Job Description About your Role Lead the identification, validation, and application of novel blood biomarkers for disease prediction, prognosis, and treatment stratification Direct large-scale clinical studies, ensuring compliance with regulatory and ethical standards (GCP/GLP, ISO 13485, IVDR, UKCA) Design, optimize, and validate blood-based clinical assays with high robustness, accuracy, and reproducibility. Oversee biological sample preparation and processing under biosafety standards, and safety compliance. Ensure data integrity through rigorous documentation (validation plans, reports, SOPs, lab notebooks), keeping outputs audit-ready. Provide scientific and strategic guidance on biomarker development, clinical study design, and AI/photonics-based diagnostics. Establish and manage collaborations with academic, clinical, and industry partners to accelerate biomarker discovery and validation. Provide scientific and strategic guidance to internal and external stakeholders on biomarker development, clinical study design, and regulatory requirements specific to photonics and AI-based diagnostics Communicate findings and technical insights clearly to both specialist and non-technical audiences; author validation protocols, technical summaries, and regulatory documentation. Cultural Skills ✔️ Builder’s mindset with high ownership, urgency, and empathy. Low‑ego, highly collaborative leader who elevates others. Mission‑driven and patient‑centered. This role is based in London and collaborates with teams across the UK and Europe.