Leading Scientist

University of Colorado • Aurora, CO

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are recruiting a Leading Scientist responsible for day-to-day laboratory operations and personnel organization within the CCPM Functional Precision Medicine Platform. This individual will oversee sample flow, staffing, scheduling, training, and execution of platform workflows, ensuring high quality, timely, and reproducible delivery of functional assay outputs across clinical and translational programs.
This role works independently and in close partnership with the CCPM Director of the Functional Personalized Medicine Initiative, platform scientific leadership, and the automation and workflow engineering lead. The ideal candidate brings strong operational judgment, experience managing multidisciplinary laboratory teams, and deep familiarity with complex cell based or organoid platforms operating at scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, bioengineering, biochemistry or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience that includes:
• Managing laboratory personnel and day to day scientific operations
• Experience with complex cell based workflows, 3D cultures, or organoid platforms.
• 1 year of experience working with mini ring or comparable high content organoid assay systems.

Nice To Haves

• PhD in Biology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, or a related field.
• Experience supporting translational or clinical research platforms.
• Experience with structured sample tracking, execution logs, or LIMS adjacent systems.
• Experience operating within quality driven or compliance-oriented laboratory environments.
• Involvement in scaling laboratory teams or platforms.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple parallel workflows in a fast moving environment.
• Working knowledge of different types of automated high throughput equipment
• Ability to work independently in a multi-disciplinary environment

Responsibilities

• Laboratory Operations and Sample Flow
• Scheduling and Operations
• Quality, Documentation, and Compliance Readiness
• Cross Functional Coordination
• Training, Reporting, and Platform Growth

Benefits

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10%25 of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 15/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level