Director R&D Technical Lead – Animal Health
Location: Cambridgeshire, U.K. or San Diego, U.S. – 25% travel.
As Technology Lead, you will be the technical cornerstone of our product team, driving architecture, technical quality, and delivery across hardware, software, data, AI and design. You will partner closely with Product Managers, designers and engineers to ensure technical solutions align with product goals, customer needs, and business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate with Product Managers and designers to translate product goals into technical solutions, focusing on value, business outcomes, and user experience.
* Define and lead product architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
* Lead product technical design and implementation of product features, ensuring alignment with product vision and customer needs throughout the product lifecycle.
* Drive architectural decisions, advocating best practices in hardware development, software development, data, AI, testing, and deployment.
* Partner with functional R&D leads to support and grow engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
* Mentor and coach engineers, modeling best practices across hardware, software, and data engineering.
* Collaborate cross‑functionally with R&D, Product Management, Design, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure alignment and delivery.
* Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across cross‑functional teams, connecting technical teams directly with customers as appropriate.
* Ensure speed to market while maintaining focus on quality, scalability, and performance.
* Identify technical risks early and define mitigation strategies.
* Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and competitive landscape to improve product capabilities.
* Drive innovation by leveraging internal platforms and core technologies, exploring new approaches.
* Share accountability with the Product Manager for delivering measurable results against agreed product metrics.
* Define, track, and report on technical performance metrics such as system uptime, scalability, reliability, technical debt, and code quality.
* Ensure engineering practices meet high standards for security, compliance, and sustainability.
* Take ownership of technical trade‑offs, balancing customer needs, business outcomes, and long‑term maintainability.
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, information systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
* Proven experience in system architecture/engineering, technical leadership, or leading development teams in a product‑driven environment.
* Strong technical expertise in relevant programming languages, frameworks, and cloud infrastructure.
* Demonstrated expertise in hardware design and engineering as well as software development practices.
* Deep understanding of the product development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
* Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to make sound technical decisions under uncertainty.
* Experience mentoring and leading engineering teams to deliver high‑quality, scalable solutions.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with customers, Product, Design, and Business stakeholders.
* Passion for building products that solve real customer problems and deliver measurable value.
* Mindset of ownership, accountability, and customer focus; comfortable driving outcomes through others.
* Business experience in both large‑scale companies and start‑ups preferred.
* Passion for fostering team innovation and leveraging collective ideas across cross‑functional colleagues.
Required Skills
* Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Technology, Collaborative Communications, Collaborative Leadership, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Development, Manufacturing, Pasture Management, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Technical Debt, Technical Leadership
Preferred Skills
* Business Enterprise Architecture, Capability Development, Emerging Technologies, Financial Management, Innovation, Organizational Structures, Portfolio Management, Professional Development, Solution Architecture, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Workforce Planning
Closing date for applications: 31st May 2023, 23.59.
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