<p>Location: Onsite in Boulder, CO</p> <p>Work Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday</p> <p>About Our Company</p> <p>Foresight Diagnostics is an early-stage, venture-backed molecular diagnostics company that is developing non-invasive cancer detection technologies to improve the lives of patients worldwide. Our portfolio of cell-free DNA based liquid biopsy tests are rooted in novel and proprietary methods developed at Stanford University. Our approach enables the earlier detection of smaller tumors, leading to more personalized and effective cancer treatment strategies for patients. We have deep expertise in molecular biology, bioinformatics, and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), and maintain a dynamic, fast-paced work environment with significant opportunities for high-impact contribution and rapid professional growth. Foresight Diagnostics is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.</p> <p>About The Role</p> <p>The Associate Laboratory Manager at Foresight Diagnostics supports the daily operations of the Laboratory Services function across both clinical and translational research work streams. Working closely with the Director, Clinical Laboratory Operations and Laboratory Manager, this position helps coordinate personnel activities, maintain lab workflows, uphold quality and regulatory standards, and maintain a safe, well-organized work environment. The Associate Laboratory Manager collaborates with cross-functional partners to ensure smooth day-to-day operations and high-quality execution of cancer diagnostic testing. This is a full-time onsite role in a Tuesday-Saturday work schedule, with occasional flexibility for evening, weekend, or holiday work as operational needs arise. This role reports to the Director, Clinical Laboratory Operations.</p> <p>What You Will Do</p> <p>Operational Support and Workflow Coordination</p> <ul> <li> <p>Maintain proficiency in wet-lab techniques and provide training or bench support as needed. Assist with daily laboratory activities, including routine testing workflows and documentation, to support accurate and timely output.</p> </li><li> <p>With Laboratory Director delegation, participate in patient reporting activities.</p> </li><li> <p>Monitor ongoing operations and escalate issues that may affect turnaround time or quality.</p> </li><li> <p>Work with Shift Leads to coordinate daily maintenance tasks, basic troubleshooting, and routine calibration of laboratory instruments. Serve as the first point of contact for identifying equipment issues and escalate when more advanced troubleshooting is required.</p> </li><li> <p>Work with the Supply Chain team to track inventory, verify shipments, and maintain adequate stock of supplies and reagents. Help ensure materials are properly stored and labeled to minimize waste and prevent workflow disruptions.</p> </li><li> <p>Work with the Director, Clinical Laboratory Operations and laboratory management to implement and maintain efficient workflows, ensuring consistency and adherence with established procedures. Identify routine operational bottlenecks and raise improvement opportunities. Contribute observations and suggestions for process improvement related to efficiency, quality, or cost optimization. Help implement approved process updates.</p> </li><li> <p>Support execution of contingency procedures for equipment issues, workflow interruptions, or other events impacting operations. Participate in post-incident review and documentation.</p> </li></ul> <p>Personnel Support</p> <ul> <li> <p>This role includes direct supervisory responsibilities.</p> </li><li> <p>Participate in recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising Laboratory Services staff, and provide ongoing support, coaching, and performance evaluation.</p> </li><li> <p>Support onboarding and training of laboratory staff, ensuring team members follow established workflows and SOPs. Assist in maintaining staff competency documentation and training logs.</p> </li><li> <p>Provide general day-to-day guidance and help address routine questions, escalating performance or personnel issues to the Director, Clinical Laboratory Operations,</p> </li></ul> <p>Cross-Functional Support</p> <ul> <li> <p>Participate in cross-functional discussions to ensure clear communication of operational needs and constraints.</p> </li><li> <p>Help coordinate activities between teams in a shared laboratory space.</p> </li><li> <p>Assist in responding to questions from internal partners, ensuring clear and professional communication.</p> </li><li> <p>Escalate complex issues to the Director, Clinical Laboratory Operations.</p> </li></ul> <p>Quality & Compliance</p> <ul> <li> <p>Assist the Laboratory Director and Director, Clinical Laboratory Operations in maintaining compliance with regulatory standards (CLIA, CAP, FDA, GxP, etc.).</p> </li><li> <p>Perform routine quality control procedures and support recordkeeping and proficiency testing</p> </li><li> <p>Support implementation of safety protocols and ensure staff follow established guidelines (OSHA and internal policies).</p> </li><li> <p>Participate in safety audits and incident reporting.</p> </li></ul> <p>What You Will Bring</p> <ul> <li> <p>Bachelor's (BA/BS), Master's (MA/MS), or PhD/MD in a relevant scientific field such as biology, chemistry, medical technology, laboratory management or a related discipline required.</p> </li><li> <p>Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), or equivalent certification, and licensure in California is required.</p> </li><li> <p>Qualification as a General Supervisor in New York and California (combination of education and years of experience in high complexity clinical testing).</p> </li><li> <p>Minimum of 1 year of experience in people leadership roles within laboratory and operations environments.</p> </li><li> <p>Excellent leadership, team management, and interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to lead and manage a diverse team of laboratory professionals, influence cross functional teams, and operate as a change champion.</p> </li><li> <p>Proficiency in a wide range of laboratory techniques and procedures relevant to high complexity testing, including molecular biology and chemistry.</p> </li><li> <p>Experience with the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of laboratory instruments and equipment used for high complexity testing.</p> </li><li> <p>Knowledge of quality control principles and practices, including the implementation and interpretation of quality control procedures, proficiency testing, and documentation requirements.</p> </li><li> <p>Understanding of CLIA regulations and guidelines, ISO15189, as well as other relevant regulatory requirements such as FDA regulations, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and Good Clinical Practices (GCP) requirements.</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to analyze and interpret laboratory data, identify trends or deviations, and take appropriate corrective actions as needed.</p> </li><li> <p>Excellent organizational skills with experience in laboratory workflow optimization.</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to support strategic plans, goals, and objectives for the laboratory, aligning with the organization's mission and objectives.</p> </li><li> <p>Self-starter with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and deliver projects autonomously.</p> </li></ul> <p>Physical and Mental Requirements, Working Conditions</p> <ul> <li> <p>Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, make timely decisions in the context of a workflow, ability to communicate with others, ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota.</p> </li><li> <p>This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment. This individual may be working with potential biohazards related to bloodborne pathogens exposure and may be exposed to human diseases.</p> </li><li> <p>Required to stand, walk, and sit; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone or video-conference; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. Regularly required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and move up to 25/50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.</p> </li><li> <p>This is an essential position supporting clinical laboratory operations requiring attendance on weekends, holidays, and during emergency conditions, such as inclement weather and power failure.</p> </li><li> <p>This position requires the ability to identify and resolve quality issues.</p> </li><li> <p>This position is a full-time, in-person position in Boulder, CO.</p> </li></ul> <p>Compensation and Benefits</p> <p>This role is hiring at an annual salary of $120,000 - $130,000 and is eligible for bonus offerings. Foresight offers benefits including paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave (if applicable), alongside medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, and a 401k with company match.</p> <p>The application deadline for this job opening is December 30, 2025.</p> <p>You will be working on interesting problems with extremely high impact. We promote the professional development of our employees and will encourage upward mobility within the company for high performing employees. Foresight Diagnostics is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.</p>