Genotyping Laboratory Manager

Grimmius Cattle is seeking an early-career Genotyping Laboratory Manager to oversee daily operations in a high-throughput DNA genotyping lab processing high volumes of bovine samples. This role is central to advancing our mission of improving cattle health, sustainability, and productivity across beef and dairy herds. This will be a cutting edge facility supporting NGS implementation in livestock management.

The manager will be responsible for implementing and optimizing laboratory workflows, maintaining sample and reagent inventory, ensuring data integrity, and coordinating a small lab team. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated scientist with next-generation sequencing (NGS) experience to step into a position with significant impact on agriculture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the genotyping lab, ensuring efficient processing of large sample volumes.
• Implement, monitor, and continuously improve high-throughput genotyping workflows relying heavily on automation.
• Manage laboratory inventory, including reagents, consumables, and sample tracking systems.
• Ensure compliance with quality control standards, biosafety regulations, and data reporting protocols.
• Train, supervise, and mentor laboratory staff.
• Collaborate with breeding, genetics, veterinary, operational, and data teams to align genotyping output with business goals.
• Maintain accurate records of lab processes, sample throughput, and troubleshooting logs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Molecular Biology, Genetics, or a related field. MA/Ph.D. desired
• 2+ years of experience in a molecular biology or genetics laboratory, ideally in high-throughput automated, NGS settings.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with automated production DNA extraction, genotyping, or sequencing workflows.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail in managing large datasets and sample inventories.
• Leadership potential with interest in managing people and processes.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with additional assays such as veterinary clinical diagnostics or other omics desired