Key Responsibilities:
* Assay Development and Integration:
* Lead the design, development, and validation of innovative assays, ensuring scientific rigor and compliance with regulatory standards.
* Oversee the integration of assays into development and automated pipelines and broader technological platforms.
* Evaluate emerging assay technologies and methodologies for potential adoption.
* Establish experimental plans, timelines, and milestones aligned with program objectives.
* Scientific Leadership:
* Serve as SME, advising the Head of Biotechnology and R&D Manager on scientific matters and research strategies.
* Provide scientific direction for assay development initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
* Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams—including molecular biologists, engineers, bioinformaticians, and project managers—to advance assay development.
* Maintain up-to-date knowledge of advances in molecular biology, sequencing, metagenomics, and bioinformatics.
* Data Analysis and Reporting:
* Oversee analysis and interpretation of assay data to inform decision-making.
* Review internal data and reports, ensuring data quality, accuracy, and integrity.
* Prepare and deliver scientific updates, reports, and publications for internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications and Experience:
* PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, or a related discipline.
* 10–15 years of relevant commercial research experience, ideally in IVD medical devices, pharma or similarly regulated environments.
* Proven expertise in assay development, validation, and integration on lab-on-chip platforms.
* Strong knowledge of virology, sequencing (including long-read), environmental metagenomics, and bioinformatics tools.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to articulate complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently and provide technical leadership across diverse teams.
* Experience in mentoring junior staff and promoting a culture of safety, compliance, and scientific excellence.
Essential Skills:
* Extensive experience with assay design and integration in a regulated environment.
* Experience with Next Generation Sequencing (short- and long-read)
* Show strong initiative, with the ability to lead advanced scientific projects and advise senior leadership.
* Strong communication skills to ensure scientific progress is clearly understood and plans implemented, both internally and with external stakeholders
* Strong ability to manage scientific development roadmaps and work within timelines and budgets
* Knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality standards applicable to scientific research, such as Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
Desirable:
* Environmental metagenomics knowledge and/or experience
* Experience with MinION Sequencing and bioinformatics
About Kromek
Kromek Group plc is an international technology group, with its global Head Quarters in the UK and offices and manufacturing facilities in the US.
As the only commercial business to produce Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) globally, Kromek's leading technology has allowed us to design, develop, manufacture and market world class detection capabilities, products and solutions.
Our Detection portfolio serves the Security & Defence, Civil Nuclear, and Biological Detection markets. Our durable and highly sensitive devices are built for the harshest of environments, infrastructure protection, security, and research applications.
Our Advanced Imaging portfolio serves the Medical and Industrial & Security markets, delivering CZT based detector solutions to OEMs, as well as global research and academic communities.
We provide a variety of detectors for various modalities, ranging from customisable configurations of metallised detector tiles, and 'plug and play' detector modules, to linear arrays with full detection capabilities.
With Kromek's innovations in Detection and Advanced Imaging, we're heading towards a future of enhanced security and significantly better patient outcomes, ultimately leading to a safer and healthier world.
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