Director of CGM & Biosensor R&D

Proclinical; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Proclinical is seeking an Associate Director - Director of R&D to lead the development of next-generation glucose sensing technologies for CGM platforms. You will guide electrochemical biosensor design, biomaterials, and wearable devices from early research through to commercial manufacture.

The role spans collaboration across R&D, clinical, regulatory, algorithms, and manufacturing teams, driving validation studies, scale-up, and regulatory documentation to support FDA and global submissions.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, Biomaterials or related discipline.
• Proven experience in CGM, continuous biosensing, wearable sensors, implantable devices, or electrochemical biosensor development.
• Strong expertise in electrochemistry, biosensor design, electrode modification, and biomaterials.
• Experience translating sensor technologies into commercial products.
• Hands-on experience with SEM, FTIR, EIS, XPS, Autolab, CHI, Python and MATLAB.
• Experience with design controls, verification, validation, and medical device development.
• Expertise in enzyme immobilisation, microfluidics, flexible electronics, electrochemical glucose sensing, or sensor materials/coatings

Responsibilities

• Lead development of CGM sensors, including enzyme immobilisation, anti-biofouling membranes, electrode surface modification, electrospinning, and biomaterials.
• Drive innovation in electrochemical biosensors, continuous biosensing, flexible electronics, and non-enzymatic glucose monitoring technologies.
• Address challenges like signal drift, sensor stability, biofouling, ISF diffusion, and wireless connectivity performance.
• Design and execute validation studies, including in vitro and in vivo testing, accelerated ageing, and sensor performance evaluations.
• Support product development from proof-of-concept through verification, validation, scale-up and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with data science and algorithm teams to improve calibration models and glucose prediction accuracy.
• Contribute to regulatory documentation and development activities for FDA, CE, and other global submissions.

Skills

PhD in Electrochemistry

CGM/continuous biosensing

Electrochemistry expertise

Sensor design

Data analysis (Python, MATLAB)

Regulatory understanding

Education

PhD in Electrochemistry / related field

Tools

SEM

FTIR

EIS

XPS

Autolab

CHI

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Proclinical is seeking an Associate Director - Director of R&D to lead the development of next-generation glucose sensing technologies for CGM platforms. You will guide electrochemical biosensor design, biomaterials, and wearable devices from early research through to commercial manufacture.

The role spans collaboration across R&D, clinical, regulatory, algorithms, and manufacturing teams, driving validation studies, scale-up, and regulatory documentation to support FDA and global submissions.