About the position
The Director of R&D is responsible for the overall leadership and hands-on management and supervision of an R&D team located in the USA and UK. This position, in collaboration with Product Management and senior leadership, establishes the strategic product development plan and areas of scientific focus for the Enzymes, Genotyping, Molecular Reagents, and NGS portfolios. Working with other senior management, the Director plays a number of key roles in the successful growth of the business, including opportunity analyses, successful product development, and setting research goals and the plans to achieve those goals. The Director is also charged with identifying areas to develop novel technology, initiating research projects/programs sought at growing the business, improving operating efficiencies, and meeting quality objectives while ensuring delivery of R&D critical metrics. It is intended that the Director will provide to the Innovation Hub, by driving broader technical network development and contributing to strategy and execution of established objectives.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the R&D team in the USA and UK.
- Establish strategic product development plans and scientific focus areas.
- Collaborate with Product Management and senior leadership.
- Conduct opportunity analyses and oversee successful product development.
- Set research goals and develop plans to achieve them.
- Identify areas for novel technology development.
- Initiate research projects/programs to grow the business.
- Improve operating efficiencies and meet quality objectives.
- Ensure delivery of R&D critical metrics.
- Drive broader technical network development.
Requirements
- M.Sc. (required) or Ph.D. (preferred) in a related life sciences field.
- 10+ years of experience in R&D, leading laboratory, and managing teams.
- Experience managing research groups and releasing new products.
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of NGS technologies and platforms for sequencing.
- Familiarity with application space of NGS, including tGBS and whole-genome sequencing.
- Understanding of NGS data analysis for collaboration with bioinformaticians.
- Experience with PCR applications for MDx and applied markets.
- Knowledge of enzyme development and engineering.
