Director, Biorepository Core

Advertising

Summary:

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located inthe heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’ssponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity employer.

School Of Medicine MBU

Institute for Liver Disease

The Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health (SSLI) is recruiting a Director of the Biorepository Core to provide strategic, scientific, and operational leadership for the Institute's integrated biobanking andbiospecimen processing enterprise. The Biorepository Core supports internal investigators, multi-site clinical research programs,translational science initiatives, and an expanding portfolio of external academic and industry collaborators.

The Director will oversee all aspects of biorepository operations,including biospecimen acquisition, processing, storage, quality management, regulatory compliance, laboratory information management systems (LIMS), and pre-analytical laboratory workflows. The Director will work closely with Institute leadership to develop operational strategy, implement emerging technologies, optimizelaboratory workflows, and ensure the highest standards of quality,regulatory compliance, and scientific integrity. This individual will also supervise laboratory personnel, manage complex projects,and support investigator-initiated and sponsored research fromprotocol development through clinical translation.

• Serve as a member of the SSLI leadership team and provide strategic oversight of the Institute's biorepository and laboratoryprocessing operations.
• Develop and implement the long-term vision, operational strategy, and growth plans for the Biorepository Core.
• Establish policies, procedures, and quality systems supportingcohort studies, investigator-initiated research, and externalcollaborations.
• Collaborate closely with scientific leadership, informatics,clinical operations, research administration, and external stakeholders to ensure operational excellence and alignment with Institute priorities.
• Lead development of data governance and biospecimen sharingpolicies.

• Direct all biobanking activities including biospecimencollection, accessioning, processing, aliquoting, storage,inventory management, retrieval, distribution, and chain-of-custody documentation.
• Oversee pre-analytical biological specimen processing while ensuring specimen integrity and standardized laboratorypractices.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve laboratoryworkflows, SOPs, and quality management processes.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies and automation to improve laboratory efficiency and scalability.
• Monitor specimen quality metrics and operational performance across all SSLI collections.
• Troubleshoot operational bottlenecks and identify opportunities for process improvement.

• Ensure compliance with institutional policies and applicable federal, state, and international regulations governing humanbiospecimens and research data.
• Oversee laboratory compliance with HIPAA, biosafety, biohazardhandling requirements, and applicable shipping regulations including IATA.
• Serve as the primary operational lead for the Institute'sbiorepository protocol and ensure its continued regulatorymaintenance and compliance, including preparation and submission ofprotocol revisions, amendments/modifications, renewals or continuing reviews, and other required IRB submissions.
• Maintain current and accurate biorepository protocoldocumentation and ensure that specimen collection,…