Ginkgo Bioworks
Senior Director, Multiomics
$183K–$290K
Boston, Massachusetts +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- 10+ years in high-growth biotech or large pharma.
- Education
- PhD (or equivalent experience) in genomics, molecular biology, computational biology, systems biology, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the scientific, operational, and commercial growth of Ginkgo Datapoints’ arrayed multiomics business, including its perturbation profiling platform and full P&L.
What you'll do
- Set the Multiomics go-to-market strategy, pricing, revenue growth, and operational efficiency.
- Direct the scientific roadmap and scale automated arrayed perturbation and multiomic readout capabilities, including AI-ready data generation.
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team, represent the business externally, and partner on government programs and grants.
What they ask for
- 10+ years in high-growth biotech or large pharma with a proven record in functional genomics and discovery research.
- Active buyer of discovery, CRO, or data-generation services, or led teams that bought them.
- PhD or equivalent experience in genomics, molecular biology, computational biology, systems biology, or a related field.
- Direct experience with arrayed chemical and/or genetic screening (CRISPR KO / CRISPRi), transcriptomic profiling, and high-content imaging; practical understanding of wetlab methods.
Nice to have
- Experience with translational or clinical biomarkers, proteomics, metabolomics, or additional NGS methods.
- AI/ML or lab automation expertise; commercial-growth, grant, or multiomics-community experience.
Pay
$183,000–$290,000 USD base salary
Tools
DRUG-seq, Cell Painting, CRISPR KO, CRISPRi, siRNA, ASO, proteomics, metabolomics
AI focus
Shape perturbation data generation for AI/ML model training and lead integrated QC and AI analytics pipelines producing AI-ready datasets.
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