R&D Manager

OGT is a leading global provider of clinical and diagnostic genomic solutions. We believe in creating products and partnerships that enable clinicians to deliver personlaised healthcare to patients and that empower clinical researchers to develop the next generation of precision medicines.

Are you looking for a change in your career, are you an ambitious, talented and a motivated individual? This could be the role for you!

We are looking for a proactive and passionate R&D Manager to join the Cambridge-based Research & Development team. This role is responsible for managing and resourcing the development team for new product development projects, continuous process improvements and customer/product support functions.

Your duties will include:

• Representing the interests of the R&D Team within OGT
• Nurturing a positive culture of collaboration across the R&D function and other groups
• Managing a team of Research Assistants, Scientists and Senior Scientists, which includes setting and monitoring SMART objectives, annual appraisals and ensuring staff training records are maintained and up to date
• Ensuring the team are fully motivated, committed and are a high performing, reliable team
• Responsible for team hiring, training and other line management responsibilities
• Acting as a consultant to the myProbes product design and manufacturing team
• To attend relevant scientific meetings, conferences and seminars so as to gain holistic views of the Cytogenetics industry and keep up to date with relevant industry technologies, techniques and development processes
• Provision of technical expertise/training to other research staff
• Presentation of the teams results in both written and oral format and delivery of completed report documents
• Ensuring that all documentation is completed accurately, and the teams lab books are kept up to date as per company guidelines
• Appropriate maintenance of the cancer R&D team’s lab books
• Introducing appropriate new technologies into the organisation
• Making recommendations to senior staff in a timely, thorough, and coherent manner
• Scoping product development projects based on defined user needs and design input requirements
• Responsible for ensuring prioritised projects are sufficiently managed and resourced appropriately
• Responsible for providing costs for projects and monitoring performance against budgets
• Ensuring and continuously assessing and improving where necessary the development process for both RUO and IVD (ISO 13485) product development
• Ensuring design controls are established and met
• Ensuring design outputs meet design inputs
• Maintaining relevant product development documentation in the Design History File (DHF)
• Monitoring progress throughout the development stages of a project
• Ensuring design reviews are planned, conducted and documented at appropriate stages of product development
• Ensuring that technical transfers into production are successful
• Supervising technical transfers of new or improved products into production
• Conducting product design and sequence homology reviews within the Vigilance and Post-Market Surveillance System
• To authorise purchase orders for material and equipment as and when necessary.
• Liaising with collaborators, clients and suppliers where necessary
• Representing the team and company in a professional manner
• Liaising and collaborating with the broader OGT and Sysmex teams where appropriate
• To complete any other tasks as commensurate with the level and nature of the post as delegated by the EVP, R&D.

What we’re looking for in you:

Essential

• Qualified to degree level in a biological related discipline, with significant post qualification experience
• Previous (>3 years) experience of managing people
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, mentor and develop a team of scientists
• Considerable knowledge of product design control and ISO 13485 regulations
• Considerable experience of molecular biology techniques such as FISH, PCR, basic DNA manipulations, fluorescent labelling of DNA and work with bacteria
• Considerable experience of working in a regulated, diagnostic, environment
• Project management experience.

Desirable

• Experience with DNA analysis software tools such as BLAST/BLAT and sequence searching methods
• Comprehensive understanding of genomic principles and navigating genomic databases (ENSEMBL/UCSC)
• Considerable amount of previous management experience
• Experience in an ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 compliant environment and participation in audits.

In return you will receive: 

• Competitive salary
• Pension Scheme (10% non-contributory)
• Private Health Insurance
• Private Dental Insurance
• Group Income Protection
• Group Life Assurance
• 25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays
• High Street Discount Scheme.

Application is via CV & a one-page covering letter outlining your suitability for the role, salary expectations and notice period

Please note that we will need to establish your right to work during the recruitment process.