R&D Tech Lead

Dormont Manufacturing Co; Uppsala kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Olink, part of ThermoFisher Scientific, is seeking an R&D Tech Lead to guide product design and development within a cross-functional NPI team. The role ensures customer requirements translate into robust product outputs, with strict adherence to timelines and quality standards.

The candidate will lead immunoassay related development, coordinate validation activities, and manage technical risks across disciplines, contributing to innovative solutions in proteomics.

Qualifications

• PhD in Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field.
• Several years of proven experience in product development and R&D environments; immunoassay product development is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of Product development lifecycle and Design control processes.
• Cross-functional project execution; demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive the execution, coordination, and integration of product design activities by the R&D Extended team, ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables.
• Translate customer needs into product requirements and deliver compliant design outputs.
• Coordinate validation and verification activities within development projects.
• Manage technical risks, issues, and escalations with cross-functional teams.
• Participate in cross-functional planning, decision-making, and risk management.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Cross-functional

Risk management

Immunoassays

Validation

English proficiency

Education

PhD in Life Sciences or Engineering

Tools

qPCR

NGS

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Location/Division Specific Information: Olink, part of ThermoFisher Scientific, is dedicated to advancing the understanding of human disease through proteomics. Olink panels provide innovative, high-quality solutions for human protein biomarker discovery, enabling researchers to measure thousands of proteins simultaneously from just a few microliters of blood. Using highly specific and thoroughly validated assays with a wide dynamic range, Olink’s technology overcomes traditional limitations in protein analysis and supports deeper insights into human biology and disease.

Job Description

Assay Development NGS, in the Highplex department within R&D, has the main responsibility to develop immunoassays for Olink’s Highplex products and to evaluate assay performance throughout development projects. The team is highly involved in new product introduction projects (NPI projects), which are carried out with members from other departments.

We are now looking to hire an R&D Tech Lead who is responsible for leading product design and development activities within a cross-functional NPI project team in accordance with the ThermoFisher Project Commercialization model. The role ensures that customer requirements are translated into robust product requirements and that design outputs meet defined specifications, timelines, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the execution, coordination, and integration of product design activities performed by the R&D Extended team, ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables.

• Translate customer needs into product requirements and deliver compliant design outputs

• Coordinate validation and verification activities within development projects.

• Manage technical risks, issues, and escalations in collaboration with cross-functional teams

• Participate in cross-functional planning, decision-making, and risk management

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field

• Several years of proven experience in product development and R&D environments. Experience of immunoassay product development is advantageous

• Strong understanding of: Product development lifecycle, Design control processes

• Cross-functional project execution; demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and complex projects

Key Skills

• Strong leadership and coordination skills

• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability

• Effective communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to manage complexity and dependencies across disciplines

• Risk management and prioritization

• Strong technical understanding of immunoassays, qPCR and NGS is advantageous

• Experience of managing validation activities as well as knowledge of validation requirements and regulations is advantageous

• Fluent in English; Swedish skills are a plus