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Vice President – Research and Development R&D – Molecular Diagnostics IVD

Employer
Planet Pharma Staffing Limited
Location
Europe
Salary
Highly Competitive
Start date
28 Apr 2021
Closing date
28 May 2021

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Discipline
R & D , Biology, Genetics and Genomics, Scientific
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Director/Executive

Job Details

We have an exciting opportunity available as a Vice President of Research and Development at a Global Medical Diagnostics company to be based at any of their European or US locations. This is a fantastic role for a senior leader to join a company which is expanding through acquisitions and sustainable internal growth and can be instrumental in uniting a large number of teams and strategy across sites in Europe and the United States.

The Vice President will be responsible for driving focussed research and development activities enabling an on-going new product pipeline of differentiated molecular and immunoassay diagnostic product offerings. This will be best suited to a strong leader with a proven track record of developing Research and Development R&D teams, innovating scientific discoveries and leading successful full-cycle product development efforts.

Responsibilities

  • New product development; ultimate responsibility for research and product development success
  • Creation of scientific discovery innovation for the company leading to new product development and commercialization
  • Building a focussed and well trained Research and Development organisation
  • Driving forward looking technology roadmaps
  • Collaboration with peers to define product strategy roadmap
  • Act as a Key Decision maker for product development activities and research initiatives
  • Participation and contribution to communications with the scientific community
  • Driving of academic collaborations and proof of concept activities supporting additional collaboration with business partners or start ups
  • Providing external thought leadership and support sales in customer meetings with deep technical topics

Requirements summary

  • PHD in a lifescience field
  • Circa 15+ years of progressive leadership experience, leading high performance R&D teams for a global medical diagnostics or medical device company
  • Strong diagnostic assay development experience; extensive background in molecular diagnostic technologies and products

Following your application Simon Trebilcock, a specialist scientific recruiter with over 7 years’ experience executive search experience with a MSc in Molecular Biology will discuss the opportunity with you in detail. The conversation can also progress further to discussing other opportunities which are also available right now or will be imminently becoming available.

This position has been highly popular, and it is likely that it will close prematurely. We recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Please click ‘apply’ or contact Simon Trebilcock for any further information

Email -  strebilcock@planet-pharma.co.uk

Telephone - +44 (0)203 928 6632.

About Planet Pharma

Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.

Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognised by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.

We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

www.planet-pharma.com

Company

Planet Pharma was founded by a dedicated team of professionals with extensive experience supporting the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and device industries.

Our goal is to create an organization that strengthens the employer-employee dynamic by connecting clients with talent. This results in making staffing more personal and creating enduring, valuable relationships. We value communication with our clients and make it our priority to have the hiring process be as fast and successful as possible.

We leverage cutting-edge technology and flexible service delivery models that provide efficient, personalized solutions for your business.

Our global headquarters is in Northbrook, IL and branch offices are based across the United States and Europe.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 203 868 1000
Location
10 Greycoat Place
London
England
SW1P 1SB
United Kingdom

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