Vice President, Genome Technologies

Responsibilities

• Provides scientific leadership and technical expertise to shape major institutional initiatives, partnerships, and collaborative research programs;
• Serves as a scientific thought partner in defining NYGC’s research direction, including emerging opportunities in genomics, sequencing technologies, and large-scale data generation;
• Builds and sustains multi-institutional collaborations with academia, healthcare systems, nonprofit organizations, and industry;
• Plays a central role in developing and leading NIH and other grant applications, serving as Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI on major proposals;
• Represents the Center externally as a scientific leader to the genomics community, including NIH, other funding agencies, and key partners;
• Contributes to the development of consortia, partnerships, and collaborative research programs that expand NYGC’s scientific and funding footprint;
• Advances a strategy focused on collaborative science and funded research, complementing service-based sequencing activities.

• Develops a multi-year technology roadmap that anticipates emerging scientific opportunities and positions NYGC as a leader in genome technologies;
• Identifies, evaluates, and implements transformative technologies spanning sequencing, single-cell, spatial, long-read, genome engineering, multiomic, and future genomic platforms;
• Establishes strategic partnerships with biotechnology companies to provide NYGC investigators and collaborators with early access to emerging technologies;
• Promotes high-impact collaborative publications that showcase NYGC's scientific and technological leadership.

Research Operations Strategy and Execution

• Provides scientific and operational leadership for NYGC's genome technology platforms, ensuring they remain at the forefront of scientific innovation and support the Center's evolving research priorities;
• Oversees technology evaluation, validation, implementation, and lifecycle management across all research platforms;
• Ensures technology platforms are scalable, reproducible, cost-effective, and capable of supporting large collaborative projects;
• Works closely with NYGC faculty to translate emerging biological questions into innovative technology solutions;
• Led development of programs involving our Institutional Founding Members (IFMs), hospitals, and research collaborators.

Operational Oversight

• Develops annual operating and capital budgets for Genome Technologies;
• Oversees strategic investments in instrumentation, automation, laboratory infrastructure, and technology platforms;
• Establishes operational metrics and quality indicators to ensure scientific excellence, efficiency, and customer satisfaction;
• Accountable for execution of sequencing operations in support of scientifically driven projects and grants;
• Oversees prioritization and delivery of research projects, ensuring alignment with grant commitments and scientific objectives;
• Drives improvements in efficiency, scalability, and quality of sequencing operations;
• Oversees adoption and implementation of new sequencing technologies and methodologies;
• Provides deep expertise in next-generation sequencing (NGS) and related technologies;
• Optimizes laboratory capacity, resource allocation, and operational workflows to maximize efficiency, meet project timelines, and support institutional research priorities;
• Partners with Finance to develop and maintain sustainable pricing and cost-recovery models for genomics services;
• Maintains awareness of external market trends, competitive genomics capabilities, and emerging technologies to inform strategic planning and maintain operational excellence;
• Negotiates strategic agreements with technology vendors, suppliers, and external partners to optimize cost, service quality, and access to innovative genomic technologies.

Grant Development and Research Funding

• Plays a leading role in expanding NYGC’s grant portfolio, particularly NIH and large-scale collaborative funding;
• Contributes to and helps lead the Grant Development Group with scientific vision and strategic insight;
• Provides leadership across all phases of proposal development, especially for multi-PI, center, and consortium grants;
• Works closely with Research Administration to ensure high-quality, competitive submissions;
• Helps build sustainable funding streams through programmatic, consortium-based, and investigator-initiated grants;
• Represents NYGC in settings that advance funding, partnerships, and scientific visibility;
• Identifies new strategic funding opportunities involving technology development, large-scale collaborative genomics, and national research infrastructure;
• Develops programmatic initiatives that generate sustainable external funding while advancing NYGC's long-term scientific mission.

Team Leadership and Scientific Culture

• Builds a culture of scientific rigor, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement;
• Recruits outstanding scientific and operational talent;
• Develops future scientific leaders through mentoring, coaching, and succession planning;
• Promotes collaboration across research, informatics, AI, operations, and clinical genomics;
• Creates an inclusive, mission-driven organization focused on scientific excellence.

Technology Innovation

• Develops and implements the Center's technology innovation strategy;
• Evaluates emerging technologies and establishes pilot programs;
• Partners with faculty to develop novel experimental platforms;
• Builds collaborations with technology companies to accelerate innovation;
• Positions NYGC as an early adopter and national demonstration site for next-generation genomic technologies.

Requirements

• PhD or MD or MD/PhD required with strong scientific credentials;
• An internationally recognized scientific leader with an outstanding record of innovation in genomics, genome technologies, or related disciplines;
• Demonstrated ability to translate scientific vision into scalable, high-throughput operations, including oversight of large-scale sequencing production, cost optimization, and delivery against project timelines;
• Demonstrated success leading large multidisciplinary scientific organizations and complex collaborative research programs, including serving as PI or Co-PI on externally funded research programs (e.g., NIH grants);
• Established record of high-impact scientific publications;
• Demonstrated success developing strategic partnerships with academic institutions, government agencies, and industry;
• Experience managing multimillion-dollar scientific programs and operating budgets;
• Demonstrated ability to translate emerging technologies into scalable research platforms;
• Deep knowledge of next-generation sequencing technologies and genomic analysis;
• 10+ years of management experience with a strong commitment to developing teams;
• Exceptional ability to bridge scientific vision with operational execution;
• Strong communication, collaboration, and influencing skills across scientific and administrative stakeholders;
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, evolving, and research-driven environment.