Senior Director - Analytical Development and Quality Control

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The Avid group’s mission is to discover, develop, and deliver diagnostic solutions that improve global health by accelerating the development of new medicines. Avid’s diagnostic solutions aid in early diagnosis, monitor the treatment effect of therapeutics and help understand disease pathology better. Avid is leveraging the power of diagnostics to transform patient outcomes. Avid is committed to accelerating the next generation of diagnostic tools to understand and unlock the potential of emerging science, enables the discovery of new medicines, and advance care for patients with unmet needs.

The Senior Director, Analytical Development and Quality Control (AD/QC), is responsible for overseeing the analytical development and quality control functions for the diagnostic radiopharmaceutical products and associated radiopharmaceutical precursors and reference standards. This position serves as the lead to drive AD/QC strategies and deliverables and ensure key business goals are met.

Additionally, this position provides strategic leadership for the AD/QC organization by defining long‑term departmental vision, aligning analytical and QC strategies with broader CMC and corporate objectives, and ensuring the organization maintains scientific, operational, and compliance excellence.

This position is accountable for building and developing a high‑performing team through proactive coaching, structured mentoring, performance management, career‑path development, and workforce planning to ensure the group is equipped to meet current and future business needs.

• Provide advice and guidance to senior management for best practice in AD/QC strategies and methodologies.
• Develop and execute long‑term strategic plans for analytical development and QC that anticipate evolving regulatory, portfolio, and technology needs.
• Drive adoption of advanced analytical technologies and operational best practices to enhance scientific rigor, method robustness, and QC reliability.
• Identify risks to current and proposed AD/QC strategies and establish mitigation strategies to address those risks.
• Identify problems and challenges with deliverables and establish effective solutions in a timely manner to minimize disruption to project milestones.
• Champion a culture of scientific innovation by proactively identifying, evaluating, and implementing emerging analytical technologies to enhance the sensitivity, specificity, and efficiency of analytical methods and quality control processes.
• Establish and nurture external collaborations with academic institutions, technology providers, and industry consortia to stay at the forefront of analytical science and quality control innovation.
• Drive internal innovation initiatives, including pilot projects, proof‑of‑concept studies, and technology scouting, to continuously improve analytical capabilities and operational excellence.
• Foster an environment that encourages creative problem‑solving, calculated risk‑taking, and the sharing of new ideas across the AD/QC organization.

• Develop, motivate, and retain a high‑performing AD/QC team through structured goal‑setting, continuous coaching, targeted capability development, and active mentoring of scientific and managerial staff.
• Implement talent‑review processes, succession planning, and individualized development plans to build long‑term organizational capability.
• Promote a culture of accountability, innovation, scientific excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure onboarding, training, and competency frameworks…