Sr. Director Assays R&D

Danaher Corporation•Eugene, OR

3d•$148,500 - $260,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Director Assays R&D is a key R&D leadership role responsible for sustainable menu growth and platform development across Abcam’s antibody and assay portfolios. The role maintains and reports on a robust assays and antibody-pairs development pipeline and drives innovation and sustaining activities across assay and antibody development platforms to support near- and long-term growth targets. It calls for a leader with a track record of sustained technical and commercial delivery, continuous improvement, and success designing, developing, and engaging large multidisciplinary R&D organizations across multiple locations. The position reports to the VP, Research and Innovation or CSO and is based onsite in Eugene, Oregon. The role leads R&D functions and associates across the Waltham, Massachusetts and Eugene, Oregon sites, providing scientific and technical leadership, overseeing global pipeline execution and reporting, and collaborating with commercial and cross-functional stakeholders. It is primarily lab-based and may involve standing for more than 50% of the time; lifting, moving, or carrying equipment up to 50 pounds may be required, but not routinely.

Requirements

PhD in a life science discipline, with broad practical knowledge of the life science tools and reagents space, particularly antibody and/or immunoassay technologies and platforms.
15+ years of experience developing and validating antibodies, immunoassays, and/or ligand-binding assays.
10+ years of experience effectively managing multiple people and projects.
Recognized scientific leader, demonstrated through evidence such as publications, patents, participation in international conferences, or membership on journal editorial boards.
Experience leading and/or positively influencing global teams to exceed objectives and working with senior leaders to set goals and standards and deliver against strategy.
Deep understanding of business drivers across Research, Development, and Commercial functions in a company producing and marketing reagent or diagnostic products to life scientists in academia and industry.
Demonstrated ability to design R&D organizations, establish and foster team culture, maintain effective and agile R&D operating models, and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
Track record of team engagement and development, including delegating responsibilities, empowering team members, and supporting professional development and career growth.
Ability to distill complex business, operational, and scientific problems into end-to-end solutions and improve cross-functional communication with scientific and non-scientific stakeholders.
Ability to lift, move, or carry equipment up to 50 pounds, not routinely; role may involve standing for more than 50% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Experience in capacity planning, resource allocation, or project timeline management.
Experience managing large R&D budgets, reporting performance, and actively managing employee performance and development.
Experience identifying and evaluating emerging antibody and assay platform technologies.

Responsibilities

Lead development of antibodies, antibody pairs, proteins, immunoassays, cell-based assays, and biochemical assays; manage R&D teams across two sites and work with commercial partners to deliver new products to agreed specifications.
Provide scientific and technical leadership for Abcam’s antibody and assay platforms, optimizing development processes for speed, output, and quality and implementing industry-leading approaches.
Own on-time delivery execution and reporting for global assay and antibody-pair pipelines; identify, define, measure, and track internal product-development metrics.
Build collaborative relationships within the R&D Senior Leadership team and across stakeholder functions, influencing senior stakeholders in finance, program management, product management, sales, digital, manufacturing, and logistics.
Lead R&D functions and associates across the Waltham and Eugene sites, managing direct reports from Lab Technician to Director level and overseeing skills suitability, productivity, training, development, performance reviews, and operational updates.
Increase sustainability of the assay and antibody product portfolio by partnering cross-functionally to define and quality critical reagents, reference materials, technical specifications, and technology-transfer requirements.
Serve as an internal and external subject matter expert in antibody and assay development technologies, propose innovative opportunities, and create valuable intellectual property for Abcam.