Thermo Fisher Scientific

Principal, Biorepository Operations – Precision Medicine

Thermo Fisher Scientific

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: RemoteMassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Define and drive enterprise strategy for biorepository operations supporting precision medicine initiatives.
  • Establish operating frameworks, governance models, and best practices to ensure scalability, quality, and compliance.
  • Provide strategic oversight of the full biospecimen lifecycle including, clinical site collection, laboratory analysis, data generation and quality control, customer delivery and long-term storage.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the Head of Precision Medicine, CMO, and senior leadership.
  • Ensure compliance with GCP, IRB, ISO, and precision medicine governance frameworks.
  • Set strategic direction for LIMS/BIMS, inventory systems, and analytics platforms.
  • Serve as an operational SME in customer meetings and governance discussions.
  • Enable and develop leaders and teams across biorepository operations.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree required (MS, MPH, MSc, in a scientific field)
  • 10+ years of experience in biorepository operations, biospecimen management, clinical research, or precision medicine.
  • Demonstrated enterprise-level leadership and influence in matrixed environments.
  • Preferred Qualifications: PhD or equivalent degree in a scientific field.
  • Experience supporting precision medicine programs, registries, observational research, or large-scale biospecimen initiatives.
  • Experience contributing to business development and customer-facing solution design.
Benefits
  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
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Hard Skills & Tools
biorepository operationsbiospecimen managementclinical researchprecision medicinegovernance modelsquality controldata generationLIMSBIMSanalytics platforms
Soft Skills
strategic oversightleadershipinfluencetrusted advisorteam developmentoperational SMEcustomer engagementgovernance discussions
Certifications
Master’s degreePhD