Vice President - Early Detection Informatics
Caris Life Sciences
September 06, 2026
Full-time
On-site
Tempe, AZ
IT
Role: Senior leadership in biopharma data science and bioinformatics for early cancer detection, focusing on developing and scaling blood-based multi-analyte diagnostic informatics systems. Responsibilities: oversee design, deployment, and maintenance of bioinformatics pipelines integrating sequencing, laboratory, and clinical data; establish data models, ensure compliance with GxP/regulatory standards; lead cloud/compute strategies for high-throughput analysis; manage SLAs and assay turnaround; build and mentor a bioinformatics team; set strategic goals and governance frameworks. Requirements: PhD in Data Science, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, or related; 10+ years in analytics/bioinformatics in diagnostics, pharma, or labs; expert in Python, SQL, ETL, NGS platforms, including Illumina; strong understanding of GxP, CLIA, FDA; proven leadership in cross-functional projects. HighValue: early cancer detection, blood-based multi-omic diagnostics, NGS platforms, GxP/regulatory compliance, cloud analytics (AWS), regulated environment experience. WorkSetup: onsite at Phoenix, AZ; some after-hours; limited travel.