Director, IT

Job Overview

At Nautilus, we have a big and important mission : improve the health of millions by unleashing the potential of the proteome to accelerate drug development and enable a new world of precision and personalized medicine. We are developing a single-molecule protein analysis platform of unprecedented sensitivity, scale, and ease of use that we believe will democratize access to the proteome – one of the most dynamic and valuable sources of biological insight. To accomplish this, we are pursuing hard scientific problems with an entrepreneurial mindset and creating a world‑class team of builders, innovators, and dreamers across a wide range of disciplines.

As the Director of IT, you will drive the technological vision of our company, ensuring our systems are scalable, secure, and innovative. This forward‑thinking leader thrives in a fast‑paced environment. The position reports to the Senior Director of Software Engineering and IT and can be located in Seattle, WA or San Carlos, CA.

Pay Range

Base pay range : $189,000.00 / yr - $252,000.00 / yr

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement IT strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Lead IT operations across infrastructure, hardware, networking, systems management, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Ensure data security, compliance, incident response and disaster recovery protocols are in place.
• Oversee IT budgets, vendor relationships, and procurement processes to ensure cost‑effective and value‑driven technology investments.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on IT budget performance, risk posture, cybersecurity initiatives, and strategic priorities.
• Identify and implement emerging technologies to improve business processes.
• Implement AI strategy for increased organizational efficiency, decision‑making, and operational outcomes.
• Collaborate with software, operations, and legal teams to define and enforce enterprise‑wide data governance policies and practices.
• Partner with engineering, operations, finance, and software teams to enable technology‑driven commercialization efforts.
• Drive the selection, integration and management of business systems (ERP, HRIS, PLM, CRM, etc.) crucial to operations and commercialization efforts.
• Play an integral role in product definition, requirements specification and execution.
• Champion DevOps practices driving infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC), automation, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI / CD) pipelines.
• Inspire, mentor, and grow high‑performing IT teams, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Set and communicate clear team priorities, ensuring alignment with company strategy and responsiveness to evolving business needs.
• Build and reinforce scalable, actionable processes that empower teams to make informed decisions and deliver consistent results.
• Foster collaboration between development and operations teams to streamline deployment processes and improve system reliability.
• Navigate and lead teams through change, leveraging competitive insights and innovative thinking to adapt and thrive in dynamic environments.

Qualifications

Team Culture

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology

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