Senior Manager - Next Generation Sequencing

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Senior Manager – Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
BD Technologies, Research Triangle Park, NC
Requisition # LIF10063

About Us:
BD is a leading global medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells medical devices, instrument systems, and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving people's health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug delivery, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases and cancers, and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. BD's capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world's most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs approximately 28,000 people in approximately 50 countries throughout the world. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry, and the general public. For more information, please visit http://www.bd.com.

BD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Senior Manager, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) will be responsible for establishing, with leadership in BD businesses and BDT, the strategy for NGS and for developing and executing the technical milestones, work plans and budget in support of the strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The incumbent will manage the activities of technical staff in the areas of sample preparation, sequencing, library development and bioinformatics and will be responsible for implementation, execution and sponsorship of technology development between BDT and BD businesses.

The incumbent will also manage the technical activities of cross-business internal technical teams (BDT and BD DS) and external parties including commercial partners, university collaborators and Genomics institutes, as appropriate.

He or she will directly engage both internal and external stakeholders in the NGS field and will play an important role in achieving BDX Delta growth objectives.

• Execute NGS technology development program and manage a multi-disciplinary group of scientists, bioinformaticians and statisticians participating in the program.
• Participate in the development of the NGS strategy.
• Prepare and manage technical milestones, work plans and budget.
  

Qualifications:
Requirements and Relevant Experience:

• PhD in relevant biological or chemical science field with experience in bioinformatics.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in molecular biology with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on technical experience in gene sequencing.
• Hands-on experience with next generation sequencing technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects and lead interdisciplinary teams.
• Excellent interpersonal as well as verbal and written skills are required.

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Reference: Requisition # LIF10063