Imprint – Experimental Director

Imprint – Experimental Director

Requirements

• PhD or MD in Immunology or a related field.
• 5-7 years of industry experience in a scientific team.
• 3+ years of experience as a senior scientific manager or director.
• Understanding of relevant scientific, engineering, or technical disciplines.
• Experience leading scientific, engineering, or technical research projects or programs.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies, trends, methodologies, and resource management principles.
• Strategic thinking abilities regarding risks, priorities, and scientific execution.
• Success in building a team and equipping lab facilities.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated experience setting project goals, creating project plans, and delivering milestones on time.
• Proven expertise in negotiating with technical vendors and contractors.
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills and process-oriented thinking.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the leader of the lab and as an expert technical resource for the organization.
• Develop technical strategic plans and lab OKRs in collaboration with the CEO and leadership team.
• Translate priorities into experimental project plans.
• Work closely with the Computational Director to design and develop datasets, experiments, and research strategies.
• Execute experiments and interpret data, ensuring the research aligns with organizational goals.
• Manage scientific research programs and oversee experimental project execution.
• Build and lead research teams across multiple functions, including molecular biology, sequencing, and mouse models.
• Ensure fluid bidirectional communication of strategic priorities and scientific progress across the organization.
• Conceive and build robust pipelines for antigen-labeling of adaptive immune cells, immune cell characterization, and adaptive immune receptor (BCR/TCR) and transcriptome single-cell and bulk sequencing.
• Facilitate coordinated, efficient operations across projects.
• Oversee facilities and equipment planning, acquisition, and management for all internal experimental activities.
• Establish experimental record-keeping and data management systems.
• Recruit and liaise with scientific collaborators, relevant scientific domain experts, and scientific resource partnerships.
• Oversee clinical sample procurement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with startup, moonshot, or advanced R&D environments.
• Deep expertise in B or T cell biology, autoimmune diseases, or sequencing.
• Experience with Imprint’s project toolset (e.g., OKRs, Smartsheet, RACI).