Scott Anderson
Senior Principal R & d @Leica Biosystems
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Senior Principal R & d @Leica Biosystems
As Senior Principal Scientist, I am the senior expert and resource for innovation within advanced staining reagents. I champion complex NPD concepts, providing key technical input into the product roadmap.Specifically: Make technical recommendations that contribute to the future strategy, working with internal and external stakeholders to further develop the ideas towards future development projects and future products, acting as a scientific advisor to senior management, advising on project risks and recommendations to address those risks.Research, explore and develop new technology across specific portfolio of products, maintain knowledge of ASR market competitors to input to portfolio strategy, leverage competence to deliver against strategic goals. Drive the innovation process and development for at least one discipline, recommends and develops ideas and concepts towards a project and final product. The senior technical authority for product development optimization for concept, to manufacturing. Responsible for review and approval of technical project outputs and major concept milestones.Assess potential opportunities in the marketplace through building relationships with key opinion leaders at the highest level. Interacts with external stakeholders to ensure any concepts/ideas are relevant and have the appropriate level of scientific and commercial rigor applied, leveraging relationships to turn this into reality. Recognized as a thought leader, that develops competence in others serving as a technical mentor to the broader R&D team.Play a lead role in patent intellectual property practices.
EDUCATION
Newcastle University
Master's degree, Medical Science (Immunology)
Newcastle University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, PhD Regenerative Medicine
Harvard Business School Online
Credentials of Readiness
ABOUT SCOTT ANDERSON
Senior R&D Leader at Leica Biosystems. Expert and resource for innovation within Advanced Staining and Reagents. I champion complex NPD concepts, providing key technical input into the product roadmap, drive company strategy and own the implementation of new technologies (including our AI initiatives). Previously Director of Technical Services at Leica Biosystems acting as part of Senior Management Team at Newcastle, supporting running of the site (~350 associates) and own department (~40 associates). Management of cross-functional teams (R&D, QA, QC, Regulatory, Engineering, Product Management) for NPD and Product Life Cycle Maintenance. Recruitment, development planning & mentorship of NPD teams. Contributor to NPD and innovation strategy programs.PhD qualified scientist. Experienced Post-Doc, writing publications and grants, presenting at international conferences, and working with industry partners. PhD supervisor, Regenerative Medicine (Masters) and Biochemistry (Undergraduate) Lecturer. Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Fully trained in CAPA and Root Cause Analysis process.Business Specialties:Senior Leadership Management and leadership of cross-functional development/business continuity projectsDevelopment and implementation of IVDR regulatory programNotified Body responses as part of IVDR regulator assessmentFDA 510k submissionDevelopment process examination and optimisationRegulatory applications & Design Control implementationSet-up & maintenance of commercial relationships for product development - contract & supply agreement negotiation & maintenance.Staff development & mentorshipScientific knowledge:ImmunohistochemistryDevelopment of automated lab diagnosticsDevelopment of manual lab diagnosticsRecombinant protein generationFISH / RNA scopeDigital Pathology & Image AnalysisMonoclonal and polyclonal antibody productionRT-PCRPCRELISAWestern blottingTissue culture
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