R&D Manager (Life Cycle Management)

Tri-Valley Career Center; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 157,400 - 216,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

HSA funds

Fertility benefits

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Parental leave

401(k) + profit sharing

Employee stock purchase

Mental health platform

Learning & development

Education benefits

Student debt relief

Wellness challenges

Paid time off

ERGs

Job summary

Bio-Rad in Irvine seeks an experienced R&D Manager to lead an R&D team supporting clinical diagnostic products across the lifecycle, balancing technical decision-making, resource prioritization, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment while ensuring product quality and regulatory compliance.

You will drive product support, lifecycle management, and design change initiatives, coordinate with Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain, and provide technical leadership to resolve

Qualifications

• 8+ years of increasingly complex technical R&D experience, including supervision of technical projects.
• Scientific background with ability to coordinate technical staff and read patents.
• Leadership and team-building skills to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of customer environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of product support, lifecycle management, and design change initiatives.
• Manage team priorities, resources, and budgets across multiple projects.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
• Provide technical leadership and resolve complex product and process issues.
• Ensure successful transfer of changes to manufacturing and maintain compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory awareness

Budget management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science/engineering

Job description

As the R&D Manager I, you will lead an R&D team supporting clinical diagnostic products across the lifecycle. The role involves balancing technical decision‑making, resource prioritization, and cross‑functional stakeholder alignment while ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and timely execution of sustaining initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of product support, lifecycle management, and design change initiatives.
• Manage team priorities, resources, and budgets across multiple concurrent projects.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment with Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
• Provide technical leadership and resolve complex product and process issues.
• Ensure successful transfer of changes to manufacturing and maintain compliance.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or equivalent in an applicable science or engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of coursework and experience (advanced degree preferred).
• Work Experience: 8+ years of increasingly complex technical R&D experience, including supervision of technical projects, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Scientific background with proven ability to coordinate technical staff, including the ability to read and understand patents.
• Leadership and team‑building skills, with the ability to manage complex projects involving multiple OEM vendors, divisions, and executive management.
• Strong business acumen, including basic financial training and an understanding of the customer environment.

Location

This position must be based in Irvine, California and requires the employee to be located within commuting distance of the office.

Compensation & Benefits

The estimated annual salary for this position is $157,400 to $216,400 at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer and is based on several factors that we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation, including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job‑permitted factors. This position is eligible for a variable annual bonus, which is dependent upon achievement of your individual objectives and company performance.

Benefits include competitive medical plans, free HSA funds, a new fertility offering with stipend, group life and disability coverage, paid parental leave, 401(k) plus profit sharing, an employee stock purchase program, a new upgraded mental health platform, extensive learning and development opportunities, education benefits, student debt relief program, pet insurance, wellness challenges, paid time off, Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s), and more.

EEO Statement

Bio‑Rad is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds. Veterans, people with physical or mental disabilities, and people of all race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin and citizenship status are encouraged to apply.