Director, Sample Management

Enveda is looking for a Director to join our team in Boulder,CO.!

The contribution you will make:

Seeking a Director to lead the Sample Management department. This role emphasizes cross functional collaboration, automation, scaling, people leadership, and strategic planning. This leadership position is vital to ensuring the integrity, traceability, and accessibility of our world class natural and synthetic sample inventory, supporting cutting-edge research and development. 

• Stewardship of one of the world’s largest natural product libraries
• Oversee the sample handling, storage, quality control, and documentation for a diverse set of sample types including biomass and small molecules
• Develop, manage, and scale sample management automation systems
• Collaborate closely with biologists, chemists, and software engineers to accelerate our pace of drug discovery and development
• Maintain electronic lab notebook (ELN) best practices including auditing, streamlining, integrating across teams, and developing new capabilities 
• Work with large laboratory database systems such as CDD and Benchling for accurate data entry, workflow optimization, and integration with automation tools.

• 5 years of experience leading a sample management organization, or a related role
• Strong background in laboratory automation systems
• Familiarity with implementing and maintaining a high level of quality control 
• Experience with database systems and laboratory information management systems such as CDD and Benchling
• Ability to mentor team members, share knowledge, and drive continuous improvement
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to lead projects involving multiple teams and stakeholders
• If you don't meet all of the requirements listed here, we still encourage you to apply. No job description is perfect, and we might find an even more suitable opportunity that matches your experience.

• HR Screen (30 minutes)
• Hiring Manager Interview (45 minutes)
• [On-Site] Technical Interview (45 minutes)
• [On-Site] Work Sample Interview (60 minutes)
• [On-Site] Enveda Culture Interview (30 minutes)

• Culture: Enveda lives for people
• Salary:  $155,000 - $200,000
• Equity
• Healthcare: Medical, dental and vision insurance. Company pays 90% of premium for employee and dependents
• 401k: Traditional or Roth 401k matching of 4% (100% of your contributions up to 4% of your annual compensation).
• PTO: Flexible paid time off (that we encourage and celebrate). Company-wide weeklong break to recharge. 10 observed holidays.
• Work-Life Harmony
• Adoption Assistance: At Enveda we want to celebrate and support employees who want to adopt children. We're excited to offer adoption assistance to employees who have completed the adoption process, including placement.

Come join us!

Our employees are the lifeblood of our work and our inspiration to press on. Together we've built a special place here—a drug discovery platform that's unique in the world with an incredible team collaborating in a creative, transformative culture. Our mission is to bring hope to patients everywhere. Our progress towards that goal would not be possible without talented people like you.

Employee Promise

Using our imagination and dedication, we are working to improve human health and give hope to patients everywhere. Our work together is empowering, trustable and collaborative, enabling you to do your best work.

Enveda's values

Curiosity:  Learn and challenge.       

Agency:  Own and initiate. 

Journey:  Love the process.

Charity:  Take care of each other.

Unity:  We are one Enveda.

We value your uniqueness

One of life's gifts is to interact with a variety of people. Each of us has a unique story that shapes how we view the world, and solve problems. Learning from each other enhances our collective wisdom while achieving better outcomes at a faster clip. People from all kinds of backgrounds can succeed in all kinds of roles.

Our work environment appreciates the contributions of every person. Working together is how we produce results that illuminate our Purpose - To Deliver Hope To Every Patient. Unity is a company value because success depends on trusting, working relationships that respect the commonality and differences of people.

At Enveda we are building a place where every person can do the best work of their lifetime.

Enveda is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Salary : $155,000 - $200,000