Sr Director, R&D On Market Support

Senior Director, R&D – On Market Support (San Diego, CA)

Are you a visionary R&D leader ready to make a global impact in diagnostics? Do you thrive on driving operational excellence, inspiring high-performing teams, and delivering innovative solutions for products that change lives? If so, we want you to join our mission!

About the Role:
As our Senior Director, R&D – On Market Support, you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring our diagnostics solutions not only stay at the cutting edge, but continuously deliver value and reliability for patients and customers worldwide. Based at our vibrant San Diego site, you’ll lead a dynamic team, collaborating with cross-functional partners to shape and execute product lifecycle strategies that set industry standards.

What You’Ll Do:

• Strategic Leadership: Partner with marketing, operations, quality, regulatory, and commercial teams to define and execute product lifecycle roadmaps that exceed customer expectations and meet business goals.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee all on-market support activities—troubleshooting, sustaining engineering, product enhancements, and lifecycle management—ensuring our diagnostics portfolio remains best-in-class.
• Team Empowerment: Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team committed to collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Innovation & Improvement: Champion process improvements, drive root cause analysis, and lead change management efforts to deliver timely, effective product enhancements.
• Customer & Patient Focus: Serve as a key escalation point for complex product issues, ensuring rapid resolution and clear communication with all stakeholders.
• Compliance & Quality: Uphold the highest standards of regulatory compliance, documentation, and validation—always putting patient safety and customer satisfaction first.

What You Bring:

• 10+ years’ experience in R&D, product development, or sustaining engineering (with at least 5 years in senior leadership), ideally in diagnostics, medical devices, or life sciences.
• Deep technical expertise in molecular biology, testing laboratory practices (CLIA, CAP), and regulatory environments (FDA, ISO, CE Mark).
• Proven success leading cross-functional teams and driving results in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for operational excellence, innovation, and building inclusive, collaborative teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field (advanced degree preferred).

Why Join Us?

• Global Impact: Your work will help deliver life-changing diagnostics solutions worldwide.
• Leadership Opportunity: Shape strategy, build teams, and drive innovation in a mission-driven organization.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a diverse, inclusive environment where your ideas and leadership will make a real difference.
• Professional Growth: Expand your skills and advance your career as you help us set new industry standards.

Ready to take your career—and our diagnostics solutions—to the next level?
 

Apply now and lead the charge in delivering excellence for patients and customers around the globe!

Our Commitment:

Successful candidates must meet the qualifications listed above and be able to perform essential job functions. Hologic is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state laws. If you require assistance or an accommodation during the application or interview process, or in the workplace, please contact us at ta.scheduling@hologic.com.

Hologic, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, inclusive of disability and veterans.

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