Position located in Bethesda, MD

Responsibilities of the Sr. Scientist (IVD):

• Provide recommendations for innovative technologies and platforms to support in vitro diagnostics.
• Support feasibility studies and biomarker evaluation.
• Research adaptive immunity signaling pathways and kinetics of biomarker expression in response to antigen stimulation, with a specific focus on tuberculosis.
• Research novel biomarkers that can be integrated or added as assays on existing product platforms, including ELISA, PCR, and NGS.
• Research adaptive immunity signaling pathways in response to antigen stimulation, with a specific focus on tuberculosis.
• Provide technical expertise as part of discussions with potential external collaborators.
• Lead meetings to outline new product opportunities with cross-functional teams including Business Development, Marketing, R&D, Regulatory Affairs and Operations.
• Support product lifecycle activities following QIAGEN global design control processes for IVD regulated products, from feasibility, analytical and clinical validation in product development up to lifecycle management for registered products.
• Guide and train junior scientists on product innovation concepts.

Requirements of the Sr. Scientist (IVD):

• PhD in Biology, Molecular Biology, or related field.
• Must have 3+ years industry experience with IVD/Diagnostics.
• Understanding of TB pathology and interaction with the host immune system preferred.
• Must have experience with Feasibility studies.