Sr. Director, Assays & Platform Technologies

As the Sr. Director for Assay and Platform Technologies, you will define and execute the company's collective immunoassay platform strategy, and support critical commercial and business development partnerships. Operating at the intersection of research, product development, and commercial execution, you will oversee portfolio leadership, guide cross-functional collaborations, and lead four immunoassay platform sub-teams to drive innovation from concept through commercial success.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the company's collective immunoassay platform strategy; Support critical commercial and business development partnerships; Oversee portfolio leadership and guide cross-functional collaborations; Lead four immunoassay platform sub-teams to drive innovation from concept through commercial success; Responsible for strategic and operational objectives, work plans, budgets, and portfolio health metrics across the four sub-teams; Develop and implement the product development platform strategy across traditional and emerging immunoassays, single-cell analysis, spatial biology, and mass spectrometry-based proteomics; Product pipeline governance; Go/no-go recommendations on platform onboarding and resource allocation decisions; Resource and budget management across sub-teams and between R&D platform development and pre/post-sales scientific support; Drive adoption of new assays and platforms to support pre/post-sales, publishing, and customer engagement; Maintain deep scientific expertise across priority immunoassay platform areas; Responsible for conceptualization or design of products for biotech, pharma, and CRO customer workflows; Ensure broad technical enablement through external scientific publications, white papers, application notes, and conference presentations; Attend relevant industry conferences to engage with scientists and KOLs; Hire and develop scientific expertise within the immunoassay platforms core; Operate as the primary R&D interface for the Platform Commercial segment; Partner with Field Application Scientists to ensure pre/post-sales technical support capability; Work with Business Development on partnership identification, deal objectives, and scientific due diligence; Engage directly with key pharma accounts and KOLs to identify unmet needs; Partner with the Custom Solutions Group to transition bespoke client innovations into broad-market catalog products; Directly manage four platform sub-team leaders, including performance expectations, coaching, and reviews; Build and execute a talent strategy including succession planning, IC development, and hiring; Develop individual development plans for sub-team leaders

Requirements

Ph.D. in a relevant life science discipline with a strong record of peer-reviewed publications; Minimum of 10 years related experience with 8+ years of direct people management experience; Scientific Deep Dive: Expertise in 2+ platform areas: Immunoassays, single-cell technologies, or spatial biology; Translational/Biopharma: Preclinical R&D, drug discovery, biomarker development, or clinical research applications; Product Lifecycle: Proven track record leading platform product development from concept through commercial launch; Experience at the R&D / Commercial interface (tools, diagnostics, or biopharma services); Demonstrated experience incorporating AI-enabled scientific tools into research, translational, or development workflows to improve the quality, speed, or effectiveness of scientific decision-making; Capable of innovating applications to drive product development and solve customer needs and problems; Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; Exceptional organization skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize efforts appropriately; Effective communication skills (verbal and written); Demonstrated ability to generate novel scientific hypotheses and design complex experiments to test them

Nice to have

Demonstrated leadership experience in academic institutions and biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry settings; Demonstrated ability to build and manage BD partnerships; Experience with complex solution development; Pre/post-sales scientific engagement expertise

Benefits

Medical (BCBS) and Dental (Delta Dental) plans paid at 90%; Vision Insurance; Life Insurance; Short and Long Term Disability; Flexible Spending accounts; 401(k) Plan with 6% match; Tuition Reimbursement; Generous PTO package; Parental Leave; Pet Insurance; Employee Assistance Program; Onsite Subsidized Cafeteria; Free Parking