Current jobs related to Manager or Associate Director, Production and Reagents - San Mateo - Kuraray America, Inc.


  • San Mateo, California, United States Kuraray America , Inc. Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manager or Associate Director to lead our Platform team in the high-throughput production, reagents, and assays support functions. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for creating and executing a vision for the growth of our high-throughput platform production, reagents...


  • San Diego, California, United States Cytek Biosciences, Inc. Full time

    Job DescriptionJob Summary:The Director of Reagent Operations will lead and manage reagent manufacturing operations, worldwide distribution, and positioning of products across Cytek facilities and distribution centers. This individual will be responsible for ensuring successful execution of commercial and operations reagent strategies, including sufficient,...


  • San Diego, California, United States Cytek Biosciences, Inc. Full time

    Job SummaryCytek Biosciences, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Director of Reagent Operations to lead and manage reagent manufacturing operations, worldwide distribution, and positioning of products across Cytek facilities and distribution centers.The ideal candidate will have a strong background in reagent manufacturing and development, with...


  • San Mateo, California, United States Kuraray America , Inc. Full time

    About the Role: BigHat Biosciences is seeking a seasoned leader to spearhead the growth of our high-throughput production, reagents development, and assay support functions. As a key member of our Platform team, you will be responsible for creating and executing a vision for scaling our processes and driving continuous improvement.Key Responsibilities:Create...


  • South San Francisco, California, United States Thermo Fisher Scientific Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Product Manager to lead the growth of our 1-step RT-qPCR Reagent portfolio. As the internal champion for this business, you will drive revenue, margin, and customer satisfaction objectives.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and implement effective go-to-market strategies in collaboration with...


  • San Diego, California, United States BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) Full time

    The BD Biosciences Research Reagent Specialist role is a field-based position that requires living in the assigned territory. This position is part of a team that values scientific expertise and consultative sales skills to grow BD Bioscience research reagents within the Biotech, Academic, CRO, and Pharma industry.Key responsibilities include developing and...


  • San Carlos, California, United States BioSpace, Inc. Full time

    Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company that engineers high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked.We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of our work to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are...


  • San Carlos, California, United States Vaxcyte Full time

    Vaxcyte is seeking a highly experienced Associate Director to lead the quality control team in managing reference standards and critical reagents. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing policies, procedures, and strategies for Vaxcyte's global reference standard and critical reagent management systems. The ideal...


  • San Carlos, California, United States Natera Full time

    Job SummaryThe Supervisor, QC Reagent will oversee the day-to-day operations of manufacturing and testing of consumable reagents to support production. This role works closely with the Manager to ensure company and team goals are met, with a focus on ensuring quality work is completed timely.Key Responsibilities Provide direct supervision and follow-up to...


  • San Francisco, California, United States REVVITY Full time

    Job Title: Discovery Reagent Sales SpecialistRevvity is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Discovery Reagent Sales Specialist to join our commercial team. As a key member of our sales team, you will be responsible for selling and supporting our Discovery Reagents products and services to customers in the pharmaceutical, academic, biotechnology, and...


  • San Diego, California, United States MILLENNIUMSOFT Full time

    Job SummaryThis role is responsible for working directly with external customers and client personnel to ensure the timely delivery of custom reagents and services. The Custom Reagent Solutions Coordinator will gather customer requirements and specifications for make-to-order product configurations and pricing, to be used in creating quotes and will act as...


  • San Carlos, California, United States BioSpace, Inc. Full time

    Job SummaryVaxcyte seeks an experienced Associate Director to lead the Quality Control team in managing reference standards and critical reagents. The successful candidate will develop and implement policies, procedures, and strategies for global reference standard and critical reagent management systems.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and implement policies,...


  • San Carlos, California, United States Natera Full time

    Job SummaryThe Supervisor, Quality Control Reagent will oversee the day-to-day operations of manufacturing and testing of consumable reagents to support production. This role will work closely with the Manager to ensure company and team goals are met, ensuring quality work is completed timely.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide direct supervision and follow-up to...


  • San Carlos, California, United States Natera Full time

    Job SummaryThe Supervisor, QC Reagent will oversee the day-to-day operations of manufacturing and testing of consumable reagents to support production. This role will work closely with the Manager to ensure company and team goals are met, ensuring quality work is completed timely.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide direct supervision and follow-up to individual...


  • San Carlos, California, United States Natera Full time

    Job SummaryThe Supervisor, QC Reagent will oversee the day-to-day operations of manufacturing and testing of consumable reagents to support production. This role will work closely with the Manager to ensure company and team goals are met, ensuring quality work is completed timely.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide direct supervision and follow-up to individual...


  • San Mateo, California, United States BeiGene Full time

    Job Summary:The Senior Manager/Associate Director, Marketing Analytics will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of data-driven marketing strategies to support oncology product launches and market penetration. This role will involve translating data into insights and stories that drive change in marketing strategy and tactics.Key...


  • San Diego, California, United States MILLENNIUMSOFT Full time

    Job Summary:This role is responsible for working directly with external customers and client personnel to ensure the timely delivery of custom reagents and services.Activities include but are not limited to: customer communications/coordination, assessment/feasibility of request, customer service, planning, and material ordering and handling, and project...


  • San Mateo, California, United States Snowflake Computing Full time

    Job Title: Director of Product MarketingSnowflake Computing is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Product Marketing to lead our product marketing efforts. As a key member of our marketing team, you will be responsible for developing and executing go-to-market strategies that drive adoption and expansion of our product.Key...


  • San Mateo, United States BigHat Biosciences Full time

    Associate Director, Scientific Software ProductDepartment: Engineering Employment Type: Full Time Location: San Mateo, CA DescriptionThe role: BigHat Biosciences is looking for a skilled product owner to join our team. This role is perfect for someone passionate about software development and eager to significantly contribute to scientific discovery. As a...


  • San Mateo, California, United States Ivory Systems Full time

    Job Title: Senior Manager/Associate Director - Contract Project ManagerJob Summary:We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager/Associate Director - Contract Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of web and digital product projects with a strong focus on implementing content management systems (CMS) for web...

Manager or Associate Director, Production and Reagents

2 months ago


San Mateo, United States Kuraray America, Inc. Full time
The Role: BigHat Biosciences is seeking an exceptional Manager or Associate Director on the Platform team to lead the high-throughput production, reagents, and assays support functions.

*At BigHat we believe in titles that are commensurate with skill set, relative organizational impact, and value contribution; more or less experienced candidates are encouraged to apply, with the understanding that responsibilities and title would adjust as appropriate.

Responsibilities Include:

  1. Create and execute a vision for the growth of high-throughput platform production, reagents development, and assay support functions.
  2. Manage and grow a team of scientists, including providing scientific mentorship and guidance, and fostering growth opportunities.
  3. Proactively identify, architect, and implement solutions that effectively scale our processes and drive continuous improvement across all areas of ownership.
  4. Represent the platform production team in collaboration and coordination efforts across the company, from new program onboarding to weekly priorities.
  5. Lead troubleshooting efforts to identify and rectify root causes affecting BigHat’s platform processes.
  6. Drive the growth of BigHat’s internal reagents capabilities, encompassing development, manufacturing, and quality control.
  7. Lead assay support functions with emphasis on increasing platform robustness and flexibility, optimizing production assays, and refining performance qualification processes.
  8. Partner closely with scientific, engineering, operations, and data science teams on growing BigHat’s platform and processes.
  9. (Preferred) Provide hands-on bench support for critical experiments as needed.

About You:

  1. Master's or Ph.D. in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related field.
  2. Minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
  3. Proven track record of successfully leading, mentoring, and growing teams.
  4. Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting complex technical issues and driving continuous process improvements.
  5. Strong scientific background with experience in molecular biology, reagents development, and QC.
  6. Experience with LIMS and/or lab automation preferred.
  7. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with members of a multidisciplinary team.
  8. Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

About BigHat Biosciences:

BigHat Biosciences designs safer, more effective biologic therapies for patients using machine learning and synthetic biology. BigHat integrates a wet lab for high-speed characterization with machine learning technologies to guide the search for better antibodies. We apply these design capabilities to develop new generations of safer and more effective treatments for patients suffering from today’s most challenging diseases.

BigHat is a Series B biotech outside San Francisco with a team-oriented, inclusive, and family-friendly culture. Our broad pipeline of wholly-owned and partnered therapeutic programs span many disparate indications with high unmet need, such as cancer, inflammation, and infectious disease. BigHat has raised >$100M from top investors, including Section 32, a16z, and 8VC.

#J-18808-Ljbffr