Senior Director, Gene Editing Services

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>ElevateBio is a technology-driven company powering the industry forward by helping partners realize the potential of their therapies from design to commercialization. We have integrated a differentiated set of technologies, end-to-end services, and industry-leading manufacturing expertise to develop advanced therapies faster and more efficiently.</p></div><p> </p> <p><strong><u>The Role:</u></strong></p> <p>The Sr. Director of Gene Editing Services serves as a strategic and operational leader overseeing both client-facing scientific support and the internal research and development pipeline for ElevateBio’s gene editing technologies. The Sr. Director of Gene Editing Services is a leadership position at the intersection of scientific innovation and translational application. This individual provides unified strategic direction and operational oversight across two interdependent domains: external client engagement—encompassing technical consultation, project design, and collaborative deployment of genome engineering solutions and technology advancement.  This role will report into the Chief Technology Officer and requires a leader who can simultaneously champion scientific excellence at the bench level and execute commercially viable strategies that position the organization as a premier provider of gene editing services across therapeutic.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><u>Here’s What You’ll Do:</u></strong></p> <p><strong>Strategic & Operational Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Define and execute the strategic vision for gene editing service offerings, aligning technology innovation with market demand and client needs</li> <li>Oversee end-to-end operations of the gene editing services division, including resource allocation, budgeting, and capacity planning</li> <li>Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for both scientific output and client engagement metrics</li> <li>Drive cross-functional alignment between business development, quality assurance, and manufacturing teams</li> </ul> <p><strong>Client-Facing Scientific Support</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the principal scientific authority for high-value client engagements, providing expert consultation on experimental design, target selection, delivery modalities, and functional validation strategies</li> <li>Lead technical due diligence for partnership and licensing discussions involving proprietary gene editing platforms</li> <li>Oversee the design and execution of custom gene editing projects, ensuring deliverables meet client specifications for efficiency, specificity, and off-target profiling</li> <li>Translate complex genomic engineering data into actionable insights for clients across therapeutic, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology sectors</li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Internal Technology Pipeline Management</strong></p> <ul> <li>Direct the internal technology portfolio, prioritizing programs that advance novel editing modalities, improve delivery systems, and expand targetable genomic loci</li> <li>Supervise the development and optimization of guide RNA (gRNA) design algorithms, donor template engineering, and high-throughput screening workflows</li> <li>Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., epigenome editing, RNA editing, transposon-based integration) for incorporation into the service platform</li> <li>Oversee intellectual property strategy, including patent landscape analysis and freedom-to-operate assessments</li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Team Leadership & Development</strong></p> <ul> <li>Recruit, mentor, and retain a multidisciplinary team of molecular biologists, computational biologists, and translational scientists</li> <li>Foster a culture of scientific rigor, innovation, and collaborative problem-solving</li> <li>Establish training programs to maintain team proficiency in rapidly evolving gene editing methodologies</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><u>Requirements:</u></strong><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Education Requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Required:</strong> Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related discipline</li> <li><strong>Preferred:</strong> Postdoctoral training with a focus on genome engineering, programmable nucleases, or functional genomics</li> <li><strong>Advantageous:</strong> M.B.A. or equivalent business/management credential demonstrating competency in strategic leadership and commercial operations</li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Experience Requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Minimum 12–15 years</strong> of progressive experience in gene editing, genome engineering, or related molecular biology disciplines, with at least <strong>5–7 years in a senior leadership or director-level role</strong></li> <li><strong>Minimum 5 years</strong> of direct experience managing client-facing scientific services, technical account management, or collaborative research partnerships</li> <li><strong>Minimum 5 years</strong> of experience leading…