Sr. Director Assays R&D

Lane Help; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Abcam is seeking a Sr. Director of Assays R&D to lead the development of antibodies, antibody pairs, proteins, and immunoassays across two sites, including Eugene, OR and Waltham, MA.

The role focuses on delivering sustainable product growth and ensuring high-quality, scalable assay platforms. The selected leader will drive scientific and technical direction, build collaborative relationships with finance, program management, product, and sales, and report to the VP/CSO.

Qualifications

• PhD in life science with broad practical knowledge of antibody/immunoassay technologies and platforms.
• 15+ years of experience developing and validating antibodies, immunoassays, and/or ligand-binding assays.
• 10+ years spent effectively managing multiple people and projects; proven leadership in scientific settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of antibodies, antibody pairs, proteins, immunoassays and biochemical assays across two sites.
• Manage R&D teams, collaborating with commercial partners to deliver new products to spec.
• Drive speed, output and quality, implementing industry-leading approaches in antibody and assay platforms.

Skills

Leadership

R&D management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

PhD in life sciences

Job description

For over 25 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders. We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together, each bringing our own unique perspectives to make an impact on the world.

This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly drive science forward. The Sr. Director Assays R& D is a key R& D leadership role, responsible for delivering sustainable menu growth and platform development across Abcam's antibody and assay portfolios. Responsible for maintaining and reporting on a robust assays and antibody pairs development pipeline, and driving innovation and sustaining activities across assay and antibody development platforms, this role is key to supporting Abcam's growth targets in the short and longer team.

We are looking for a leader with a track record of sustained delivery of technical and commercial objectives, a demonstrable history of designing and implementing continuous improvements, and proven success at designing, developing and engaging large, multi-disciplinary R& D organizations across multiple locations. This position reports to the VP, Research and Innovation or CSO and will be based on-site in Eugene, OR. At Abcam, our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Lead development of antibodies, antibody pairs, proteins, immunoassays, cell-based assays and biochemical assays, leading and managing R& D teams across two sites, working with commercial partners to deliver new products to agreed specifications. Provide scientific and technical leadership to drive the development of Abcam's antibody and assay platforms, driving projects and opportunities to optimize our processes in speed, output and quality, designing and implementing industry-leading approaches.

Own On Time Delivery execution and reporting for Abcam's global assay and antibody pair pipelines, identifying, defining, measuring and tracking key metrics related to internal product development. Actively build a collaborative environment and working relationships within the R& D Senior Leadership team and across other key stakeholder functions, interacting with and influencing senior stakeholders across finance, program management, product management, sales, digital, manufacturing and logistics to deliver to our objectives and strategic goals.

Lead all R& D functions and associates across our Waltham, MA and Eugene, OR sites, managing a diverse team of direct reports from Lab Technician to Director level, including ownership of skills suitability, productivity, training, development, performance review, and operational updates. Increase sustainability of assay and antibody product portfolio, partnering cross-functionally to define and quality critical reagents, reference materials, technical specifications, and technology transfer requirements Serve as internal and external subject matter expert in antibody and assay development technologies; proposing new innovative opportunities and creating new and valuable intellectual property for Abcam.

The essential requirements of the job include: PhD qualification in a life science discipline with broad practical knowledge of the life science tools and reagents space, with particular focus on antibody and/or immunoassay technologies and platforms 15+ years of experience developing and validating antibodies, immunoassays, and/or ligand-binding assays with 10+ years spent effectively managing multiple people and projects; recognized leader in scientific specialty as evidenced by publications, patents, participa...