veracyte

Sr. Director, Lab Pipelines and LIMS

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At a Glance

Location
San Diego, California, United States; South San Francisco, California, United States
Work Regime
hybrid
Experience
12+ years
Compensation
Diego office , the salary is $243,000 - $273,000. For candidates based in our
Posted
2026-07-21T20:35:08-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

Data Engineering

Domain Knowledge

  • Clinical
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Healthcare
  • Regulatory

Requirements

12+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership of multiple teams or organizations

Proven experience building and scaling enterprise systems in laboratory, healthcare, or other regulated environments

Direct experience with LIMS platforms and secondary analysis pipelines (e.g., sequence data processing, variant calling, annotation workflows, or similar data-intensive pipelines)

Strong understanding of data engineering principles, workflow orchestration, and distributed systems

Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., CLIA, CAP, FDA or equivalent) with a strong understanding of quality and compliance requirements

Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity and deliver complex, cross-functional initiatives

Responsibilities

Director, Lab Pipelines & LIMS to lead the strategy, development, and operation of critical software systems that power our diagnostic workflows.

This leader will oversee multiple engineering teams responsible for LIMS and laboratory pipelines & tools, including pipelines supporting secondary analysis such as sequence data processing, variant calling, data transformation, and quality control.

This role will be instrumental in shaping the future of our platform, driving cross-functional collaboration, and delivering solutions that directly impact patient care.

Lead and grow multiple high-performing engineering teams, including LIMS and pipelines & tools teams, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration

Define and execute the technical and product strategy for laboratory systems, including LIMS, secondary analysis pipelines, and supporting tools

Oversee development of pipelines that transform raw laboratory and sequencing data into structured, analysis-ready outputs