AmpSeq Programme Director

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🇭🇺 Hungary – Remote

💵 $200k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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LGC

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1842

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏭 Manufacturing

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Manufacturing

LGC is a global leader in life science tools, partnering with customers to provide innovative solutions for some of the world's most complex challenges. The company specializes in diagnostics and genomics, offering products and services that improve the safety of food, medicines, and the environment. LGC's expertise extends to nucleic acid therapeutics, biosearch technologies, and reference standards, supporting accurate diagnostics and safety compliance. Their commitment to science and public health is evident in their response to global pandemics and contribution to conservation efforts using genotyping technologies. By collaborating with end-user labs, biopharma, and academic institutions, LGC continues to advance precision medicine and enhance global health standards through research, proficiency testing, and the development of new technologies.

📋 Description

• Lead the AmpSeq programme as a strategic growth platform, driving revenue, customer conversion, operational scale-up, service readiness and programme outcomes • Direct cross-functional change across NGS workflows, portal adoption, panel design, pilot execution, manufacturing scale-up, BioIT support, quality controls and customer onboarding • Balance strategic programme leadership with operational issue resolution and manage near-term delivery risks • Build a sustainable future-state operating model • Partner with Operations, Commercial, Product Development, Innovation Hub, BioIT, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, PMO, site leadership and senior executives • Provide programme updates, escalation packs, decision logs, risk summaries, KPI reporting and leadership communications • Lead direct and matrixed teams, assign accountable owners, clarify decision rights and support capability development • Own the programme governance model, including operational huddles, escalation reviews, steering committee decisions, intake and questionnaire review, action tracking, decision tracking and risk management • Apply expertise in NGS services, AmpSeq customer workflows, design-to-pilot processes, kit manufacture, service delivery, BioIT dependencies, quality expectations and operational scale-up • Drive improvements in turnaround time, first-time-right performance, traceability, inventory management, workflow standardisation, dashboarding and operational handoffs • Establish and manage KPIs for revenue progression, opportunity conversion, panel design, pilot status, turnaround time, manufacturing readiness, capacity, quality and customer delivery • Conduct periodic site visits to laboratory, manufacturing and service environments • Ensure compliance with LGC policies, quality expectations, EHS requirements, customer commitments, data controls and operational standards • Perform other duties as required to support AmpSeq growth and strategic delivery priorities

🎯 Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience in life sciences, molecular biology, genomics, biotechnology, operations, programme management or a related discipline • Significant experience leading complex cross-functional programmes in life sciences, genomics, laboratory services, manufacturing, operations or commercial delivery environments • Demonstrated ability to manage strategic programmes with multiple workstreams, dependencies, risks, stakeholders and senior leadership governance requirements • Strong understanding of operational scale-up, customer onboarding, service delivery, supply chain dependencies, quality requirements and process governance • Experience using dashboards, action logs, decision logs, risk registers and KPI reporting • Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex operational and technical issues for executive, commercial, technical and site-based audiences • Experience with NGS, AmpSeq, KASP, FlexSeq or comparable high-throughput genotyping service platforms (desired) • Experience working across multiple global sites and managing delivery through matrixed teams (desired) • Formal project or programme management qualification such as PMP, PRINCE2, Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent practical experience (desired) • Experience with ERP, LIMS, Salesforce, Tableau, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project or other operational planning and reporting tools (desired) • Familiarity with customer-facing technical programmes, product launch readiness, validation, manufacturing readiness and service implementation (desired) • Current U.S. work authorization required • Unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship for temporary visas, including H-1B, H-2B, OPT, O-1 and TN

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation with strong bonus program • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents • FSA/HSA pre-tax savings plans for health care, childcare, and elder care • Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity programs • 401(k) retirement plan with matching employer contribution • Company-paid short- and long-term disability • Company-paid life insurance • Employee assistance program • Flexible work options • Pet Insurance • 8 weeks of Parental Leave for qualifying life events • PTO that begins immediately • Monthly Town Hall meetings onsite/virtual • Cheer program recognizing outstanding work • Company-wide social events • Frequent catered lunches