Veracyte

Manager, LIMS

Veracyte$145K — $169K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience with LIMS platforms in regulated labs.
  • 3+ years of team leadership in technical or business systems.
  • Experience in LIMS implementations and enhancements.
  • Understanding of laboratory operations and sample lifecycle management.
  • Experience in regulatory compliance for systems validation and change control.
  • Strong project management and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the LIMS administration and support team.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and implement effective lab solutions.
  • Ensure LIMS compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
  • Oversee system configuration, validation, and maintenance.
  • Establish governance and audit readiness processes for LIMS.
  • Resolve complex system issues and implement corrective actions.
  • Enhance laboratory efficiency through continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • Career advancement opportunities within a growing company.
  • Inclusive workforce promoting diversity and empowerment.
  • Recognition as a Great Place to Work in 2024.
  • Commitment to fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
Full Job Description
The Position:

As the Manager, LIMS, you will lead the administration, enhancement, and operational excellence of the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) ecosystem that supports regulated clinical laboratory operations. Partnering closely with Laboratory Operations, Engineering, Quality, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will ensure laboratory systems remain reliable, compliant, scalable, and aligned with evolving business needs.

This role combines people leadership, technical expertise, and operational focus to support diagnostic testing, drive continuous improvement, and enable future growth. You will help build solutions that improve laboratory efficiency while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, quality, and accountability consistent with Veracyte's values.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team responsible for LIMS administration, support, configuration, and continuous improvement.
  • Partner with laboratory and business stakeholders to understand operational needs and translate requirements into effective system solutions.
  • Ensure LIMS platforms and associated processes comply with applicable regulatory, quality, privacy, and data integrity requirements.
  • Oversee system configuration, validation, implementation, release management, and ongoing maintenance activities.
  • Establish and maintain system governance, documentation, audit readiness, and change control processes.
  • Lead investigation and resolution of complex system issues, implementing sustainable corrective actions when appropriate.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to maintain validated and secure environments.
  • Drive process improvement and automation initiatives that enhance laboratory efficiency, quality, and scalability.
  • Manage vendors, support partners, and technology relationships to ensure effective service delivery.
  • Lead projects involving system enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and new capabilities.
  • Ensure successful integration of LIMS with laboratory instruments, laboratory workflows, and other business-critical systems.
  • Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Who You Are:

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience supporting, administering, implementing, or managing LIMS platforms in regulated laboratory environments.
  • 3+ years of experience leading and developing technical or business systems teams.
  • Experience leading LIMS implementations, upgrades, integrations, or significant enhancement projects.
  • Strong understanding of laboratory operations, sample lifecycle management, and laboratory data processes.
  • Experience working within regulated environments, including system validation and change control practices.
  • Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
  • Strong project management, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree in a scientific, technical, or business-related discipline.
  • Experience supporting molecular diagnostics, genomics, oncology testing, LDT, or IVD environments.
  • Experience with commercial or custom LIMS platforms and laboratory ecosystem applications.
  • Experience with Labbit or other laboratory workflow and sample management platforms is highly valued.
  • Experience integrating laboratory systems, instruments, cloud-based platforms, and enterprise applications.
  • Familiarity with laboratory automation and digital transformation initiatives.
  • Experience supporting multi-site laboratory operations in a growing organization.

#LI-Hybrid

For candidates based in our San Diego office, the range is $145,000 - $169,000.

For candidates based in our South San Francisco office, the range is $169,000- $181,000.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience, skillset, geographic location, industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Pay range

$145,000-$181,000 USD

What We Can Offer You

Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.

About Veracyte

Veracyte is a genomic diagnostics company that uses advanced genomic technology to resolve diagnostic uncertainty and deliver actionable results that improve patient care and outcomes. The company's tests in thyroid, lung, and breast cancer, and in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, are becoming standard of care in helping patients avoid unnecessary invasive procedures, while resolving inconclusive results from traditional diagnostic methods. Veracyte's genomic tests are covered by Medicare and many commercial insurance plans. With Veracyte's exclusive global license to a best-in-class diagnostics instrument platform, the company is positioned to deliver its tests to patients worldwide. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Veracyte
Size
761 employees
Market Cap
$1.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$34.9 million
Founded
2006
5 Year Trend
+27.5%
Revenue
$117.4 million
NASDAQ

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