Senior Director of HPC Services, Life Sciences & Biotech
Quantori is looking for a Senior Director of HPC Services to lead our High Performance Computing practice. In this role, you will set the strategic direction of our HPC capability, deliver impactful solutions for pharma, biotech, and research clients, and represent Quantori as a thought leader in the industry. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership, stays ahead of emerging trends in computational science, and actively contributes to the HPC and life sciences community through conference participation and publications.
Location:
US & Europe
Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership- Define and execute the HPC roadmap for life sciences R&D and clinical research.
- Translate scientific and business needs into scalable HPC strategies across on-premise and cloud platforms.
- Anticipate trends in computational biology, AI/ML, and data-driven drug discovery, integrating them into client solutions.
- Act as a trusted advisor to pharma, biotech, and academic partners on HPC adoption and optimization.
- Collaborate with business development teams on proposals and client engagements.
- Represent Quantori at industry conferences and contribute thought leadership.
- Oversee design, deployment, and optimization of HPC clusters, hybrid cloud platforms, and scientific workflows.
- Ensure operational best practices for genomics, computational chemistry, and AI/ML workloads.
- Maintain compliance with life sciences data security and regulatory standards (e.g., GxP, HIPAA).
- Build, mentor, and lead global teams of HPC engineers and computational scientists.
- Foster a culture of innovation, scientific impact, and delivery excellence.
- Partner with HR to attract and grow top talent in HPC and life sciences.
What we expect:
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computational Biology/Chemistry, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in information technology and scientific computing, with a strong focus on High Performance Computing (HPC).
- Extensive hands-on experience in design, development and optimization of HPC workflows.
- Extensive experience working with customers in the life sciences domain.
- Proven success in building HPC practices and delivering large-scale solutions.
- Strong executive presence with experience engaging C-level stakeholders.
- Demonstrated track record of leading and building global, diverse technical teams.
- Ability to stay ahead of emerging trends in computational biology, AI/ML, and HPC technologies.
- Experience speaking at scientific or industry conferences and contributing thought leadership.
- Passion for new technologies, with the drive to bring fresh ideas and implement them at Quantori.
We offer:
- Competitive compensation.
- Remote or office work.
- Flexible working hours.
- Healthcare benefits: medical insurance and paid sick leave.
- Continuous education and professional development programs.
- Opportunities to implement and develop your own processes.
- A team with an excellent tech expertise.
- Certifications paid by the company.
If you don't see an open position that suits your skills stack and/or professional background but you are interested in working with us — please send your CV to career@quantori.com. We will try to find something special and interesting for you!