Director of Operations

Type: Permanent (>4.5 years funding guaranteed)

Bind is a newly launched not-for-profit Focused Research Organisation (FRO) based in London. Our mission is to make disordered proteins-long considered "undruggable"-treatable. We are combining high-throughput biology, engineering, and AI to generate new drug leads, build public datasets, and create tools to accelerate therapeutic discovery for diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration.

We are currently in an exciting build phase-setting up labs, onboarding our first scientists, and finalising operational foundations. We're looking for someone to help us run fast, stay organised, and build well.

The Role

We're looking for a proactive, detail-driven Director of Operations to help drive execution during this critical early phase. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives on making systems work, solving operational challenges, and bringing clarity and structure to a fast-moving environment. You'll work closely with the CEO and wider Senior Leadership Team to ensure Bind functions smoothly across its physical, digital, and human infrastructure. A Delivery Manager will report directly into this role, supporting execution and helping translate strategic goals into effective, on-the-ground operations.

What You'll Do Lab & Office Setup & Management

• Oversee build-out of our wet lab and office spaces
• Coordinate with landlords, vendors, and internal stakeholders
• Ensure delivery against timelines, budgets, and safety requirements

Health & Safety & Compliance

• Own lab compliance documentation (risk assessments, inductions)
• Ensure all policies are fit-for-purpose and up to date

Hiring & Onboarding

• Support active hiring processes
• Lead onboarding experience for new joiners

Internal Tools & Comms

• Own implementation and maintenance of operational tools
• Drive internal coordination, communication, status tracking, and clarity across functions

General Operations

• Vendor and contractor management and procurement coordination
• IT coordination (hardware/software setup, policies, accounts)
• Support grant reporting and funder-facing documentation as needed

External Collaboration & Comms

• Management of collaboration with academia and industry
• Coordination of legal documents including MTAs and CDAs

Who You Are

• A hands-on, detailed-oriented operator. You love getting stuck in and making things happen. You follow up. You finish.
• A project manager at heart. You break ambiguity into timelines, tasks, and action plans.
• Process-savvy, but flexible. You bring order to chaos, but you're not precious about how-it's about what works.
• A clear communicator. You write crisply, delegate well, and keep people aligned.
• Mission-aligned. You're energised by science, public good, and building something that matters.
• Experienced in biotech, life sciences, research operations, or startup buildouts-but we're open-minded for the right operator.

Why Join Bind

• Shape the foundation of a new research organisation working at the edge of biology and AI
• Work closely with a small, ambitious, mission-driven team
• Influence how operational excellence is defined in a new R&D model
• Competitive salary, benefits, and a meaningful mission

Our Culture

• Follow the science. We prioritise rigorous scientific inquiry, relying on evidence and expertise to guide decisions and actions, incorporating the latest research to achieve meaningful, ethical, and impactful outcomes for the public and scientific community.
• Think dynamically. We believe the most effective solutions come from a dynamic, adaptable mindset that embraces uncertainty as a catalyst for discovery, encouraging creativity, challenging assumptions, and approaching problems from multiple angles to foster innovation, navigate complexity, and deliver exceptional results.
• Celebrate a diverse ensemble. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, fostering a culture where all perspectives, backgrounds, and talents are valued, respected, and empowered to thrive, enabling us to better understand our community, collaborate effectively, and deliver impactful solutions.
• Build an innovation hub. We strive to advance disordered protein research by creating and sharing tools and datasets collaboratively, building on past contributions, and working alongside the disordered protein community to deepen understanding and maximise collective impact.

Join Bind Research and help push the limits of drug discovery for intrinsically disordered proteins!

Please apply by sending a CV to with a short covering paragraph outlining why you are interested in the role. We would like to keep your CV on file for future openings that align with your skills and experience. If you consent to us retaining your application for this purpose, please let us know in the covering email. You may request its removal at any time by contacting .