General Manager - R&D (Molecular Diagnostics)

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the molecular assay development department, providing scientific and operational direction.
• Define the R&D roadmap for molecular diagnostics aligned with company strategy.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and propose innovative assay formats and automation strategies.
• Design, optimize, and validate qPCR assays for infectious diseases and cancer markers.
• Oversee NGS-based panel development for oncology, microbial genomics, and resistance profiling.
• Develop robust sample-to-result workflows , including nucleic acid extraction, amplification, detection, and data analysis.
• Ensure analytical and clinical validation meets international regulatory standards (IVD, CE-IVD, US FDA, WHO, etc.).
• Develop and implement Quality by Design (QbD) principles in assay development.
• Build and mentor a multidis...