Director Of Immunology -Product Development

Job Description

Job Description

Description

• Lead the development and execution of innovative scientific portfolio strategies aligned with organizational objectives and customer needs.
• Partner with executive leadership and commercial stakeholders to define portfolio priorities, goals, and growth opportunities.
• Monitor portfolio performance and communicate progress, milestones, and strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Collaborate across research, commercial, and operational teams to ensure alignment of objectives and execution.
• Support commercialization efforts by providing scientific expertise and contributing to technical and marketing content.
• Identify new opportunities to expand scientific offerings and strengthen market position.
• Build and maintain relationships with academic researchers, industry experts, and strategic partners.
• Develop research concepts, scientific hypotheses, and experimental strategies to address emerging scientific questions and market needs.
• Lead the generation and interpretation of high-quality scientific data to support publications, product development, and innovation initiatives.
• Foster a culture of scientific rigor, continuous learning, and evidence-based decision making.
• Drive process improvement initiatives that enhance scientific and operational effectiveness.
• Stay current with scientific advancements and emerging technologies relevant to the organization's focus areas.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of scientific professionals, providing coaching, performance guidance, and career development support.
• Promote a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive team culture.
• Empower team members through effective delegation, resource allocation, and professional growth opportunities.
• Manage departmental resources, budgets, timelines, and priorities to ensure successful project execution.
• Provide strategic scientific direction and oversight for research programs and portfolio initiatives.
• Support workforce planning, talent acquisition, and succession planning efforts.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Immunology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or a related life sciences discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant scientific experience within academic, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or related environments.
• 8+ years of people leadership and team management experience.
• Strong knowledge of immunology, translational research, disease biology, and biological assay interpretation.
• Demonstrated ability to develop scientific strategies, generate innovative research concepts, and design complex experimental approaches.
• Experience leveraging artificial intelligence and data-driven approaches to generate scientific insights and support decision making.
• Proven ability to translate scientific concepts into commercially relevant solutions.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, research, or academic settings.
• Experience supporting scientific portfolio strategy, product development, or business planning initiatives.
• Demonstrated success working in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments.
• Strong track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
• History of authoring scientific publications, presentations, or other technical communications.
• Experience engaging with external scientific advisors, key opinion leaders, and research collaborators.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Woburn, MA.

The pay range for this position is $200000.00 - $250000.00/yr.

Health Vision 401k PTO Bonus

This is a fully onsite position in Woburn,MA.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 17, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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