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Hema Diagnostic Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Job openings are listed for our corporate office in Miramar, Florida and our assembly facility in the Republic of Panama.

If you would like to submit your resume, even if there are no openings posted for your specific skills, please email your resume to:

hr@rapid123.com

We will hold your resume in our files in the event an appropriate opening occurs.

Job Description: Director of Research and Development

The Director of Research and Development (DRD) will be in charge of the Company’s the research and development facilities, laboratory personnel, and other scientific activities. He will report to the Chief Executive Officer on product development, assay development and validation, and other areas.

The DRD will support the manufacturing and quality control personnel in Miami and Panama. He will significantly impact the Company’s scientific efforts, including but not limited to R&D laboratory operations; he will be responsible for designing lab projects, developing prioritization schedules and assigning them to existing lab technicians. Performance will be measured on timely results and ability to interact with other key personnel. Therefore, he needs to be a “hands-on” manager who will do the actual work alongside his staff every day.

The DRD should have an advanced degree in a related field with a background in industry (medical diagnostic products or pharmaceutical). Experience with lateral flow immunochromatography and ELISA’s is essential. Experience working with FDA or ISO facilities is also important.

The DRD must be an independent thinker, well-versed in scientific literature, an excellent oral communicator with appropriate writing skills. It would help but is not essential to be bi-lingual in Spanish.