Scientific Leader, Lab Operations

Job Description

The Scientific Leader, Lab Operations is a senior-level hybrid scientist-operator responsible for the end-to-end performance of laboratory testing operations across multiple sites. This leader owns full P&L accountability for their portfolio, drives operational excellence, ensures scientific integrity and regulatory compliance, and develops high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities

• P&L & Financial Ownership
• Own revenue, margin, and cost targets across a defined portfolio of laboratory testing sites
• Develop and manage annual operating budgets; provide monthly financial reporting to executive leadership
• Identify and execute cost-reduction and revenue-expansion initiatives without compromising quality or throughput
• Partner with commercial/business development teams to support pricing strategy, client retention, and new business proposals
• Lead capital expenditure planning, including equipment investment justification and ROI analysis
• Multi-Site Lab Operations
• Oversee daily operations across multiple laboratory sites, ensuring consistency in workflows, turnaround times, and quality standards
• Establish and enforce standardized operating procedures (SOPs), capacity planning models, and resource allocation frameworks across sites
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent) to optimize throughput, reduce waste, and improve TAT
• Monitor and act on KPIs including sample volume, capacity utilization, instrument uptime, and client satisfaction metrics
• Lead cross-site coordination for surge capacity, disaster recovery protocols, and operational contingency planning
• Scientific & Technical Leadership
• Serve as the scientific authority for testing methodologies, instrumentation, and data integrity across all reporting sites
• Ensure laboratories maintain and continuously improve accreditation standing (ISO 17025, CAP, CLIA, A2LA, or equivalent as applicable)
• Drive validation, verification, and implementation of new testing platforms and emerging analytical technologies
• Stay current on regulatory landscape changes; proactively update practices to maintain compliance with EPA, FDA, DOT, or relevant governing bodies
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