Associate Director, Next-generation Sequencing Innovation

AstraZeneca

Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Base: $180,740.80 - $271,111.20 usd; bonus/equity:...
Next-generation sequencing technologies
Ngs team leadership and management
Biologics discovery applications
This position offers significant autonomy to shape NGS strategy and make technology development decisions, leading a high-performing NGS team directly embedded within an innovative biologics discovery group

Job Summary

  • This position offers significant autonomy to shape NGS strategy and make technology development decisions, leading a high-performing NGS team directly embedded within an innovative biologics discovery group.
  • You will be empowered to challenge conventional approaches and drive adoption of transformative NGS applications across our global organization.
  • Benefits include a qualified retirement program, paid vacation and holidays, health benefits, and eligibility for short-term incentive bonuses and equity-based long-term incentive programs.

Matching Summary

This position offers significant autonomy to shape NGS strategy and make technology development decisions, leading a high-performing NGS team directly embedded within an innovative biologics discovery group.

Salary

Base: $180,740.80 - $271,111.20 USD; Bonus/Equity: Short-term incentive bonus and equity-based long-term incentive program eligibility; Benefits: Retirement program, paid vacation and holidays, health coverage

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Next-Generation Sequencing technologies
  • NGS team leadership and management
  • Biologics discovery applications
  • Wet lab and bioinformatics integration
  • Vendor and academic partnerships
  • Laboratory automation and high-throughput workflows

Nice-to-have

  • Entrepreneurial mindset
  • Strategic innovation and technology adoption
  • Strong presentation and communication skills
  • Ability to influence cross-organizational teams
  • Experience with HPC environments

Key Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Molecular Biology or related field
  • 10+ years experience with NGS technologies
  • Proven track record implementing novel NGS technologies
  • Experience managing high performing teams
  • Expertise with Illumina and PacBio platforms
  • Strong background in bioinformatics and data analysis

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