Director of R&D Solution Lifecycle Support, Pathology

Director of R&D Solution Lifecycle Support, Pathology

Agilent Technologies

Glostrup, Denmark

The R&D Director at Agilent Technologies in Denmark will Organize and lead the Pathology Solution Lifecycle Support R&D organization to enhance and maintain systems that comprise Agilent’s Pathology product offering and to provide on-site leadership support to the overall Pathology R&D team.

The job responsibilities and tasks will include

• Managing and directing the Pathology Solution Lifecycle Support R&D team in the Clinical Diagnostics Division;
• Overseeing the design, development, and implementation of efforts to enhance and sustain solutions within the Pathology Division;
• Representing Pathology R&D as primary point of contact for on-site leadership demands;
• Acting as R&D leadership representative in country specific capacities, including management Worker’s Council (SU);
• Aligning dynamic needs related to solution lifecycle support activities with a broad and diverse set of internal stakeholders;
• Regularly interface with Order Fulfilment and Procurement functions to ensure supply continuity;
• Continuously evaluating, developing, and optimizing organizational capabilities;
• Creating and communicating long-term strategic plans;
• Ensuring overall budgets, schedules, performance standards are established and attained;
• Establishing alignment between performance management objectives and execution of Agilent, LDG, CDD, and Pathology strategy;
• Contributing to the development of the long-term Pathology strategy;
• Continuously developing the team to instill a Solutions-oriented methodology to sustaining activities, while driving a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and domain knowledge growth;
• Ensuring the Agilent Quality System is optimally used in all relevant Pathology Solution Lifecycle Support activities.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors or master’s degree or higher University qualification in a relevant scientific or technical discipline.

Experience:

• Industry experience managing a range of departments and functions in complex technical domains;
• Demonstrated industry experience integrating the resources of several departments or functions;
• Knowledge of applicable Medical Device standards and regulations;
• Fluent in spoken and written English;
• At least 7 years of increasing management experience;
• At least 10 years of product development experience.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and guide diverse teams;
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple initiatives simultaneously;
• Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills;
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex data to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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