Manager, Research & Development

Gold Standard Diagnostics Horsham LLC, a Eurofins Technologies company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes tests kits and microbiological media for the global food safety and environmental markets.  We are constantly collaborating with government, industry, and academic leaders worldwide to develop innovative methods and applications.

The Research and Development (R&D) Manager for Culture Media will be responsible for leading the research, development, and innovation of culture media products used in microbiological, food safety, environmental, biotech, and pharmaceutical/medical device applications. This role involves growing and managing an R&D team, developing new and improved media formulations, ensuring media quality, and collaborating across departments to meet both customer and regulatory needs. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of culture media formulations, microbiology, and a passion for innovation in laboratory practices.

Manager, Research & Development Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the Following:

• Direct a growing R&D staff, including organizational structure, hiring, professional development, motivation, performance evaluation, discipline, compensation, personnel policies, and procedures.
• Develop, set and manage budgets ensuring that resources are allocated properly.
• Lead and manage the R&D activities related to the development and optimization of culture media for microbiological, cell culture, and bioprocessing applications.
• Formulate, test, and validate new culture media to meet the specific needs of customers in various industries (e.g., clinical diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals).
• Oversee the testing of media formulations in lab-scale and pilot-scale environments and provide data-driven recommendations for scale-up.
• Collaborate with the marketing and sales teams to support new product launches and ensure alignment with customer needs
• Works across Eurofins Technologies companies to help set the scientific vision, lead and drive execution towards this vision
• Set annual department goals guides and develops team members on setting and achieving group and individual goals, and fosters development of the team
• Manage the R&D project pipeline, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Serves as a public spokesperson and represents Gold Standard Diagnostics Horsham LLC at relevant conferences or in pertinent journals, presenting or publishing newly generated scientific information
• Provides escalated scientific expertise to Technical Support and Manufacturing organizations should complex, technical product issues arise
• Perform other duties or special projects as required or assigned by Gold Standard Diagnostics management team.