About Discovery Life Sciences:
Discovery Life Sciences is a global market leader in biospecimen solutions and laboratory services, offering an extensive range of products and services to support drug discovery and development. With a network of laboratories and offices across the United States and internationally, we are committed to advancing scientific research and improving health care outcomes. We are dedicated to accelerating the discovery and development of new therapies and diagnostics by providing the highest quality biospecimens, in vitro preclinical products, and cell and gene therapy starting materials, coupled with specialty lab services.
As a Resource Management Coordinator – Pathology (m/f/d) you will play a central role in the operational core of our Pathology Department, ensuring that pathological assessments are delivered efficiently, on time, and in a structured manner across multiple projects, including clinical trials and validation studies.
You will operate in a highly dynamic environment with changing project timelines, shifting priorities, and limited resource availability. As no fully established coordination system currently exists, you will actively contribute to building, implementing, and refining sustainable structures and processes.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complexity, takes ownership, and enjoys creating clarity where structure is still evolving.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and manage resources (particularly pathologists) across multiple concurrent projects
- Prioritize tasks based on deadlines, project requirements, and resource availability
- Design, implement, and continuously improve effective planning and organizational systems
- Collaborate closely with project teams, pathologists, and internal stakeholders
- Ensure smooth operations under time pressure and in the face of changing requirements
- Identify inefficiencies and proactively drive process and workflow improvements
Position Qualifications (Education, Skills, Experience):
- Strong ability to bring structure into complex and dynamic environments
- Quick comprehension and the ability to make sound, independent decisions
- High resilience and the ability to remain calm, focused, and solution-oriented under pressure
- Excellent organizational skills with a strong sense of prioritization
- Proactive, self-driven working style and clear sense of ownership
- Strong communication and coordination skills across diverse stakeholder groups
- Tech-savvy, with confidence in working with digital tools and planning systems
Ideal Background:
- Experience in a coordination, operations, or organizational role (e.g. operations management, project coordination, executive support, hospitality, healthcare, or similar environments)
- Proven success working in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments with shifting priorities
- Experience with resource or project planning tools (e.g. Smartsheet, Monday.com) is a plus
- Exposure to medical or scientific settings is advantageous but not required
What we offer:
- A key role with high ownership and tangible impact
- The opportunity to build and shape structures from the ground up
- A dynamic and intellectually challenging work environment
- Short decision-making paths and a collaborative, trust-based team culture
Skills Required
- Experience in coordination, operations, or organizational roles
- Ability to make independent decisions
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong communication skills
- Experience with resource or project planning tools is a plus
- Exposure to medical or scientific settings is advantageous
What We Do
Discovery Life Sciences, the Biospecimen and Biomarker Specialists™, is a leading provider of highly characterized human biospecimens and cellular starting materials integrated with expert multi-omic analytical services to advance cell and gene therapy and precision medicine programs for cancer, infectious disease, and other complex conditions. Our robust biospecimen and biomarker platform is optimized for speed and large scale capacity. We routinely manage hundreds of studies and expertly test thousands of biospecimens simultaneously as a single vendor - eliminating time consuming and inefficient transfers of biospecimens or data between different vendors. We offer one of the largest recallable donor pools, Research Use Only (RUO) and clinical-grade (GMP) fresh and cryopreserved human cellular materials to support cell and gene therapy programs at any scale from start to finish. Leading biopharma, diagnostic and academic institutions trust us to quickly deliver high-quality biospecimens and reliable, reproducible biomarker data, so they can outpace their competition and push the leading edge of innovation. Visit www.dls.com to learn more
