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Director Biosample Operations Jobs (NOW HIRING)

This is a hands‑on, on‑site leadership role requiring active participation in operational workflows and direct engagement with specimen management activities. This role works on‑site ...

This is a hands-on, on-site leadership role requiring active participation in operational workflows and direct engagement with specimen management activities. This role works on-site full-time at our ...

This role is essential to our daily operations, ensuring that sample shipments are processed ... Receive, open, and triage incoming sample shipments, directing them to the appropriate testing ...

Biospecimen Coordinator I

Tucson, AZ · On-site

$25 - $30/hr

This role is essential to daily operations, ensuring that sample shipments are processed, triaged ... Receive, open, and triage incoming sample shipments, directing them to the appropriate testing ...

Biospecimen Coordinator

Tucson, AZ · On-site

$28 - $30/hr

This role is essential to our daily operations, ensuring that sample shipments are processed ... Receive, open, and triage incoming sample shipments, directing them to the appropriate testing ...

This role is essential to our daily operations, ensuring that sample shipments are processed ... Receive, open, and triage incoming sample shipments, directing them to the appropriate testing ...

This role is essential to our daily operations, ensuring that sample shipments are processed ... Receive, open, and triage incoming sample shipments, directing them to the appropriate testing ...

Support clinical teams to ensure biosample usage is compliant with informed consent and GCP/ICH ... Direct experience with clinical sample management * Familiarity with Excel is essential * Solid ...

Manager, Biomarker Operations

Cambridge, MA · On-site

$109K - $174K/yr

Support clinical teams to ensure biosample usage is compliant with informed consent and GCP/ICH ... Direct experience with clinical sample management * Familiarity with Excel is essential * Solid ...

This role is essential to our daily operations, ensuring that sample shipments are processed ... Receive, open, and triage incoming sample shipments, directing them to the appropriate testing ...

This role is essential to our daily operations, ensuring that sample shipments are processed ... Receive, open, and triage incoming sample shipments, directing them to the appropriate testing ...

$125 - $150/hr

Support clinical teams to ensure biosample usage is compliant with informed consent and GCP/ICH ... Direct experience with clinical sample management * Familiarity with Excel is essential * Solid ...

Leading the operational planning and execution of clinical trials, ensuring adherence to protocols ... Minimum of 3 years of direct experience in biosample management is required * Proficiency in ...

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Associate Director, Biosample Operations

South San Francisco, CA

IDEAYA Biosciences
Biotechnology Research and Development • 11 - 50 employees

$171K - $223K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

Re-posted 2 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Lead vendor identification, qualification, and oversight of bioanalytical and clinical diagnostic laboratories supporting clinical trials.

  • Manage laboratory audits, inspections, and CAPA resolution to maintain inspection readiness.

  • Serve as Biosample Operations Program Lead, directing biospecimen strategy across clinical development programs.


Job description

Neurodegenerative diseases are one of the largest medical challenges of our time. Denali Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing breakthrough therapies for neurodegenerative diseases through our deep commitment to degeneration biology and principles of translational medicine. Denali is founded on the collaboration of leading scientists, industry experts, and investors who share the vision that scientific discovery energetically applied to translational medicine is the key to delivering effective therapies to patients.

We invite you to consider an opportunity with Denali to help achieve our goal of delivering meaningful therapeutics to patients.

This role safeguards the quality and continuity of biosample data that underpins clinical development and regulatory submissions across Phase I-IV trials. It exists to translate biospecimen strategy into consistent, compliant execution across specialty laboratory vendors, protecting both data integrity and program timelines. Leading vendor oversight and cross-functional alignment, this position ensures inspection readiness and enables confident, data-driven development decisions across the clinical portfolio.

Key Accountabilities/Core Job Responsibilities:

  • Lead vendor identification, qualification, and oversight of bioanalytical and clinical diagnostic laboratories supporting Phase I-IV clinical trials, ensuring quality, compliance, and timeline adherence.

  • Direct biosample operational strategy and standards, driving improvements in efficiency, scalability, and vendor performance.

  • Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure laboratory processes and documentation comply with GCLP, GCP, and applicable IVD regulations.

  • Align biomarker, PK, and immunogenicity testing strategies with cross-functional development teams.

  • Manage laboratory audits, inspections, and CAPA resolution to maintain continuous inspection readiness.

  • Serve as Biosample Operations Program Lead, directing biospecimen strategy across assigned clinical development programs.

  • Communicate laboratory operational status, risks, and escalations to study teams, functional leadership, and external partners.

  • Oversee contract and budget performance for specialty laboratory vendors.

  • Supervise and develop Biosample Operations clinical study leads, setting annual goals and providing ongoing performance feedback.

Qualifications/Skills Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Medical Technology, or a related field.

  • Typically 9+ years of experience in Clinical Operations, Biosample Operations, Translational Sciences, or Bioanalytical Sciences.

  • Typically 5+ years of experience managing direct reports.

  • Demonstrated experience overseeing bioanalytical or clinical diagnostic laboratory vendors, including issue identification and resolution.

  • Working knowledge of FDA, ICH/GCP, GDPR, IVDR, and GCLP regulations.

Preferred:

  • Experience developing tools or systems that improve biosample operational workflows.

Salary Range: $171,000.00 to $223,000.00 .Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Denali offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k, healthcare coverage, ESPP and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://www.denalitherapeutics.com/careers

This compensation and benefits information is based on Denali's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

Denali is committed to its core company value of unity by creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.