Sr Director, Research & Development

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

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 120,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services. Our industry-leading brands, include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

• 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)

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 de-risk 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, in-licensing, M&A and cross-BU teamwork
• Promote a goal-oriented 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