Sr. Director, R&D, Heme
Description
Are you motivated to participate in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment? Do you want to join a company that invests in its employees? Are you seeking a position where you can use your skills while continuing to be challenged and learn? Then we encourage you to dive deeper into this opportunity.
We believe in career development and empowering our employees. Not only do we provide career coaches internally, but we offer many training opportunities to expand your knowledge base! We have highly competitive benefits with a variety HMO and PPO options. We have company 401k match along with an Employee Stock Purchase Program. We have tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and even start employees off with 16 days of paid time off plus holidays. We offer wellness courses and have highly engaged employee resource groups. Come join the Neo team and be part of our amazing World Class Culture!
NeoGenomics is looking for a Senior Director, R&D who wants to learn to continue to learn in order to allow our company to grow. This is an onsite position working out of the Aliso Viejo, CA laboratory with a Monday – Friday day shift.
Now that you know what we're looking for in talent, let us tell you why you'd want to work at NeoGenomics:
As an employer, we promise to provide you with a purpose driven mission in which you have the opportunity to save lives by improving patient care through the exceptional work you perform. Together, we will become the world's leading cancer reference laboratory.
Position Summary:
As the Senior Director you will provide scientific and organizational leadership in the development of next-generation sequencing clinical diagnostic assays for cancer patients with a focus on Hematological assays. You will work closely with the lab-based team throughout the stages of feasibility, validation, regulatory submissions, and iterative improvements throughput the product life cycle.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure Product Development transpires under levels of design control and development process management appropriate for the end market regulatory environment.
- Work closely with team members in designing complex NGS assays for clinical oncology.
- Immaculate attention to detail in analyzing and interpreting NGS data.
- Strengthens the team’s expertise in heme cancers.
- Provide leadership and oversight in producing appropriate validation packages for high throughput clinical NGS labs.
- Presents data and project updates to cross-functional team. Be a driver in aligning the teams to make progress.
- Prepares high quality technical reports including validation plans, validation reports, reimbursement submission packages
- Plan, prepare and produce posters, publications, management presentations.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment whilst maintaining quality scientific work.
Education, Experience & Qualifications
- PhD in genomic science and related field required.
- Experience in developing assays for minimal residual disease (MRD) is highly desirable.
- A minimum of 12 years’ experience in NGS assay development clinical diagnostics.
- Successful experience in heme assay development, validation and launch.
- Successful experience in regulatory submissions to MolDx and New York State.
- Experience in team management.
- Experience in developing assays under design control and work in cross-functional environment.
- Whole Genome Sequencing assay development experience desirable.
- Ability to travel occasionally as needed
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Pay Range (will vary based on location & experience) $205, 000.00 to $354,000.00 Annually, Plus Bonus
In all instances, the salary paid will satisfy minimum salary laws.