Biomarker Operations Manager

We are seeking a highly motivated professional to join Eurofins’ Biomarker Operations group in a dynamic, cross-functional environment spanning early- to late-stage clinical development.This is a full-time remote role. Candidates based in the Seattle, WA area may elect to attend onsite up to two days per week.The Biomarker Operations Manager is responsible for the operational planning and logistics required to execute biomarker activities for clinical projects. This role does not own biomarker strategy or scientific decision-making; instead, it ensures that strategy is delivered effectively through rigorous sample lifecycle planning and oversight, vendor coordination, and cross-functional collaboration. In this position, you will serve as a clinical study team member responsible for coordinating biomarker sample logistics and vendor operations, ensuring compliant sample collection, processing, storage, and timely delivery to analytical laboratories. You will partner with Biomarker Program Leads to align operational execution with strategic objectives and collaborate closely with Clinical Operations, Study Start-Up, Clinical Data Management, laboratory vendors, and CROs to support workflow execution, risk mitigation, and issue resolution across clinical trials.ResponsibilitiesPartner with colleagues across the Biomarkers Department to support biomarker implementation in clinical studies and advance program goals through a translational understanding of disease states and treatment modalitiesServe as a key member of clinical study teams across multiple disease-area programs, providing operational guidance on biomarker sample logistics and vendor managementDevelop and maintain biomarker sample handling guidelines for collection, processing, shipping, and long-term storageTrack clinical biomarker sample location and testing status through study completion, ensuring data delivery aligns with study-specific timelinesManage cross-trial biomarker sample testing logistics and develop timelines with laboratories, strategically coordinating shipment and testing schedules across multiple studies and proactively mitigate competing prioritiesResolve biomarker sample-related questions from investigational sites, CROs, Clinical Operations, and Ethics Committees with appropriate cross-functional inputReview biomarker-specific informed consent language to ensure accurate description of sample collections, permissions for future research, and long term storage duration,Review laboratory specifications and laboratory manuals to ensure protocol-defined biomarker samples, intended use, logistics, and storage are accurate and operationally feasibleIdentify operational risks related to biomarker sample logistics, vendor performance, testing, and data delivery, and execute mitigation plans proactivelyPartner with the Biomarker Program Lead to co-manage relationships with analytical biomarker laboratories supporting clinical trialsOversee long-term storage, inventory tracking, and destruction of biomarker samples from clinical studiesEnsure accurate filing and maintenance of biomarker-related documents within the sponsor Trial Master File (TMF)Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency and process excellence