Product Development Team Lead, R&D Leadership

AliveDx; Penicuik; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Restaurant discounts

Technology benefits

Job summary

AliveDx is recruiting for a Team Leader to join the Product Development Team at our ARC site near Penicuik, EH26 0BF. The role is full-time (37.5 hours/week, Mon-Fri) within the Alba R&D department, focusing on immunohaematology and reagents development to meet customer needs.

You will lead a team of scientists, drive development stages, and ensure high standards of quality and collaboration across departments, while coaching staff and maintaining an innovative culture.

Qualifications

• BSc in appropriate discipline or equivalent experience.
• Significant laboratory experience.
• Knowledge of cross-disciplinary teamwork and coordination.
• Experience directly line managing a team of scientists.
• Strong experience of assay and reagents development, including QC assays.
• Specialist knowledge of regulatory affairs as applied to in vitro diagnostic medical devices and understanding of operation of a medical device manufacturing establishment.
• Experience of GxP manufacturing or development environments.
• Well-developed coaching, mentoring and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of products through development stages by coordinating and managing the scientific team within the Alba R&D department.
• Direct line management responsibilities for R&D scientists and/or technicians.
• Ongoing professional development & coaching of all staff within the Alba R&D department, including identification of high potential & provision of development plans.
• Instill and maintain a progressive and positive culture in the department in adherence with AliveDx Winning Behaviours and Leadership Principles.
• Liaison with other Team Leaders & Project Leaders to ensure resource allocation (staff, instrumentation, consumables).
• Member of the Progression Committee, reviewing candidates with Progression Portfolios for final review.
• Lead recruitment, identification and mentoring of new staff to upskill the team.
• Support outcomes from Core Team Meetings, Project Reviews, Technical Reviews and Progression Stage Gate reviews.
• Review analytical data from laboratory processes, clinical field trials and product evaluation data to support product registration and license applications.
• Build and maintain strong functional relationships across QA/QC, Regulatory, Systems Integration.

Skills

Lab experience

Cross-functional teamwork

People management

Assay development

Regulatory affairs

GxP knowledge

Coaching & mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

BSc or equivalent

Job description

AliveDx is recruiting for a Team Leader to join the Product Development Team at our ARC site near Penicuik, EH26 0BF. The role is full-time (37.5 hours/week, Mon-Fri) within the Alba R&D department, focusing on immunohaematology and reagents development to meet customer needs.

You will lead a team of scientists, drive development stages, and ensure high standards of quality and collaboration across departments, while coaching staff and maintaining an innovative culture.