R&D Supervisor

Company: Agilent
Location: Carpinteria
Posted on: October 11, 2021

Job Description:

As a healthcare company committed to protecting the health and safety for our employees, contractors, customers and communities, employees in this role are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless an accommodation has been granted for a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief.

Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek -- so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.

 The R&D Supervisor oversees a product development team or workstream and is responsible for a portion of our portfolio of complex and business critical Companion Diagnostics projects. The Supervisor works closely with the Manager, R&D line staff, other R&D supervisors, Histology and Pathologists, project managers, and functional departments. The R&D Supervisor may also work with external partners, specifically pharmaceutical companies, under the direction of the manager.

You will be responsible for a staff of approximately 3-6 Scientists, Research Associates and Research Assistants. Other responsibilities include:

• Leads, drives and delivers expected results according to agreed project scope, cost, quality and timeline milestones
• Manages performance, sets staff objectives and recommends staff development initiatives to manager
• Researches, develops and applies systems to develop immunohistochemistry assays, in situ hybridization assays, and possibly molecular biology-based assays
• Ensures that the team is supported to execute all development activities, including planning and execution of experiments, data analysis and interpretation, and reporting out on these activities
• Presents project results internally and externally
• Develops and ensure a culture of success through collaboration with the team and across CDx organization

This position is currently a hybrid (home and on-site) role in the Carpenteria, CA area

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