The Associate Vice President R&D – Assay Solutions

at  Agilent Technologies Inc

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Associate Vice President R&D – Assay Solutions is a key leadership position within Dako Agilent’s Pathology Division of Agilent’s Diagnostics and Genomics Group. Dako Agilent is one of the top cancer diagnostic companies in the world.
This key leadership position is responsible for the future of Dako Agilent’s anatomic pathology (tissue diagnostic) franchise through defining the strategy and executing on research & development resulting in the commercialization of end-to-end anatomic pathology solutions. These solutions include the research and development of novel technologies, tissue based diagnostics assays, digital pathology, artificial intelligence, clinically important biomarkers, technical services, staining chemistries and clinical flow cytometry.
This role is responsible for the direct management of 6 R&D directors and their teams which are all co-located in Glostrup, Denmark. The individual in this role will also work in close collaboration with Agilent’s executive leadership team to shape the future of Diagnostics at Agilent.
This role is a key member of the pathology division leadership team and reports directly to the Vice President and General Manager of Dako Agilent’s Pathology Division which has its headquarters in Glostrup, Denmark and is in close proximity to culture rich Copenhagen.
This position will work closely with program & portfolio management, global product marketing, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, medical and clinical affairs.

The additional responsibilities will be to:

• Identify and implement external partnerships with biopharma, key academic centers and commercial companies to insure that best in class external innovation & technology is applied where possible in the research and development of diagnostic assays and test solutions
• Work with key opinion leaders, medical affairs and global product marketing to identify scientific collaborations and insure the voice of the lab director and pathologist are incorporated into R&D programs
• Continue to innovate clinical testing products using the latest technologies to build high quality end to end solutions which meet the needs of biopharma/precision medicine and the clinical laboratory
• Ensure allocation of resources to projects according to plan/budget and prioritization
• Ensure that the Agilent Quality System is appropriately used by all in the function and that design control standards are applied
• Ensure assay design and development supports efficient solution integration for automation, biomarker panels and manufacturability of the Pathology assay portfolio
• Continuously improve and optimize all phases in the assay solution research & development process flow to ensure quality and efficiency
• Responsibility for and management of all R&D- assay solution organization cost centers
• Establishes and integrates multi-level organization operational objectives and assignments
• Designs, leads, implement and drives operational execution to deliver on business strategy
• Overall responsibility for efficient processes regarding reagent feasibility, Design space and V&V testing and documentation
• Supporting and engaging in other parts of the organization outside own area to optimize and improve business processes and procedures and overall business efficiency
• Be a leader for Agilent’s values and culture

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor, Master or Ph.D, preferably with an emphasis on microbiology, molecular biology, chemistry or biochemistry

Experience: The R&D Associate Vice President of Assay development should possess the following qualifications:

• Senior Leader and Management skills
• Ability to influence and convince others
• Create Followership
• Adaptability
• Strong interpersonal skills & stakeholder management
• Planning skills
• Technical understanding and analytical approach
• High degree of emotional intelligence
• Willingness to take risk

• Identify and implement external partnerships with biopharma, key academic centers and commercial companies to insure that best in class external innovation & technology is applied where possible in the research and development of diagnostic assays and test solutions
• Work with key opinion leaders, medical affairs and global product marketing to identify scientific collaborations and insure the voice of the lab director and pathologist are incorporated into R&D programs
• Continue to innovate clinical testing products using the latest technologies to build high quality end to end solutions which meet the needs of biopharma/precision medicine and the clinical laboratory
• Ensure allocation of resources to projects according to plan/budget and prioritization
• Ensure that the Agilent Quality System is appropriately used by all in the function and that design control standards are applied
• Ensure assay design and development supports efficient solution integration for automation, biomarker panels and manufacturability of the Pathology assay portfolio
• Continuously improve and optimize all phases in the assay solution research & development process flow to ensure quality and efficiency
• Responsibility for and management of all R&D- assay solution organization cost centers
• Establishes and integrates multi-level organization operational objectives and assignments
• Designs, leads, implement and drives operational execution to deliver on business strategy
• Overall responsibility for efficient processes regarding reagent feasibility, Design space and V&V testing and documentation
• Supporting and engaging in other parts of the organization outside own area to optimize and improve business processes and procedures and overall business efficiency
• Be a leader for Agilent’s values and cultur