R&D Manager

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
United States, Arizona, Tucson
4675 South Coach Drive (Show on map)
Feb 13, 2025
Description Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? At Mesa Labs we're passionate about protecting the vulnerable by enabling scientific breakthroughs, ensuring product integrity, increasing patient and worker safety, and improving quality of life around the world. At Mesa Labs we offer competitive wages, including potential bonus opportunities, equity awards, commission, and a comprehensive benefits package based on the position. Base Compensation Range: $100-130K In addition, you qualify for: Annual bonus opportunity of 15% based on company performance Annual equity award of $10K Gyros Protein Technologies enables bioanalytical solutions and peptide synthesis that help scientists increase biomolecule performance and productivity in research, drug discovery, pre-clinical and clinical development, and bioprocess applications. Proprietary high performance nanoliter-scale immunoassay platforms, Gyrolab xPand and Gyrolab xPlore, are used by scientists in leading pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, and CMO companies for bioanalytical applications such as pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and quantitating bioprocess-related impurities. A common set of values unites us as one. Using our diverse skills and ideas, we develop new solutions to meet the needs of patients around the world. As an innovative, creative, fast-growing company we value cross-functional work, sustainable growth, diversity, and equality. Our people are our greatest asset. Driven by "sustainably improve" and "always learn" we want to contribute more, and we embrace new challenges with curiosity, confidence and open minds. We are determined to continue developing new ideas and solutions with the vision of "protecting the vulnerable". The head quarter and center of excellence for the immunoassay business of Gyros Protein Technologies is located in Uppsala. The division has approximately 150 highly motivated professionals in Sales, Marketing, R&D, Operations, etc. Job Summary* The R&D Manager that supports our Gyros Protein Technologies business has responsibility for managing the R&D team for our peptide synthesizer business in Tucson, Arizona. The role will be a combined team manager and Project Manager/Design responsible role. Duties/Responsibilities Leadership responsibilities including training, policy compliance, staffing, compensation, development, annual management meetings etc. Design responsibility for the peptide synthesis products Manage and prioritize the daily activities of a cross disciplinary team of engineers and specialists contributing to NPI and product sustainment activities for the company's automated peptide synthesis products Serve as an interface between application, software and instrument development with responsibility to evaluate, verify and validate prototypes, products and product features from a specification or usability perspective. Consolidate design inputs into product specifications (URS and FRS), including resolution of conflicting requirements and further requirement breakdown as needed. Keep up-to-date in the field and propose new development and improvements with in the area of design responsibility Responsible for 2nd and 3rd line support Create and maintain SOPs for standard work within the engineering team Participation in product development activities, feasibility studies and idea evaluation. Analyze new functionality and suggest implementation strategies and time plans. Ensure timely and efficient execution of engineering change orders Suggest, plan and execute improvements and or analyse new technology, functionality or new development projects Ensure other key stakeholders receive adequate support from the R&D team (e.g. service, manufacturing, machine shop, etc...) Lead the Product Care (sustainability) and Change Control Board meetings Act as Project Manager when needed Collaborate with external stakeholders (service, product managers, manufacturing, project managers, etc.) and ensure adequate support from the team Experience/Education Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field. At least 5 years of experience of product development in a relevant engineering role, preferably within the life science area. Previous experience as manager or team leader 2-3 years of experience as project manager or technical lead English written and spoken Mesa Labs is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Mesa Labs prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment against applicants or employees based on age, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, disability, military status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)