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Platform Lead, Genomics
3 weeks ago
**Platform Lead, Genomics & Precision Analytics Laboratory (OPAL)**:
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) is a rapidly expanding Institute based at the University of Saskatchewan. Our **Vision** is **a world where everyone has access to safe and nutritious food.** This is a bold vision, one that we will strive to achieve through investing in our talent. In line with our **Mission, we will work with our employees, partners and stakeholders to discover, develop and deliver innovative solutions for the production of globally sustainable food.**
We are guided by our Values of**:Innovation. Excellence. Collaboration. Integrity. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.**
**PRIMARY PURPOSE**
GIFS’ OPAL Platform conducts high-throughput genotyping and sequencing (both short-read and long-read) experiments to advance research and innovation through collaborative partnerships and service offerings. The Platform Lead is a critical position for advancing sustainable food security and is responsible for the design, execution, and leadership of the OPAL Platform to transform our technical capabilities into differentiated, leading edge value for our stakeholders and enhance our partnerships.
**NATURE OF WORK**
**Reporting to GIFS’ Chief Scientific Officer, you will be responsible for leading the OPAL Platform by developing innovative approaches to provide genomics (genotyping and sequencing) for client-focused, value-added services. You will be a strategic innovative, visionary leader that thrives in an entrepreneurial environment and helps to position GIFS as a global leader advancing food security.**
**Responsibilities include establishing and maintaining relationships with researchers, collaborators,**stakeholders (government and industry), communities, **external clients,**and other end-users to **ensure that OPAL is aligned with GIFS’ strategy and is targeting areas of research that create impact. You will develop and grow the OPAL team and be responsible for the full career cycle of the employees. The Platform Lead will present to senior leadership, including but not limited to the GIFS Board, International Sciences Advisory Panel, and the Executive Leadership Team as well as to customers.**
Your success requires you understand the interconnectedness of GIFS and the impact that changes and operations have on all the platforms, programs, clients, and the reputation of GIFS. Key characteristics of the role include a strong commitment to safety, leading change management, and team leadership through exemplification of GIFS’ values. Other characteristics include well-developed organizational and project management skills, the ability to establish and maintain relationships as well as to influence others while implementing difficult and challenging decisions. Agility, speed, communication and focus are essential to achieving milestones, deliverables, and outcomes.
**ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Establish and implement automated, high-throughput laboratory workflows. Create, optimize, and manage hand’s-on and automated workflows to support high-throughput activities for sequencing and genotyping.
- Implement and maintain a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to support research activities and integrate with a Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) as required.
- Collect, analyze, and synthesize data related to overall performance to facilitate Quality Control and Process Improvement.
- Manage the implementation of programs, activities, and systems to support the delivery excellent customer service through optimal and timely services to both internal and external researchers, partner organizations, collaborators, and clients.
- Manage the employee career cycle through activities such as: recruitment, retention and separations, orientation, and onboarding, coaching and performance feedback, supporting professional growth, training, and development, managing performance, and addressing disciplinary matters.
- Partner with the Business Lead to develop and promote the OPAL research services and innovation capabilities through research grants, conferences, invited talks, etc. to support business development activities with established and prospective academic and industry partners; encourage and facilitate industry interactions, including research engagements.
- Promote engagement of services provincially, nationally, and internationally across the bioscience community with institutional partners, collaborators, and external clients by being an ambassador for GIFS.
- Lead by example with a commitment to continuous improvement and GIFS values.
- Advise and monitor service agreements understanding the full cost of OPAL operations including the short
- and long-term equipment and technical needs.
- Work with the Business Development team in identifying funding opportunities; provide technical review and support for developing co-funding for grant submissions and funding opportunities to support the growth of GIFS.
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