Sr Director Research Development
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Job Title: Sr Director Research & Development
Job Location: Birmingham UK
Job Location Type: Hybrid
Job Contract Type: Fulltime
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We support our customers whether are accelerating life sciences research solving analytical challenges improving patient diagnostics or increasing efficiency in their laboratories. The team of more than 120000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services. Our industryleading brands include Thermo Scientific Applied Biosystems Invitrogen Fisher Scientific Patheon and PPD. For more information please visit
Group / Division Summary: SDG / Protein Diagnostics
ThIs role can be EMEA based with regular travel to Birmingham UK Headquarters.
Position Summary: The Sr. Dir. Research and Development for Protein Diagnostics will drive the PDX business new product strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the New Product Development (NPD) projects by R&D teams across the division to establish an agile network of skills and specialist capabilities
- Lead external engineering partners to supplement our internal core strengths with a strategic network of innovation suppliers
- Implement NPD plans based on industry standard processes resulting in schedule budget and specification alignment
- Responsible for creating a compelling technology roadmap to address market trends
- Lead internal innovation accelerator and incubator with the overarching goal to both derisk projects and address or even create new markets
- Specifically focus on relevant technology push factors (e.g. artificial intelligence etc…) and their impact on the diagnostic laboratory of the future
- Champion an environment for conceptualization and innovation agility and risk taking and demonstrating various innovation models from internal development inlicensing M&A and crossBU teamwork
- Promote a goaloriented working environment through empowerment and motivation
- Develop retain and recruit outstanding talent in assay development and engineering while using complementary strengths of the organization to grow strong talent
- Travel: approximately 25% globally
- Bachelor’s degree and PhD. in Biochemistry Immunology or related field required is required
- Extensive R&D experience preferably in diagnostics
- Ability in a leadership role
- Confirmed expertise in a role involving formal verification design transfer and EU/US regulatory clearance of IVD
- Track record of innovation
- Proficient in English (reading and technical writing)
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