Lab Launch Lead, Europe
- Role
- Operations
- Experience
- Lead
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to GB only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Operations/project launch lead for commissioning physical labs or clinical facilities end-to-end in Europe, with UK applicant location required. Needs diagnostic/clinical lab regulatory compliance knowledge, strong multi-site project management, extensive travel, and AI tool fluency.
Required skills
Optional skills
Mission
Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.
In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.
Job Title: Lab Launch Manager, Europe
Location: Europe, UK preferred base
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Purpose
This role commissions new Neko labs end-to-end, from technical build and equipment installation through regulatory compliance, then hands a fully operational lab to the local clinic team for ongoing management. The Lab Launch Manager operates with high autonomy in ambiguity (Chase 10X, not 10%) and working closely with the regional clinic leadership, similar in scope and pace to how Giulio scaled lab openings. No direct reports initially; as the launch cadence grows, this role is expected to build a team underneath it.
What You'll Deliver in the First 6-12 Months
• Commission the first wave of labs in the UK and at least one of Germany, France, Italy, or Spain, on time and regulatory-compliant (Impact, not activity)
• Stand up a repeatable lab commissioning playbook covering technical build, equipment installation, and regulatory sign-off
• Build and manage relationships with key cross-functional stakeholders, including Sam Rodgers, without formal authority over them (Tech-enabled, human-centred)
• Hand off each commissioned lab cleanly to the local clinic team with documented operating procedures
Minimum Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience commissioning physical sites, labs, or clinical facilities end-to-end
• Working knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements for diagnostic or clinical lab environments
• Strong operational project management, able to run multiple concurrent site launches
• Proven stakeholder management without direct authority, including managing competing priorities
• Willingness to travel extensively and work flexibly across time zones and geographies
• AI fluency: uses AI tools to manage logistics, documentation, and compliance tracking with sound judgment
Preferred Qualifications
• Direct experience with Abbott or equivalent diagnostic lab equipment installation
• Background in fast-scaling healthcare, diagnostics, or life sciences operations
• Experience building a function from one launch to a repeatable, team-supported process
About titles at Neko
We use a simplified internal title framework that prioritises clarity over hierarchy, so internal titles may differ from market‑facing role titles. Scope, impact and level of the role are fully aligned and will be clearly discussed throughout the process.
Hiring Process
Candidates progress from application and structured screening through thoughtfully designed interviews culminating in a formal offer and final pre-employment checks before joining the team.
Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Statement
Neko Health is committed to inclusive hiring and member-first care. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage you to request reasonable adjustments to support your application.
What you'll do
- Commission new Neko labs end-to-end, from technical build and equipment installation through regulatory compliance.
- Hand a fully operational lab to the local clinic team for ongoing management.
- Operate with high autonomy in ambiguity.
- Work closely with regional clinic leadership.
- Build a team underneath the role as launch cadence grows.
- Commission the first wave of labs in the UK and at least one of Germany, France, Italy, or Spain, on time and regulatory-compliant.
- Stand up a repeatable lab commissioning playbook covering technical build, equipment installation, and regulatory sign-off.
- Build and manage relationships with key cross-functional stakeholders without formal authority over them.
- Hand off each commissioned lab cleanly to the local clinic team with documented operating procedures.
- Use AI tools to manage logistics, documentation, and compliance tracking with sound judgment.
What they require
- Demonstrated experience commissioning physical sites, labs, or clinical facilities end-to-end.
- Working knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements for diagnostic or clinical lab environments.
- Strong operational project management, able to run multiple concurrent site launches.
- Proven stakeholder management without direct authority, including managing competing priorities.
- Willingness to travel extensively and work flexibly across time zones and geographies.
- AI fluency: uses AI tools to manage logistics, documentation, and compliance tracking with sound judgment.
- Preferred: Direct experience with Abbott or equivalent diagnostic lab equipment installation.
- Preferred: Background in fast-scaling healthcare, diagnostics, or life sciences operations.
- Preferred: Experience building a function from one launch to a repeatable, team-supported process.
Benefits
- Reasonable adjustments to support your application.
Neko is redefining preventative care by combining proprietary technology and direct clinical care in a single non-invasive visit to deliver personalised, actionable health insights.