Senior Clinical Assay Development Scientist | IVD | Diagnostics

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>Hello! 👋🏽</p><p>We're looking for an awesome <strong>Senior Clinical Assay Development Scientist | IVD | Diagnostics</strong> to join our team on our journey to revolutionize personalized medicine 📈 </p><ul></ul><h3>Job Description</h3><p><strong>About your Role </strong><strong>📰</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the identification, validation, and application of novel blood biomarkers for disease prediction, prognosis and treatment stratification</li><li>Oversee the planning and execution of large-scale clinical studies, ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines and ethical standards.</li><li>Analyze and interpret data generated from biomarker discovery and validation studies, effectively communicating findings to technical and non-technical audiences.</li><li>Provide scientific and strategic guidance to internal and external stakeholders on biomarker development, clinical study design, and regulatory requirements specific to photonics and AI-based diagnostics</li><li>Establish and maintain collaborations with external partners, such as academic institutions, industry experts, and clinical centers, to support biomarker discovery and clinical validation studies.</li></ul><p><strong>This job requires relocation to Porto, Portugal in a hybrid working environment.</strong></p><h3>Qualifications</h3><p><strong>Technical Skills</strong><strong>✔️</strong></p><ul><li>Master’s Degree in a relevant Life Sciences field (biology, medicine, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, others) (Bonus: PhD)</li><li>+ 3 years relevant experience in the development/validation of Human Blood Biomarkers (Bonus: Spectral or AI Biomarkers)</li><li>Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in blood biomarker discovery, validation, and clinical translation (Bonus: Analytical Assay development)</li><li>Understanding of regulatory requirements for clinical diagnostics (Bonus: FDA/CLIA/GCP standards).</li><li>Proficiency in applying statistical analysis and data interpretation methods to biomarker discovery and validation studies.</li></ul><p><strong>Cultural Skills</strong><strong>✔️</strong></p><ul><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, present scientific findings to technical and non-technical audiences and establish external partnerships.</li><li>Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment that may require adapting quickly to new directions or taking the initiative and ownership of key workstreams</li><li>A passion for innovation, a willingness to learn, and a solid commitment to scientific excellence and integrity.</li><li>Interested in working hard towards solving one of the century's biggest challenges in Healthcare</li></ul><p><strong>Bonus Skills: </strong></p><ul><li>Understanding of Optics (spectroscopy, Raman, FTIR or similar techniques)</li><li>Understanding of AI (machine learning, deep learning)</li><li>Experience in IVD blood assay development </li><li>Successufull Fast-Growing startup experience (Very relevant plus)</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong>iLoF in a nutshell </strong><strong>💡</strong></p><p>As personalized medicine becomes the norm, scientists, patients, and healthcare systems worldwide face massive barriers in providing the right treatment to the right patient. </p><p>Recognized by CB Insights and Financial Times as one of the most promising Digital Health companies in the world, iLoF is building an AI-powered platform capable of transforming precision medicine. </p><p>Our goal is to become the platform that democratizes access to personalized medicine for millions of people living with complex diseases around the globe. </p><p>Thanks to our proprietary optical fingerprint library of disease biomarkers and biological profiles we can offer personalized patient screening and stratification in a faster and more affordable way, saving up to 40% of the cost and 70% of the time while enabling a more human patient experience. </p><p>Supported by leading institutions like Microsoft Ventures, Mayfield, and the Oxford University, iLoF is currently focusing on validating its platform technology in one of the biggest challenges of our times: Alzheimer's, while maintaining ongoing verticals on Digestive Cancer, Stroke, and Infectious diseases.</p><p><strong>Our Team</strong><strong>🧑🏻‍💻</strong></p><p>We are a mix of scientists, entrepreneurs, and inventors based in Oxford and Porto, with a passion for healthcare! </p><p>Recognized by CB Insights as one of the most promising Digital Health companies in the world and by the Financial Times as a Transformational Business in Healthcare, iLoF has been regularly featured in leading outlets like Tech Crunch, Wired, and Sifted and listed as a rising star in AI-Driven Drug Discovery, Health Screening &amp; Data Analytics.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Stuff you want to know: </strong></p><p><strong>What we value </strong></p><ul><l