Senior Scientist – Research and Development

The Senior Scientist will serve as a subject matter expert on commercial products and be responsible for developing and maintaining subject matter expertise in the competitive landscape. This role will drive the product characterization roadmap, support substantiating marketing claims, and lead core research activities to support product science. This position will support the upstream product development group with the development of new technology as needed and support the maintenance and growth of the intellectual property portfolio. This role will be responsible for supporting the creation of peer-reviewed publications to support the performance of tissue and medical device products. This role will be required to expertly translate scientific results and concepts to communicate with scientific peers, clinicians, and customers.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops subject matter expertise in the industries competitive landscape to drive and product performance positioning and to participate in new product ideation
• Participate as a senior member of the R&D department to support the education of new technology platforms related to regenerative medicine applications, including mentoring junior team members, and fostering a supportive partnership with cross-functional counterparts
• Support marketing and new products through publications, product training, collaborative studies, and as a participant in conferences
• Provide expertise in biological bench experimentation to support characterization of product performance and development of peer-reviewed research
• Provides technical leadership to cross-functional project teams within field of expertise
• Contributing to the development of long-range plans for the research and development group
• Learning, maintaining and advancing expertise in areas relevant to company’s products
• Managing relevant competitive analysis and product characterization
• Preparing data summaries, reports, and presentations
• Presenting research results at technical and customer interfacing meetings
• Maintaining and managing vendor relationships and project budgets as needed
• Training junior lab members as needed

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

• Master’s degree minimum or PhD in a relevant technical field preferred. Three (3) to five (5) years of relevant work experience in an industry setting

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

• Extensive experience with biological laboratory assays, including cell culture experimentation and protein characterization.
• Excellent writing skills to support both technical writing and commercial facing pieces.
• Proven track record working both independently and as part of project teams
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to multifunctional team members
• Solid organizational skills to support R&D functions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Ability to oversee laboratory safety procedures and good laboratory practices
• Ability to quickly learn and develop technical skills in laboratory environment
• Good knowledge of MS Office

StimLabs was founded in 2015 with a desire to advance the state of regenerative medicine. In pursuit of this goal, StimLabs has gathered exceptional scientific and clinical minds to develop and commercialize new bioactive technologies. While current technologies in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and tissue banking provide useful products, StimLabs believes in the untapped synergy at the intersection of these independent domains. In the first steps towards this vision, StimLabs has launched a suite of next-generation amniotic-derived products. The success of these initial offerings has created a foundation on which StimLabs will continue building the future of regenerative medicine.