Total 270 Director/C-Level Science / R&D / Research job vacancies

About the company Government department tasked with making life easier, accessible, and equitable for thousands of individuals and families across Australia. Currently seeking an Evaluation Manager - Government to join their busy team for a 12-month temporary assignment.Location: Canberra, ACT Eligibility/Security Requirement: Applicants must be Australian Citizens About the role: As an Evaluation Manager, you will manage a multidisciplinary team delivering robust mixed methods research and evaluations, including those involving inferential statistical analyses. In addition, your key duties are as follow:Developing and managing program logic models, theory of change and evaluation frameworksLeading new ways for using existing and new data for measuring outcomes for the Agency and its clientsDeveloping and managing key strategic relationships with a broad range of stakeholders designing and delivering evaluation projectsOverseeing and preparing a range of high-quality written evaluation findings including business cases, Parliamentary, Ministerial, Senate Estimates briefs and Agency documentation.Developing, leading, and promoting a culture of evaluative thinking across the…

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WhatsApp: +65 90820021 (Kyler)

Email: kylergan.supreme@gmail.com

• $6,000 - $10, 000
• 5.25 days: Mon-Fri, 9am -6pm / alt Sat9-1pm
• Marymount

Report to CEO

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Overall in charge of sales, activities arrangement (on manpower), sales staffs' management
• Execute from marketing department to sales managers’
• Liaise with Accounts about Doctors' payments, prepare Doctors' letters for them and commission for sales staffs
• Liaise with Operations about CBC, Pending issue, cancellation list and other related matters
• Liaise with the marketing department about Baby Events, seminars, corporate events, LW talks and other activities
• Participate in Baby Events, seminars, corporate events, Antenatal talks, Lab visits and LW talks
• Arrange internal meeting with sales mangers & staffs to have feedbacks and concerns
• Joint calls with sales team to see new accounts, build relationships with O&G Doctors & nurses and hospitals related departments
• Other assign duties by management

Requirements:

• Min. Degree
• Experience in Healthcare & Medical industry is a must
• Leadership Experience in Sale & Marketing.

The Supreme HR Advisory Pte. Ltd | 14C7279

Gan Kai Le | R23112683

We are currently seeking a technology professional to lead a team in the development of a new offering that will revolutionize data transfer within the Life Sciences industry by facilitating the transfer and translation of recipe, order, material, equipment, etc. information for Life Sciences products across and between a variety of ERP, CMMS, DCS, and MES systems.

Emerson is an automation leader in the Life Sciences space and is growing our Life Sciences technology team. We help customers to deliver life-saving and life-improving products from research to delivery than has ever been possible before.

The Singapore-based development team will own a key portion of this new technology and will collaborate across the global Emerson technology organizations in support of this vision as well as working with our customer partners in bringing this innovative solution to fruition.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

· Manages development and test personnel including hiring, work evaluations, personnel action recommendations, etc.

· Mentors, develops, and grows a team of high-performing software development professionals.

· Works with team members to prioritize, refine, assign, and evaluate development work

· Acts as an interface between the team and upper-management, including regularly reporting on development progress, risks, and mitigating actions

· Manages team development risks and removes impediments to the team’s progress

· Improves operations by conducting systems analysis and recommending changes in policies and procedures.

· Ensures products are developed in accordance with cybersecurity best-practices and policies.

Who You Are:

You quickly and decisively take action in fast-changing, unpredictable situations. You move beyond traditional ways of doing things. You always keep the end in sight; puts in extra effort to meet targets. You recognize that leveraging each team member’s unique background and perspective is critical to achieving team goals. You view talent development as an organizational imperative.

For This Role, You Will Need:

· Bachelors’ Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field.

· 5+ years’ experience managing and/or leading a team of software engineers in the development of software products.

· Ability to work in a complex team structure, including distributed teams.

· Strong communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

· Experience working in an Agile software development environment, preferably using Scrum or the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

· Deep understanding of the complexities in developing cloud-based, cross-platform, and/or data science applications.

· Familiarity with web service frameworks and RESTful resource implementation

· Experience with the Life Sciences industry or adjacent technologies (e.g. MES, ERP, CMMS, DCS, LIMS, etc.).

Our Offer To You:

By joining Emerson, you will be given the opportunity to make a difference through the work you do.

Emerson's compensation and benefits programs are designed to be competitive within the industry and local labor markets. We also offer a comprehensive medical and insurance coverage to meet the needs of our employees.

We are committed to creating a global workplace that supports diversity, equity and embraces inclusion. We welcome foreign nationals to join us through our Work Authorization Sponsorship.

We attract, develop, and retain exceptional people in an inclusive environment, where all employees can reach their greatest potential. We are dedicated to the ongoing development of our employees because we know that it is critical to our success as a global company.

We have established our Remote Work Policy for eligible roles to promote Work-Life Balance through a hybrid work set up where our team members can take advantage of working both from home and at the office.

Safety is paramount to us, and we are relentless in our pursuit to provide a Safe Working Environment across our global network and facilities.

Through our benefits, development opportunities, and an inclusive and safe work environment, we aim to create an organization our people are proud to represent.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Emerson, we are committed to fostering a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.

This philosophy is fundamental to living our company’s values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place. Learn more about our Culture & Values and about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emerson.

If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: idisability.administrator@emerson.com.

We are seeking to appoint an Academic Director, Research and Prototype FoundryLocated in Camperdown 5-year fixed term position About the opportunityThe Research and Prototype Foundry (RPF) is the University of Sydney’s core research facility providing access for researchers to state-of-the-art capabilities in micro and nano fabrication. RPF offers access to a substantial suite of advanced equipment and world-class expertise for the fabrication of devices and structures with features on the micro and nanoscale.We serve a wide user base from academia and industry, providing access to specialised processes allowing users to prototype new optical chips, electronic devices and new quantum science and technology devices.This is a University-wide academic leadership role that is a conduit into the University leadership, decision making, and strategy. Concomitantly, it is an academic appointment, where the successful applicant will balance academic leadership and personal scholarship. The Academic Director works with key stakeholders to determine the needs and opportunities, and to develop strategies…

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We are looking for an experienced Food Science and Innovation Director with passion for food, people and innovation, who can generate and manage major innovation projects.

This critical role oversees the development of innovative products from conceptualization to commercial launch. They oversee all aspects of the NPD process including identifying market trends and opportunities, managing projects and teams, developing intellectual property, bringing new products and services to market, and evaluating opportunities for licensing or acquisition.

Accountabilities:

• Managing the end-to-end NPD process including prototyping, sensory testing, and process scaling
• Partnering with leading global food companies on co development of innovating new products that unlock consumer demand
• Driving cross-functional NPD projects in partnership with representatives from marketing, manufacturing, quality assurance, procurement, and finance
• Monitoring food science and nutrition trends, ingredients innovations, and emerging technologies for product development opportunities
• Ensuring NPD portfolio delivers on revenue growth, margin, and launch timing goals.
• Protecting intellectual property related to proprietary ingredients, product formulations, and process technologies.
• Building partnerships with universities, research institutes, and other companies

Minimum Skills Required:

• 10+ years of management experience directing food product development projects that have successfully launched into retail or foodservice markets.
• Advanced degree in food science or technology
• Supervisory/managerial experience required.
• Familiarity with food science equipment required.
• Project Management experience required.
• Experience with consumer insights, culinary innovation, and nutrition.
• Successful track record developing and implementing category growth strategies
• Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to simplify complex ideas and present strategic recommendations.
• Knowledge of alternative protein industry including supply chain and pricing dynamics
• Required To Travel: up to 25% of time

The Pharma Innovation Programme Singapore (PIPS) is an industry-led platform which aims to synergistically and strategically bring together public sector research capabilities and domain expertise of the pharmaceutical industry to enhance the productivity and operational efficiency within Singapore?s pharmaceutical sector through leveraging novel manufacturing technologies and data analytics.

Programme Director (PIPS Office)

· To lead the PIPS Leadership Team, which comprises a representative of each PIPS Core Member and one representative representing all Extended Members (on a yearly rotation basis).

· To be responsible for the execution of PIPS and delivery of strategic objectives and broad plans of PIPS (set by the Steering Board) to ensure achievement of the core mission.

· To lead the day-to-day operations of the PIPS Programme Office.

· To ensure the delivery of Core Projects and prioritize PIPS resources for Member-specific Projects.

Requirements

· PhD with more than 15 years of relevant working experience, preferably with a background in pharmaceutical industry.

· Excellent interpersonal skills to engage and partner diverse internal and external stakeholders.

· Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

· Good listener with keen eye for industry?s needs.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

· Able to think ahead to plan and execute with team.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Your future role within QRT

• A key member of the development team, building and enhancing key components for QRT
• A role with the potential to touch many aspects of electronic and algorithmic trading, backtesting, and data management systems
• Working with traders and quants to roll-out, support and run strategies
• Building and supporting new quantitative trading framework software
• Designing clean architecture and leveraging state of the art tools and components
• Bringing new ideas and experimenting with new technologies

Your present skillset

• 9-20 years’ professional experience
• Advanced skills in one or several programming languages
• Strong Python skills
• Very high standards in code quality and good development practices
• Knowledge of real-time systems, high performance computing and quantitative applications an advantage
• Strong team-player
• Experience working within a mature CI/CD process, DevOps experience
• Strong communication skills
• C++ or C# experience would be an asset

Job Title: R&D Senior Director

Location: Singapore

Mode of working: Full time

About the Company:

Amoy Diagnostics Co., Ltd. (AmoyDx) is an R&D based in-vitro diagnostic company, focusing on molecular diagnostics for oncology precision medicine. With completely independent intellectual property rights of ADx-ARMS®, Super-ARMS®, ddCapture® and ADx-HANDLE® technologies, AmoyDx has a market-leading portfolio of molecular diagnostic assays.

At AmoyDx, our mission is to improve healthcare and patients' lives with superior & innovative products and services. Our vision is to be one of the global leading and most reliable suppliers of quality diagnostic products and services for personalized healthcare.

Job summary:

We are hiring a Research and Development Senior Director to lead the strategic vision and execution of research and development initiatives within the organization. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the R&D process, including project management, team leadership, resource allocation, and innovation strategy. Your role is pivotal in driving technological advancements, product development, and market competitiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

· Strategic Planning: Develop and execute the R&D roadmap aligned with the company's objectives and market trends. Identify opportunities for innovation and technological advancement to maintain a competitive edge.

· Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of researchers, scientists, engineers, and technicians. Foster a collaborative and innovative culture conducive to creativity and high-performance.

· Project Management: Oversee multiple R&D projects from inception to completion. Define project goals, timelines, and milestones. Ensure projects are executed within budget and meet quality standards.

· Resource Allocation: Manage budgetary allocations for R&D activities. Optimize resource utilization and prioritize projects based on strategic importance and potential impact.

· Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments such as product management, marketing, and manufacturing to ensure alignment between R&D efforts and business objectives. Foster strong interdisciplinary relationships to facilitate seamless integration of new technologies and products.

· Technology Assessment: Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and competitive landscapes. Evaluate new technologies for their applicability and potential to drive innovation within the organization.

· Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that all R&D activities comply with regulatory standards and industry best practices. Work closely with regulatory affairs teams to navigate regulatory requirements and obtain necessary approvals.

· Intellectual Property Management: Oversee the development and protection of intellectual property assets generated through R&D activities. Manage patent portfolios and intellectual property strategies to safeguard the organization's innovations.

· Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of R&D initiatives. Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on project progress, budgetary status, and strategic achievements.

· Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the R&D organization. Identify areas for optimization, process refinement, and efficiency enhancement.

Qualifications:

· Advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) in a relevant scientific discipline.

· Proven track record of leadership in research and development, preferably in a managerial capacity.

· Extensive experience in project management, resource allocation, and budgetary oversight within the oncology diagnostics field.

· Strong understanding of R&D processes, methodologies, and best practices.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

· Strategic thinker with a forward-looking vision and the ability to anticipate market trends and technological advancements.

· Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and bring products from concept to commercialization.

· Knowledge of regulatory requirements and intellectual property management.

· Results-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes and achieving business objectives.

Each year, millions of people take qualifications that help them to progress in their lives – to the next stage of their studies, into employment or in their enjoyment of a leisure pursuit. Now, more than ever, the work of Ofqual does on behalf of students and apprentices to secure quality and confidence in those qualifications is critical.

Ofqual has a key role to play in overseeing the current qualifications system and looking ahead to the future. That means we need to perform leading-edge research and analytics to enable us to regulate existing qualifications effectively and develop policy to influence the future.

As part of this, we perform quantitative research and produce reports and data sets, covering regulated qualifications, to help all stakeholders understand the qualifications and exams system. This is complex work – but is also deeply engaging and stimulating.

The data and statistics we publish on GCSEs, AS/A levels, and vocational and technical qualifications provides the education system and wider public with a valuable lens into qualifications system. Ofqual’s analytics culture is strong and we have developed a range of innovative approaches to reporting data, including interactive visualisations that are made available to the public.

We’re looking for an Associate Director to build on the strong platform we have in our Data & Analytics work. That will require excellent analytical skills and equally, a well-developed ability to work closely with and support colleagues across the organisation in their work too. Many of the reports we produce are Official Statistics and the role of Associate Director Data Analytics & Research also acts as Head of Profession for Statistics, taking responsibility for the publication of these reports.

You can read more about the role in the candidate pack but here is a flavour of who we are looking for.

• You’ll have expert analytical ability and be very comfortable with both quantitative and qualitative data – it’s analysis and presentation.
• An extensive track record of effective design and delivery of data solutions and statistical publications.
• Demonstrable experience of collecting, analysing and interpreting large data sets using computational statistical software tools such as R and/or Python.
• Experience in data privacy and data governance.
• You’ll be excited to innovate, develop new approaches and engage in analytical challenges.
• We need a strong communicator – with confidence to communicate clearly at all levels of seniority, including making technical work accessible to non-expert audiences.
• You’ll be great at building relationships internally and externally.
• You’ll enjoy leading a function that is there to equip, support and enable others in their work - able to lead experts in their field, adding value through your insight, challenge and support.
• Experienced in developing analytical and business intelligence applications using tools such as Power BI, SAS or Tableau.
• It is essential that the person in this role is a member of (or has the ability to become a member of) one of the Government Analyst Function professions Membership – Government Analysis Function (civilservice.gov.uk)

Are you an experienced high-level Assistant who is interested in working in an unique environment? Keen to join a department which is at the forefront of SMG's ambitious plans for the future?

About the role
As Executive Assistant to the Director of Estates and the Director of Masterplan, you will have an intimate viewpoint of the organisation and the 5 museums within the Group.

Diligently supporting both Directors, you will managing diaries and often act as first point of contact with inbox management. You will also lead the organisation, support and minuting committees and other instrumental meetings. The glue to the efficient management of a proactive and inspired office, you will communicate on behalf of the Directors with key external contacts, and with colleagues at all levels across the organisation.

The role has real scope for impact - consisting of managing a complex and diverse workload to tight deadlines, and with your own projects to lead. Using your expert judgement, you will proactively manage the correspondence and schedule of the Directors, to ensure the skilful co-ordination of their activities across the Group.

We can offer a hybrid working patter for this position, with a mix of office and home working, however you will need to be able to work from our Manchester site 3 days a week.

Contract: Permanent, Full time 35hour per week
Salary: up to £30,500 per annum, depending on experience

Download the Vacancy Information Pack file under 'Attachments' on this vacancy listing on the Science Museum Group website for more details about the role and the application process.

About you
Highly proactive and confident working with colleagues across all levels of the organisation, as well as the offices of high-profile external leaders - You have exceptional interpersonal and communications skills to maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders at all levels. With extensive experience of prioritising and managing multiple and conflicting tasks, diaries and deadlines; responding flexibly to requests, you have a pre-emptive approach to time management that of your own as well as others.

You have a demonstrable ability to take minutes, ideally for board level audiences, to a professional, accurate standard; with the capacity to produce minutes in a timely manner and convert technical jargon to relevant audiences. Resourceful by nature, you can take the reins to draw together people and resources needed to make things happen, with little supervision.

Crucially, you will be highly organised and efficient, with good attention to detail, and an ability to show tact and discretion.

Don't feel you meet all the criteria? We welcome you to apply even if your experience doesn't match perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.

What we offer
Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.

• Support with personal and professional development
• 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced contributory pension
• Unmind App and other wellbeing support
• Interest-free loans
• Days Out discounts
• BUPA Health & Dental Insurance

Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.

About:

Okratin is a part of the Deel Solutions offering, specialized in global consulting services. Our experts help our customers execute on global projects and are experienced in various domains, including software development, product management, data science, finance, marketing, business development and more.

Responsibilities:

• Work on pre-training, distributed training across large GPU clusters to optimize inference throughput of a custom neural net architecture.
• Continual learning to train AI models on user feedback using reinforcement learning (RL).
• Implement interfaces to allow our AI models to interact with real-world tools or APIs.
• Design, test, and optimize new neural net architectures.
• Scrape large internet-scale data sets (e.g., YouTube) for use in training models.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-quality AI products.
• Work with product managers and researchers to understand product requirements and design models that meet those requirements.
• Help deploy and maintain AI models in production.

Requirements - -

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field with a focus on Machine Learning.
• 7 years experience working on pre-training, distributed training, and optimization of neural net architectures.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Experience with RL and continual learning.
• Experience implementing interfaces to allow AI models to interact with real-world tools or APIs.
• Experience working with large internet-scale data sets.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced startup environment.
• If you are passionate about building aligned, superhuman AI and want to work with a talented and driven team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

The MedTech Catapult is a national initiative for accelerating the development of high-value MedTech projects through an in-house product engineering unit. The objectives of the Programme Office are to i) support the operations of the MedTech Catapult, ii) develop strategies and seed partnerships to support MedTech Catapult activities; and iii) oversee and administer the grants. The Senior Assistant Director will report to the Deputy Director, Programme Office.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to develop and execute the overall programme strategy for MedTech Catapult, including plans for ecosystem development
• Specifically, to execute and manage programme operations concerning budget, finance, procurement, HR, facilities and legal etc.
• Contribute to refining the strategic direction of MedTech Catapult and support the development of refined strategies.
• Set up, convene and engage steering committee to provide six-monthly updates and to seek inputs to refine the direction of the programme
• Key interface with A*STAR HQ for reporting and alignment to SOPs and support programme needs under A*STAR requirements i.e. Business continuity manager, Data protection officer
• Coordinate and prepare accurate and timely reports to internal and external stakeholders
• To support grant management, tracking and review, as well as enrol and engage with KoLs and advisory members to ensure that funded programmes remain on track to achieve outcomes, milestones, performance indicators and budget utilization.
  • Organise and participate in the grants administration process
  • Set up, convene and engage project evaluation committee to provide critical evaluation of potential projects seeking to enter MedTech Catapult.
  • Monitor and track the progress, timeline, and budget of projects
• To set up and manage digital tools for programme and grants tracking
• Manage Associate, Programme Office as direct report
• To work with internal and external functions to support other operational activities for the Programme Office

Requirements

• B.S in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Design, Bioengineering or other relevant experience in a related field.
• >10y of working experience in either medical device/life sciences industry, research & development, business development, strategic/corporate planning or any other relevant roles
• Familiarity with programme and grants management is a plus
• Possess excellent networking, communication and writing skills.
• Meticulous with attention to detail
• Demonstrate ability to juggle priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoy working in a small team, start-up environment

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The MedTech Catapult is a national initiative for accelerating the development of high-value MedTech projects through an in-house product engineering unit. The objectives of the Programme Office are to i) support the operations of the MedTech Catapult, ii) develop strategies and seed partnerships to support Catapult activities; and iii) oversee and administer the grants. The Senior Assistant Director will report to the Deputy Director, Programme Office.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to develop and execute the overall programme strategy for MedTech Catapult, specifically in business development
• Develop and implement a business development and marketing plan to achieve business goals and objectives of MC.
• Build a robust and sustainable MedTech Manufacturing ecosystem comprised of product owners, solution & technology providers, manufacturers, system integrators, institute of higher learning, research institutes, and public agencies
• Establish a deep understanding of MC?s key features and activities by interfacing closely with the programme leadership and productization unit
• Work with Steerco, Key Opinion Leaders, partners and internal stakeholders to develop and refine the value proposition of MC to its partners.
• Develop and implement marketing plan, whilst managing the budget for marketing needs
• Initiate and establish relationships with potential partners across the ecosystem, including other public sector agencies, universities, hospitals, suppliers, design houses, contract manufacturers and industry players.
• Develop deep relationships with key customers/partners, identify business opportunities for growth, negotiate and close business deals.
• Lead conversations with customers to capture business requirements, identify problem statements to scope proposals for collaboration.
• To support other operational activities for the Programme Office

Requirements

• B.S in Bioengineering, Business, Marketing or other relevant experience in a related field.
• >10 of working experience in business development and marketing for medical device/life sciences industry, research & development, incubators/accelerators or any other relevant roles
• Experience with setting up and maintaining a customer relationship management system
• Familiarity with life science instruments and medical device value chain and network is a plus
• Familiarity with local life science instruments and medical device ecosystem is a plus
• Experience with creating marketing materials is a plus
• Possess excellent networking, communication and writing skills.
• Demonstrate ability to juggle priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoy working in a small team, start-up environment

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Research Director is an integral partner for our clients, offering decision intelligence solutions that blend primary research experience, data science, strategy, and experience

to build valuable connections and by acknowledging and responding to changing business requirements. His/ her responsibilities shall include:

• Inspire new thinking, solutions adoption and cultivate client relationships.
• Addressing client business issues and work with team to create values on projects.
• Lead client discussions to ensure successful execution of research activities.
• Oversees conceptualization and development of high-quality research proposals and pursue leads with the team.
• Work with team members to actively identify and solve project management related issues before they arise.
• Guide team members and ensure the quality of all research outputs.

Job Requirements:

• 8-10+ years of integrated research/analytics experience in or adjacent to the market research sector
• Fluency in survey-based research and experience in employing different methodologies.
• Strong client relationship building and networking skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, planning and project management skills at both a peer and management levels.

Non-CA Pay Range (Annual):

$143,600.00 - $266,800.00

At Infinera, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. Your actual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for equity grants, discretionary bonuses, or commission payments. The amount of these incentives is based on the terms of the Company’s incentive plans, the Company’s financial performance, and/or individual employee job performance.

Infinera also offers paid leave, medical, 

dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), life, and disability insurance and to

eligible employees.

The R&D Quality Director role requires a unique blend of management and hands-on expertise, serving as a vital bridge between Quality and R&D. We are seeking a seasoned professional with over 20 years of industry experience, including substantial exposure to both software and hardware development. The successful candidate will lead a team of three quality managers, closely partnering with R&D to drive continuous improvements in product quality and processes. This pivotal role ensures that quality remains at the forefront of R&D efforts, fostering excellence across the entire organization.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

Secure Quality in Products & R&D Programs

• Q target setting and monitoring
• Process tailoring to secure programs have optimum R&D processes in place and adequately supported and deployed
• Installation & execution of Program Quality Plans and use of metrics for monitoring and analysis of process performance
• Q-Gate readiness check; product quality reviews and audits to monitor and foster process adherence

Support R&D Process Management

• Support process management with subject matter expertise on international Q standards (e.g. TL, ISO) and best practices (e.g. left shifting)
• Support the development, assessment and implementation of key R&D product and process performance measures/metrics

Drive Continual Improvement

• Promote proactive key improvement quality practices
• Support product RCA analysis on field issues escalated to R&D
• Manage process improvement projects that are aligned with strategic goals
• Provide training as it relates to driving process improvements

Value add:

• Independent and neutral Q org to secure quality in products and R&D programs
• Seamless e2e Q workflow supported via Global Quality organization

KPIs:

• Customer-perceived KPIs (CFD, Outages…)
• Q KPIs (test execution rate, test pass rate, critical faults…)
• R&D KPIs (code coverage, defect density, code review effectiveness…)
• TL9K Metrics for certified Product Categories

Key interfaces:

• R&D / ProdM / Service Teams
• Global Q Community

Required Experience:

• 15+ years of experience in SW & HW Development
• Proven Q mgmt. approach with expertise on best in class Q practices & methods
• Experienced leadership re cross-functional / international teams
• Certified auditor
• ISO9K, TL9k, CMMI & Agile
• Jira, SFDC

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Infinera is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Infinera complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.