Remote; USD 132,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Remote work from Spain

Job summary

Saphetor is seeking a senior leader to build and grow an international application science team, while maintaining direct involvement in customer work across a defined territory. The role blends clinical genomics with bioinformatics and commercial support, shaping product priorities from market feedback.

Responsibilities include coaching the global team, delivering demonstrations, planning deployments, enhancing workflows, and representing the company at scientific events.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in human genetics, laboratory medicine, molecular biology or pathology, life sciences, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading, managing, or coaching people in technical or commercial teams.
• Hands‑on clinical genomics experience, including NGS tertiary analysis workflows.
• Understanding of laboratory processes, variant interpretation frameworks, and bioinformatics and IT workflows.
• Ability to explain complex scientific and infrastructure topics to laboratory, clinical, and executive audiences.
• Fluent English and Spanish; experience in regulated environments and international customer settings is valued.

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop the global application science team, set performance measures, and plan team capacity.
• Own customer evaluations and deliver technical demonstrations that connect laboratory needs with genomic analysis tools.
• Oversee onboarding and complex cloud or on-premises deployment planning in coordination with infrastructure specialists.
• Set effective data filtering and automation practices, and improve customer workflows.
• Represent the organization at scientific and industry events, build relationships with expert stakeholders, and guide technical publications.
• Work with product, marketing, and operations teams to relay market feedback and align technical capabilities with commercial goals.

Skills

Team leadership

Clinical genomics

NGS analysis

Bioinformatics workflows

Technical communication

Education

Master’s or PhD in life sciences or related field

Tools

Bioinformatics software

DevOps

Job description

Saphetor is seeking a senior leader to build and grow an international application science team, while maintaining direct involvement in customer work across a defined territory. The role blends clinical genomics with bioinformatics and commercial support, shaping product priorities from market feedback.

Responsibilities include coaching the global team, delivering demonstrations, planning deployments, enhancing workflows, and representing the company at scientific events.