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Yiteng Xu
Director of Lab Automation specializing in high-throughput assays and NGS workflows
South San Francisco, CADirector, Automation and High-throughput Assays9 years experienceDirectorBiotechnologyHealthcareDiagnostics
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Joined Arsenal into a leadership vacuum (manager fired, only engineer left) and still launched a screening project in 4 weeks while defining team direction. Built an 11-person automation org spanning assay development, engineering, and operations, implementing OKRs/retrospectives/dashboards and navigating major pivots (including a partner pullout) while maintaining delivery and retention.
Experience
Director, Automation and High-throughput AssaysArsenal Biosciences
Head of AutomationColor Health
Automation EngineerColor Health
Education
University of California - Berkeleymaster, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (2016)
University of Southern Californiabachelor, Mechanical Engineering (2015)
Key Strengths
- Owned founder-level initiative end-to-end with minimal guidance; delivered initial screening project in 4 weeks
- Built and scaled a team of 11 from scratch
- Managed three distinct functions: assay development, engineering, and operations
- Established operating systems (OKRs, retrospectives, weekly cadences, dashboards) to maintain alignment and execution
- Successfully pivoted team priorities after a major initiative was terminated; transitioned within ~3 months
- Created career ladder, hiring guide, and interview rubrics used over multiple years
- Compensation strategy and negotiation using market benchmarking and budget constraints (notably during competitive 2020 market)
- Headcount planning with finance based on OKRs and skill needs; bias toward lean, high-output teams
- Strong stakeholder alignment across department heads and execs to define and iterate on team roadmap
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