Senior Bio Sample Operations Leader, Clinical Trials

Eli Lilly and Company; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Centessa Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly, seeks an Advisor, Bio Sample Operations to lead planning and delivery of clinical bio sample activities across programs in a global setting.

You will partner with Clinical Operations, Bioanalytical Sciences, Quality and Regulatory to align strategies, lab operations, logistics and lifecycle management, ensuring timely and compliant execution across sites and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, biotechnology, pharmacy, healthcare, clinical research or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead bio sample operations across clinical studies from start-up through database lock and final disposition.
• Translate protocol and lab requirements into study-specific bio sample strategies and operational plans.
• Oversee end-to-end bio sample lifecycle: collection, processing, labeling, shipment, receipt, storage, analysis, reconciliation, and disposition.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners to meet timelines, budget and quality standards.
• Manage central and specialty labs, biorepositories, couriers, CROs, and other vendors with contracts, KPIs and SLAs.
• Maintain sample traceability, chain of custody, inventory accuracy and alignment across systems.
• Identify and escalate operational and quality issues, including CAPAs and audit findings.
• Ensure compliance with GCP, SOPs, quality standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

GCP knowledge

Communication

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related

Tools

LIMS

Clinical trial management systems

Sample tracking systems

Job description

Centessa Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly, seeks an Advisor, Bio Sample Operations to lead planning and delivery of clinical bio sample activities across programs in a global setting.

You will partner with Clinical Operations, Bioanalytical Sciences, Quality and Regulatory to align strategies, lab operations, logistics and lifecycle management, ensuring timely and compliant execution across sites and vendors.