R&D Manager (Life Cycle Management)

About the role

You will lead an R&D team supporting clinical diagnostic products across the lifecycle. The role involves balancing technical decision-making, resource prioritization, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment while ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and timely execution of sustaining initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of product support, lifecycle management, and design change initiatives.
• Manage team priorities, resources, and budgets across multiple concurrent projects.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
• Provide technical leadership and resolve complex product and process issues.
• Ensure successful transfer of changes to manufacturing and maintain compliance.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or equivalent in an applicable science or engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of coursework and experience (advanced degree preferred).
• Work Experience: 8+ years of increasingly complex technical R&D experience, including supervision of technical projects, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Scientific background with proven ability to coordinate technical staff, including the ability to read and understand patents.
• Leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to manage complex projects involving multiple OEM vendors, divisions, and executive management.
• Strong business acumen, including basic financial training and an understanding of the customer environment.

Qualifications

• Location: This position must be based in Irvine, California and requires the employee to be located within commuting distance of the office.

Benefits

• Total Rewards Package: Includes competitive and comprehensive benefits such as medical plans, HSA funds, fertility offering, group life and disability, paid parental leave, 401k plus profit sharing, employee stock purchase program, mental health platform, learning and development opportunities, education benefits, student debt relief program, pet insurance, wellness challenges and support, paid time off, ERGs, and more!
• Compensation: Estimated annual salary range is $157,400 to $216,400 at the time of posting. Actual compensation is based on several factors including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job permitted factors. This position is eligible for a variable annual bonus, dependent upon achievement of individual objectives and company performance.

Pay

The estimated annual salary for this position is $157,400 to $216,400 at the time of posting.

Schedule

This position must be based in Irvine, California and requires the employee to be located within commuting distance of the office.