TGen, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, is part of City of Hope.  We are an Arizona-based, nonprofit medical research institute dedicated to conducting groundbreaking research with life-changing results. 

The Collaborative Sequencing Center Supervisor is responsible for day-to-day management of the center.  This includes interactions with customers, building project budgets, overseeing laboratory staff, and participating in daily operations from sample receipt through sequencing. The manager is expected to contribute to research and development tasks to ensure workflows are in place to process samples in a high-throughput manner. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Daily oversight and management of the Collaborative Sequencing Center

Daily interaction with customersHelping to design experiments based on supported assaysDeveloping project specific budgetsProviding regular project status updatesProviding final project summaries and ensuring released data meets established quality control metrics along with project specific targetsDaily oversight of laboratory staffPrioritizing projects and timelines for the staffPrioritizing sequencing runsTraining of staff membersEnsuring daily production is meeting established quality control metrics and identifying underlying issues when issues arisePlacing orders and ensure stock of essential reagentsRegular communication with vendorsIdentify new productsManage issues identified with products:Poor performing lotsFailed sequencing runsEnsure all instrument maintenance and service is completed on scheduleDevelopment of protocolsDesign experiments to test new or modified workflowsAll production protocols are expected to be robustly tested and validated before implementation. The supervisor is expected to oversee any updates and ensure established methods are followed and any deviations are properly recorded.Experience in robotic automation of laboratory processes.

Additional duties as assigned by the Director of the Collaborative Sequencing Center.