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Director of the Hartwell Center for Biotechnology Shared Resource

Memphis, TN💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the Hartwell Center for Biotechnology Shared Resource, a major core research facility providing advanced genome technologies, functional genomics, and peptide synthesis to scientists studying pediatric catastrophic diseases.

Role type

Director of a biotechnology shared resource (genomics focus)

Builds

Genome sequencing data, genotyping results, microarray analyses, and custom peptide synthesis for research labs

Domain

Biotechnology / Genomics / Pediatric Research

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) platform expertise, library preparation methods (RNA-seq, WGS, WES, ATAC-seq, ChIP-Seq, scRNA-seq), team leadership, budget management, quality control systems, equipment acquisition strategy, workflow optimization

Preferred skills

Emerging sequencing techniques integration, long-term center growth vision, genomics community participation, staff career development, technical instruction, systematic quality assurance implementation

Technologies

Illumina NovaSeq X Plus, NextSeq 2000, MiSeq, PacBio Revio, Perkin Elmer Janus, Applied Biosystems Veriti/3500xl, Illumina iScan, Affymetrix GeneChip, Protein Technologies Symphony X, CEM Multipep/Liberty Blue

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day activities and staff of the Hartwell Center; supervise laboratory activities and ensure accuracy/reproducibility of results; advise faculty on project technical needs; oversee equipment testing, demonstration, and acquisition; implement quality control and assurance systems; manage capital resources and prepare reports for growth.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & operations

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