Director, Specimen Acquisition & Data Management

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Are you motivated to participate in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment? Do you want to join a company that invests in its employees? Are you seeking a position where you can use your skills while continuing to be challenged and learn? Then we encourage you to dive deeper into this opportunity.

We believe in career development and empowering our employees. Not only do we provide career coaches internally, but we offer many training opportunities to expand your knowledge base! We have highly competitive benefits with a variety HMO and PPO options, a company 401k match, an Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and even start employees off with 16 days of paid time off plus holidays.

We offer wellness courses and have highly engaged employee resource groups. Come join the Neo team and be part of our amazing World Class Culture!

Neo Genomics is looking for a Director of Specimen Acquisition & Data Management who wants to learn to continue to learn in order to allow our company to grow. This is a hybrid position to work out of the laboratory in Aliso Viejo, CA with a Monday‑Friday day shift.

Now that you know what we're looking for in talent, let us tell you why you'd want to work at Neo Genomics: we promise a purpose‑driven mission in which you have the opportunity to save lives by improving patient care through the exceptional work you perform. Together, we will become the world's leading cancer reference laboratory.

As the Director, Specimen Acquisition & Data Management you will be responsible for overseeing the end‑to‑end logistical and technical process of acquiring, identifying, and managing biological samples. You will drive process changes around sample acquisition and management and seek continuous improvement in managing sample needs within the Office of Innovation. You will also work closely internally with R&D and laboratory operations and externally with pharma and clinical laboratories to ensure that organizational values are followed and departmental goals are attained.

• Responsible for end‑to‑end handling of biological samples for R&D, including data and systems management of specimens (inventory control and quality checks), operational oversight for labeling and processing, compliance with Neo Genomics regulatory and quality processes, and coordination of logistics and scheduling to ensure timely delivery of samples to projects
• Establishes sample acquisition and sample management processes within Neo
• Serves as primary source of specimen tracking information for Office of Innovation biospecimen needs
• Continually develops relationships with external partners that support Neo specimen needs
• Supervises staff and daily operations of the Neo Specimen Archive
• Manages data flows across multiple external vendors and enables reports to ensure biospecimens are tracked along the journey from collection to final disposition
• Collaborates with internal and external resources including R&D, Pharma, and Clinical Laboratories to ensure consistent delivery of samples to meet project needs
• Builds, promotes, and develops a strong service culture and dedication to personalized service to ensure client satisfaction
• Contributes to the development of internal systems which support the work of the assigned business functions; defines needs and coordinates the development of manual and/or automated systems to facilitate workflow; remains current on hardware and software capabilities and ensures employees are trained in the use of automated equipment or new programs

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or Biology or equivalent work experience required
• 10 or more years of experience with 5 or more years of management experience in a clinical or academic laboratory is required, with CLIA/CAP and FDA regulations required
• Provide enterprise expertise in biospecimen management and specimen metadata standards, ensuring scalability, compliance, and strategic alignment
• Maintain advanced exposure to biomarkers and translational research applications supporting clinical and operational…