Department Leader, Product Development

AliveDx is recruiting for a Department Leader, Product Development to join the Product Development team based at our ARC site near Penicuik, EH26 0BF. This role is a full-time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week. Monday-Friday. The successful candidate will lead, manage and provide scientific direction across all aspects of product/process development projects in relation to Alba products.

Requirements

• Manage the product development activities of Alba products to ensure customers’ needs, strategic objectives and performance targets are met.
• Provide expertise in assay development, product validation, product requirement definitions and licensure.
• Deputise for the Head of Department in product development areas, to drive scientific solutions as required.
• Own/manage custom and complex projects, working with Project Management, troubleshooting and technical/scientific issues to ensure continuous improvement/development of products and processes.
• Chairs technical reviews and provides departmental training.
• Leads scientific workshops to address cross-departmental assay issues, ensuring flawless transition from feasibility to development through to validation and then into commercial approval.
• Assist the department in general organisation and administration of laboratory facilities, such as documentation and audits to ensure departmental compliance with health and safety, GMP/GLP standards.
• Lead and troubleshoot complex issues regarding reagent quality and assay robustness, offering support to the wider Technical/ Product Support groups as necessary.
• Undertake supervision, training, and appraisals of junior staff to ensure that staff with appropriate skills and knowledge of laboratory organisation and procedures are available to meet the requirements of the department's planned programmes of work.

Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Range of core and flexible benefits ranging from private medical cover, life assurance, additional annual leave, cycle to work, technology, experience days and access to marketplace discounts