Supervisor, Systems Support

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptive Biotechnologies in Seattle seeks a Supervisor, Systems Support to lead IT end-user support and ensure high-quality service delivery. You will guide the Systems Support team, manage incidents, and maintain customer satisfaction across the organization.

The role requires 7+ years of IT support experience with leadership, strong communication, and familiarity with ITIL, ServiceNow, and modern endpoint management (Intune, Jamf) in a corporate environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent IT-related field.
• 7+ years in progressive IT support with leadership.
• Experience leading service desk or end-user support teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience with ITIL or IT service management.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, development, and performance management for IT Support team members.
• Establish individual and team goals aligned with departmental objectives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and customer service excellence.
• Support workforce planning, onboarding, scheduling, and resource allocation activities.
• Oversee daily service desk and end-user support operations, ensuring timely resolution of incidents and requests.
• Manage ticket queue health, backlog reduction, escalations, and workload balancing.
• Serve as a primary escalation point for complex technical and customer-impacting issues.
• Coordinate major incident response activities and stakeholder communications.
• Monitor service performance against service level objectives and KPIs.
• Analyze operational data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and performance reviews.
• Drive continual service improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and quality.

Skills

Leadership / team leadership

Service desk / end-user support

ITIL / IT service management

Analytical / problem solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Communication of tech concepts

Team coaching and development

Education

Bachelor's degree information technology / computer science / business

Tools

ServiceNow ITSM

Microsoft 365

Azure

Windows 11

macOS

Active Directory / Entra ID

Intune

Jamf

Microsoft Teams

Job description

At Adaptive, we’re Powering the Age of Immune Medicine. Our goal is to harness the power of the adaptive immune system to transform the way diseases are diagnosed and treated. As an Adapter, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives. With Adaptive, you’ll create a career highlight through collaboration with bright, curious colleagues working at the apex of innovation and application. It’s time for your next chapter. Discover your story with Adaptive.

Position Overview

The Supervisor, Systems Support is responsible for leading the delivery of end-user technology support services across the organization. This role provides day-to-day leadership of the Systems Support team, ensuring high-quality service delivery, operational excellence, and alignment with business objectives. The Supervisor is accountable for team performance, customer satisfaction, incident and request management, knowledge management, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational reporting. The successful candidate combines strong technical knowledge with proven leadership capabilities, using data-driven decision making to improve service quality, team effectiveness, and user experience. This role serves as a key escalation point, partners closely with stakeholders across the business, and fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and exceptional customer service. Leaders at Adaptive demonstrate behaviors consistent with Adaptive’s Core Values and Leadership Principles. Critical functions of your role include helping establish individual team member goals, aligning those individual goals with broader team objectives, and ensuring those objectives drive the achievement of company goals.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, development, and performance management for IT Support team members.
• Establish individual and team goals aligned with departmental and organizational objectives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and customer service excellence.
• Support workforce planning, onboarding, scheduling, and resource allocation activities.
• Oversee daily service desk and end-user support operations, ensuring timely resolution of incidents and requests.
• Manage ticket queue health, backlog reduction efforts, escalations, and workload balancing.
• Serve as a primary escalation point for complex technical and customer-impacting issues.
• Coordinate major incident response activities and stakeholder communications.
• Monitor service performance against established service level objectives and key performance indicators.
• Analyze operational data and service metrics to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain operational dashboards, reports, and performance reviews.
• Drive continual service improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and operational best practices.

Position Requirements

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent work experience.
• Required: 7+ years of progressive IT support experience, including leadership or supervisory responsibilities.
• Required: Demonstrated experience leading service desk, desktop support, or end-user support teams.
• Required: Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Required: Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Required: Proven ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Required: Experience using service management frameworks and best practices (ITIL preferred).
• Required: Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• ServiceNow or comparable IT Service Management (ITSM) platform.
• Microsoft 365 administration and support.
• Microsoft Azure and cloud-based services.
• Windows 11 and macOS support.
• Identity and access management technologies, including Active Directory and Entra ID.
• Endpoint management platforms such as Microsoft Intune and Jamf.
• Collaboration technologies including Microsoft Teams and related productivity platforms.
• Basic understanding of networking, endpoint security, and enterprise infrastructure services.

Working Conditions

Administrative work in a home/office environment. Regular weekday work hours, with occasional weekend/after-hours planned or unplanned work as needed.

Physical Requirements

Occasional lifting/moving/installation of computer systems and other office/datacenter equipment. Occasional work in datacenter environments. Occasional work in laboratory environments requiring the use of protective equipment and clothing.

Compensation

Salary Range: $90,000 - $135,000. Possible “other compensation” elements to include: equity grant bonus eligible.

Adaptive is not currently sponsoring candidates requiring work authorization support for this position.

Adaptive’s posted compensation information includes a base salary (or hourly rate) range and summary of other available total compensation. The base salary range represents a minimum-to-maximum salary (or hourly rate) available to candidates upon extension of offer. Base salary is thoughtfully considered upon offer and is determined through multiple evaluation checks throughout the interview process, including: a candidate’s ability to meet minimum qualifications (skills/experience/education), a candidate’s ability to thoughtfully address preferred qualifications, current market conditions, and internal pay equity.

Listed base salary is exclusive of bonus, commission, equity, differential pay, benefits, and other incentives. Adaptive's benefits at-a-glance .

Adaptive Biotechnologies is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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