Posted Mar 30, 2026
Provide strategic direction and oversight for the lab platform scientists, spanning high throughput validation, data collection, and automation workstreams. - Manage and conduct the screening workloads with the team. Hands-on at the bench, if required. - Work with the the Head of Operations to organise the lab operations. - Foster a collaborative and innovative environment, promoting a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning. - Mentor and develop team members, enabling their professional growth and fostering their technical expertise. - Manage and develop CRO partnerships, identifying when to leverage external capacity and ensuring data quality and turnaround times meet our internal standards. 2. Lab automation vision and strategy [~30% of your time]:
Develop and own a comprehensive lab platform strategy: high throughput validation will remain central, and we want to significantly expand our data collection capabilities and progress towards full lab autonomy. - Identify, evaluate, and integrate new automation hardware and software. - Identify and prioritise platform development areas and projects with the highest potential for scientific impact and commercial success. - Develop and execute plans to connect laboratory workflows with agentic AI systems, enabling closed-loop experimental design, execution, and learning. 3. Platform integration and collaboration [~20% of your time]:
Work closely with computational biologists, machine learners, and software engineers to deeply integrate the experimental platform with our AI workflows - ensuring that data flows seamlessly from bench to model and back again. - Ensure seamless data integration and interoperability between different components of the platform and the interface with machine learning. - Integrate external services into our experimental platform work flows.
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