Head of R&D
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Head of R&D
Maximized Media Potential Vidispine
Role Description The Head of R&D leads the overall engineering organization, shaping the direction of product development, technology strategy, and operational practices. This role works closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to support delivery of scalable, reliable, and innovative products. What You’ll Do - Strategic Leadership - Contribute to and guide the long-term R&D strategy, technology direction, and product evolution - Support development of architecture principles and technology roadmaps - Lead and develop engineering leadership teams across multiple disciplines - Help guide organizational evolution, including modernization initiatives and delivery practices - Engineering & Product Delivery - Oversee delivery across product lines, supporting consistent quality and performance - Guide planning, prioritization, and release processes across R&D - Support tracking and improvement of key delivery metrics (e.g., quality, predictability, system health) - Contribute to strategies for maintaining and improving existing systems, including technical debt management - Organizational Development - Support the design of team structures, career development frameworks, and capability growth - Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and learning-oriented engineering culture - Contribute to talent development, mentoring, and succession planning - Participate in leadership discussions on performance, priorities, and risks - Operational & Financial Contribution - Contribute to R&D planning, including budget and investment discussions - Support balanced prioritization of new development and ongoing maintenance - Help monitor and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of engineering operations - Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner with Product, Operations, Support, and Professional Services teams to align objectives - Support communication and collaboration across teams and regions - Represent engineering in internal and external discussions where needed Qualifications - Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience - Relevant leadership experience in engineering or R&D environments Requirements - Experience leading engineering teams or multiple technical functions - Experience working with software development, system integration, or cloud-based environments - Experience contributing to technical strategy, platform evolution, or modernization initiatives - Experience working in distributed or international teams is helpful - Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution - Experience supporting technology roadmaps and product development planning - Familiarity with modern architectures, including cloud-native and service-based systems - Ability to work with stakeholders across technical and non-technical domains - Strong communication skills across different audiences Benefits - Fluency in English (written and spoken) - Work in an international and collaborative environment
Related Guides
Related Categories
Related Job Pages
More Research Analyst Jobs
Research Grants Specialist II, Pre-Award
Huron Consulting GroupFounded in 2002, Huron Consulting Group is a global management consulting company serving clients in the healthcare, life sciences, higher education, and commercial industries. An
Research Grants Specialist II, Pre-Award (US -REMOTE) Location: 550 Van Buren, Chicago, IL Remote Full time Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes. Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change. You’ll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. As a member of Huron’s Research Office team, you will apply your knowledge of federal and private grants administration to provide research support for universities and academic medical centers across the country. You will use your time management skills to work on multiple clients concurrently and apply your expertise and work ethic to review and finalize grant proposals, subawards, and other research support documents. You will apply guidelines and client specific requirements to coordinate and progress research documents. Bring your expertise and be part of the Huron Higher Education team with opportunities to collaborate, learn and grow while impacting some of the most prestigious higher education institutions. This is a dynamic environment where new challenges present themselves daily and no two days are the same. This is a full time Remote position. Essential Duties: - Reviewing, drafting, and submitting grant proposals and supporting contracts. - Conducting comprehensive analyses and application of federal, state, local, and private, guidelines including but not limited to federal Uniform Guidance and/or FAR terms and conditions and/or state funding rules and regulations and/or and privately funded award requirements. - Submitting funding applications based on client specifications and funding-specific requirements. - Tracking submission negotiations and follow-up as needed to ensure the timely processing of all grants and contracts. - Reviewing and negotiating template agreements based on client specifications or previously completed contracts. Excellent oral and written communication skills are critical, ability to learn quickly and high-level attention to detail. Required Qualifications: - U.S. work authorization required. - Huron requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. - Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines. - A minimum of 3 years of experience in research administration and/or agreement negotiation. - Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat and various institutional, federal and non-federal electronic proposal submission and award management systems: eRACommons, Grants.gov, ASSIST, proposalCENTRAL, fastlane/Research.gov, etc. - Substantial knowledge of federal agency policies, regulations, requirements, and their application to sponsored research. - Effective time management to meet deadlines. - Ability to multi-task, supporting multiple internal initiatives at one time. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience working in client proposal/grants management systems such as FIBI/COEUS, HRS, InfoEd, Cayuse, etc. - Demonstrated understanding of research administration best practices. - Ability to make independent judgments and to act on decisions on a daily basis. - Experienced in client management #REMOTE The estimated base salary range for this job is $65,000 - $95,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $70,720 - $112,100. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future. Position Level Senior Analyst Country United States of America
IP Research Specialist
Harbor Global, LLCHarbor Global, LLC, founded in 2023, is a professional services firm specializing in strategic talent acquisition and placement. The company promotes a collabor
• Conduct in-depth legal, business, and other research • Perform effective reference interviews and synthesize findings • Evaluate diverse information sources for currency, reliability, relevance, and cost-effectiveness • Maintain expertise across a broad range of legal, business, legislative, analytics, and docket resources • Utilize request tracking software to manage, process, and document research tasks • Stay abreast of developments in the legal research field through continued professional development
Clinical Research Associate
Thermo Fisher ScientificThermo Fisher Scientific is a global biotechnology product development company whose mission is to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Thermo Fisher Scientific leads a gl
Title: Experienced Bilingual Clinical Research Associate (CRA II / Senior CRA) - Montreal, QC Location: Alberta, Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada Full time Remote Job Description Join Us as a Clinical Research Associate (Level II) – Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation We have successfully supported the top 50 pharmaceutical companies and more than 750 biotechs, spanning 2,700 clinical trials across 100+ countries in the last 5 years. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to perform and coordinate all aspects of the clinical monitoring and site management process. As a Clinical Research Associate (Level II), you'll conduct remote or on-site visits to assess protocol and regulatory compliance and manage required documentation. You will manage procedures and guidelines from different sponsors and/or monitoring environments (i.e., FSO, FSP, Government, etc.). Acting as a site processes specialist, you will ensure that the trial is conducted in accordance with the approved protocol, ICH-GCP guidelines, applicable regulations, and SOPs to guarantee subjects' rights, well-being, and data reliability. You will ensure audit readiness and develop collaborative relationships with investigational sites. Detailed tasks and responsibilities assigned to your role are outlined in the task matrix. What You’ll Do: • Monitors investigator sites with a risk-based monitoring approach: applies root cause analysis (RCA), critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify site processes failure and corrective/preventive actions to bring the site into compliance and decrease risks. Ensures data accuracy through SDR, SDV and CRF review as applicable through on-site and remote monitoring activities. Assess investigational product through physical inventory and records review. Documents observations in reports and letters in a timely manner using approved business writing standards. Escalates observed deficiencies and issues to clinical management expeditiously and follow all issues through to resolution. May need to maintain regular contact between monitoring visits with investigative sites to confirm that the protocol is being followed, that previously identified issues are being resolved and that the data is being recorded in a timely manner. Conducts monitoring tasks in accordance with the approved monitoring plan. Participates in the investigator payment process. Ensures a shared responsibility with other project team members on issues/findings resolution. Investigates and follows-up on findings as applicable. • Participates in investigator meetings as necessary. Identifies potential • investigators in collaboration with the client company to ensure the acceptability of qualified investigative sites. Initiates clinical trial sites according to the relevant procedures to ensure compliance with the protocol and regulatory and ICH GCP obligations, making recommendations where warranted. Performs trial close out and retrieval of trial materials. • Ensures that required essential documents are complete and in place, according to ICH-GCP and applicable regulations. Conducts on-site file reviews as per project specifications. • Provides trial status tracking and progress update reports to the Clinical Team Manager (CTM) as required. Ensures study systems are updated per agreed study conventions (e.g. Clinical Trial Management System). • Facilitates effective communication between investigative sites, the client company and the PPD project team through written, oral and/or electronic contacts. • Responds to company, client and applicable regulatory requirements/audits/inspections. • Maintains & completes administrative tasks such as expense reports and timesheets in a timely manner. • Contributes to the project team by assisting in preparation of project publications/tools, and sharing ideas/suggestions with team members. • Contributes to other project work and initiatives for process improvement, as required. Education and Experience Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in a life sciences related fieldor a Registered Nursing certification or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification. • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 1 years as a clinical research monitor) or completion of PPD Drug Development Fellowship. • Valid driver's license where applicable. * In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role. * Bilingual in French and English is required* Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Proven clinical monitoring skills • Demonstrated understanding of medical/therapeutic area knowledge and medical terminology • Demonstrated ability to attain and maintain a working knowledge of ICH GCPs, applicable regulations and procedural documents • Well-developed critical thinking skills, including but not limited to: critical mindset, in-depthinvestigation for appropriate root cause analysis and problem solving • Ability to manage Risk Based Monitoring concepts and processes • Good oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with medical personnel • Ability to maintain customer focus through the utilization of good listening skills, attention to detail and the ability to perceive customers’ underlying issues • Good organizational and time management skills • Effective interpersonal skills • Attention to detail • Ability to remain flexibile and adaptable in a wide range of scenarios • Ability to work in a team or independently as required • Good computer skills: solid knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to learn appropriate software • Good English and French language and grammar skills • Good presentation skills
Clinical Research Associate II
Thermo Fisher ScientificThermo Fisher Scientific is a global biotechnology product development company whose mission is to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Thermo Fisher Scientific leads a gl
Title: CRA II Location: Seoul Seoul Korea, Republic of Full time Remote As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to perform and coordinate all aspects of the clinical monitoring and site management process. As a Clinical Research Associate (Level II), you'll conduct remote or on-site visits to assess protocol and regulatory compliance and manage required documentation. You will manage procedures and guidelines from different sponsors and/or monitoring environments. Acting as a site processes specialist, you will ensure that the trial is conducted in accordance with the approved protocol, ICH-GCP guidelines, applicable regulations, and SOPs to guarantee subjects' rights, well-being, and data reliability. You will ensure audit readiness and develop collaborative relationships with investigational sites. Detailed tasks and responsibilities assigned to your role are outlined in the task matrix. What You’ll Do: • Monitors investigator sites with a risk-based monitoring approach: applies root cause analysis (RCA), critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify site processes failure and corrective/preventive actions to bring the site into compliance and decrease risks. Ensures data accuracy through SDR, SDV and CRF review as applicable through on-site and remote monitoring activities. Assess investigational product through physical inventory and records review. Documents observations in reports and letters in a timely manner using approved business writing standards. Escalates observed deficiencies and issues to clinical management expeditiously and follow all issues through to resolution. May need to maintain regular contact between monitoring visits with investigative sites to confirm that the protocol is being followed, that previously identified issues are being resolved and that the data is being recorded in a timely manner. Conducts monitoring tasks in accordance with the approved monitoring plan. Participates in the investigator payment process. Ensures a shared responsibility with other project team members on issues/findings resolution. Investigates and follows-up on findings as applicable. • Participates in investigator meetings as necessary. Identifies potential • investigators in collaboration with the client company to ensure the acceptability of qualified investigative sites. Initiates clinical trial sites according to the relevant procedures to ensure compliance with the protocol and regulatory and ICH GCP obligations, making recommendations where warranted. Performs trial close out and retrieval of trial materials. • Ensures that required essential documents are complete and in place, according to ICH-GCP and applicable regulations. Conducts on-site file reviews as per project specifications. • Provides trial status tracking and progress update reports to the Clinical Team Manager (CTM) as required. Ensures study systems are updated per agreed study conventions (e.g. Clinical Trial Management System). • Facilitates effective communication between investigative sites, the client company and the PPD project team through written, oral and/or electronic contacts. • Responds to company, client and applicable regulatory requirements/audits/inspections. • Maintains & completes administrative tasks such as expense reports and timesheets in a timely manner. • Contributes to the project team by assisting in preparation of project publications/tools, and sharing ideas/suggestions with team members. • Contributes to other project work and initiatives for process improvement, as required. Education and Experience Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in a life sciences related field or a Registered Nursing certification or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification. • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2 years as a clinical research monitor) or completion of PPD Drug Development Fellowship. • Valid driver's license where applicable. In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Proven clinical monitoring skills • Demonstrated understanding of medical/therapeutic area knowledge and medical terminology • Demonstrated ability to attain and maintain a working knowledge of ICH GCPs, applicable regulations and procedural documents • Well-developed critical thinking skills, including but not limited to: critical mindset, in-depthinvestigation for appropriate root cause analysis and problem solving • Ability to manage Risk Based Monitoring concepts and processes • Good oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with medical personnel • Ability to maintain customer focus through the utilization of good listening skills, attention to detail and the ability to perceive customers’ underlying issues • Good organizational and time management skills • Effective interpersonal skills • Attention to detail • Ability to remain flexibile and adaptable in a wide range of scenarios • Ability to work in a team or independently as required • Good computer skills: solid knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to learn appropriate software • Good English language and grammar skills • Good presentation skills

