R&D Scientists - Product Development - SSI Diagnostica Group

At SSI Diagnostica we produce a panel of in vitro diagnostic products; special media and plates, rapid diagnostic tests (ImmuView®) and an extended range of polyvalent antisera for typing of different bacterial strains. Our antisera are often developed in collaboration with NGOs or the vaccine industry. We are especially known for our panel of pneumococcus antisera that are used for development and QC testing of pneumococcus vaccines.

The Team – Research & Development, Hillerød

We are a R&D team of very skilled colleagues with diverse backgrounds and competencies and with a passion for diagnostics in common. The variability of the tasks in our group is wide as we support all phases of development as well as maintenance once the product is on the market.
We are growing and are looking for two additional research scientists for our team. Both positions will be reporting to the Head of R&D Hillerød.

The Positions - Areas of responsibilities:

R&D Scientist 1:

• Together with the cross-functional project team, develop kits for diagnostics and for monitoring the effect of vaccines by being responsible for R&D deliverables in the project
  • Planning of lab work together with our very experienced technicians
  • Writing protocols, analyzing data and documenting conclusions
• Compliance: Ensuring that deliverables are in compliance with regulations (e.g., IVDR and ISO13485) and according to design control principles; from early design inputs to final verification and validation. Updating and generating R&D SOP’s (procedures and protocols) when needed.
• Support our existing product portfolio
• Support the R&D team in continuously improving our ways of working 

R&D Scientist 2:

• Together with the vaccine team expand our business with vaccine developing companies and NGOs, by being “first mover” on high quality antisera
• Generate and analyze new anti-sera. Responsible for R&D deliverables for final product. Assess different analytical platforms for QC testing of vaccines.
  • Planning of lab work together with our very experienced technicians
  • Writing protocols, analyzing data and documenting conclusions
  • Point of contact for external contract labs
• Compliance: Ensuring that deliverables are in compliance with regulations (e.g., IVDR and ISO13485) and according to design control principles; from early design inputs to final verification and validation. Updating and generating R&D SOP’s (procedures and protocols) when needed.
• Support our existing product portfolio
• Support the R&D team in continuously improving our ways of working 

Personal Qualifications (both positions):

• Thrives in cross cultural and cross functional collaboration where every day is different and where we help each other across projects according to business priorities.
• Has excellent communication and documentation skills
• Is a self-starter with drive and energy to take on tough challenges and take them through to conclusion
• Uses a structured and systematic approach to deliver results 
• Technical savvy – enjoys working with and understanding analytical instruments

Professional Experience (both positions):

• Relevant academic degree within protein chemistry/immunology or microbiology (e.g. cand.scient, cand.polyt, pharmacist, or similar)
• Experience from
  • Immunoassay design and development.
  • Medical device or IVD industry
  • Working with design control
• It is an added plus if you have experience in
  • Characterization of antibody/antigen interactions (ELISA, IMMAGE, BIACore and the like)
  • Vaccine development or clinical microbiology
  • Beads-based immunoassays
• Fluent both oral and written in English
• Skilled Microsoft office user (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint etc.) 

We will be reviewing applicants ongoingly until the right match between organization, role and person is found.
If you have any questions, please contact Lene Karin Jespersen, Head of R&D Hillerød, at [email protected] or +45 61209703.
We look forward to hearing from you! Please write if you have a preference for position 1 or 2.