Associate Director, Trait Discovery Lead

3 days ago

Durham, North Carolina, United States Pairwise Full time
About Pairwise

Pairwise is a pioneering AgriFoodTech company that leverages CRISPR technology to revolutionize food and agriculture. Founded in 2017 by leading scientists, we hold licenses from Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital to base editing and high-fidelity enzymes, as well as our proprietary suite of novel tools.

Our Mission

We're accelerating innovation in plant genetics, food, and agricultural products, supply chains, and production systems. Our expert team delivers commercially viable products that benefit the planet, consumers, growers, and our business partners.

About This Role

We're seeking an exceptional Associate Director, Trait Discovery to lead our well-resourced team and drive high-value projects. As a player/coach, you'll exercise deep molecular genetics expertise and leadership capabilities to deliver novel crop trait development projects and interface with our technology development team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and contribute to trait gene target nomination and gene editing derived allele design.
  • Evaluate the feasibility and difficulty of nomination delivery proposed by collaborators.
  • Develop and provide an understanding of the business value of each project, including selection, prioritization, and resourcing of projects.
  • Lead collaboration science update meetings to exchange and develop trait-focused gene editing nominations.
  • Drive communication, definitions, documentation, requirements, and alignment across the project team.
  • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of Pairwise data systems for project leadership and editing tracking.
  • Demonstrate full project management capability through effective and efficient project leadership.
Requirements
  • PhD or equivalent in plant developmental genetics, molecular genetics, plant biology, molecular biology, plant breeding, or related field.
  • Five or more years of experience in industry or equivalent with a successful track record of creating novel traits with gene editing.
  • Three years project management/leadership experience.
  • Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
  • Player/coach mentality.
What We Offer
  • Comprehensive Benefits Plan, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, 401k, Life Insurance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, and more.
  • Flexible PTO (use what you need, when you need it), in addition to company holidays.
  • Casual work environment.
  • Mission-driven organization focused on creating healthier fruits and veggies.
  • A cutting-edge, driven community looking to lead the industry in innovation and nutrition.
Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to manipulate office equipment and techniques that require fine motor skills and repetitive motions. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

EEO Statement

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

We're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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