WHO ARE WEParse Biosciences is a global life sciences company whose mission is to accelerate progress in human health and scientific research. Empowering researchers to perform single cell sequencing with unprecedented scale and ease, our pioneering approach has enabled groundbreaking discoveries in cancer treatment, tissue repair, stem cell therapy, kidney and liver disease, brain development, and the immune system.Founded based on a transformative technology invented at the University of Washington, Parse has raised over $100 million and is used by over 1,000 labs across the world. Our growing portfolio of products includes Evercode Whole Transcriptome, Evercode TCR, Gene Capture, and a software tool for data analysis.Parse Biosciences is based in Seattle, Washington's vibrant South Lake Union district, where we recently opened a 34,000 square foot headquarters and state-of-the-art laboratory.THE POSITIONAs Director of Research & Development, you will be responsible for developing innovative and scalable single cell assays and then translating these into robust and easy-to-use products for researchers. You will lead and manage a team of scientists and research associates in addition to working and collaborating with different parts of the company as part of a cross-functional product team. Strong candidates will have exceptional intuition and ability to prioritize R&D efforts during assay and product development in addition to a track record of successful leadership and management of R&D teams.IN THIS POSITION, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FORDrive the development of Parse's future products in a addition to improving existing productsLead and manage a growing team of highly engaged scientists and associatesTake products from concept phase through commercial launch while working as a part of a collaborative team with representatives from different departmentsWork closely with product management to define product specifications based on customer needsLead your team to find creative and innovative solutions to challenging problems in order to build state-of-the-art solutions for researchersOversee handoff of product development to downstream teams by working with technology transfer and operations teams.Work with leadership and product management to define and execute a long-term strategy to deliver robust, flexible, cost-efficient, and highly scalable single cell solutions that meet the needs of researchers.Guide and mentor R&D staff as required, ensuring development paths are created and followed.Develop programs for integration of assay workflows, reagents formats and integrated assay touch points.Develop and apply methods for reagent analysis and quality control.Set team strategy, goals, allocate team resources, and drive delivery across a breadth of assays and products.Establish and propagate best practices for assay, reagent, and process development, growing the capabilities of the team and providing learning opportunities.Partner closely with other functional leaders including assay scientists, automation scientists, quality, operations, supply chain, business development, project and product management, and legal to collaboratively solve challenges.Leverage experience to navigate project timeline, cost and performance risks without compromising on quality.Explore new technologies, examine possibilities for diverse product solutionsIdentify, evaluate, contract, and manage reagent vendors serving as technical and project liaison in product research and development phasesProvide outstanding hands-on scientific technical direction to the team in the design and execution of experiments, data analysis, communication and collaboration and documentation (e.g., design of experiments, statistical data analysis and interpretation, and documentation).Develop team headcount plans, material usage