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Lead Scientist Allergy Innovation

Uppsala, Sweden

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do meaningful work with a global impact. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

We are looking for a Lead Scientist Allergy Innovation with deep expertise in allergy and allergen science to join our R&D Product Innovation department in Uppsala. This is a senior scientific role for someone who combines recognized subject-matter expertise and an experimental R&D background with the ability to build strong external relationships, drive scientific collaborations, influence scientific strategy and translate emerging science into future innovation opportunities.

Our interdisciplinary Product Innovation team works across R&D to identify, evaluate and advance new product and business opportunities in the areas of allergy and autoimmunity. In this role, you will help shape the future of our innovation portfolio, drive early-stage innovation projects and contribute to advancing allergy diagnostics through both internal R&D and external scientific collaboration.

How will you make an impact?

As Lead Scientist you will be a trusted scientific expert, combining deep expertise in allergy and allergen science with a strong understanding of experimental R&D to identify, evaluate and advance new diagnostic opportunities. You will drive early innovation projects from scientific concept through experimental validation and maturation, while connecting our R&D organization with leading external scientific and clinical expertise.

You will build and develop relationships with internationally recognized Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), researchers and academic partners, translating these relationships into active scientific collaborations. Working closely with colleagues across R&D, Medical & Scientific Affairs, Global Marketing and Business Development, you will provide senior scientific guidance to help identify unmet clinical needs and  promising innovation opportunities.

What will you do?

• Serve as a senior scientific expert in allergy and allergen science, providing guidance across innovation and R&D initiatives.

• Lead and drive early-stage innovation projects and scientific collaborations with internal R&D teams and external research partners to address unmet needs, evaluate and mature new scientific and product concepts, generate supporting evidence, and prepare successful innovations for transfer into product development.

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with leading KOLs, clinical researchers and academic collaborators worldwide.

• Monitor developments in allergy, immunology, diagnostics and emerging technologies to identify future innovation opportunities.

• Evaluate scientific evidence, clinical data, and experimental results to provide clear strategic recommendations and scientific guidance for product concepts, technology evaluations, and innovation portfolio decisionsCollaborate across R&D, Medical & Scientific Affairs, Global Marketing and Business Development to connect unmet clinical needs with potential solutions.

• Represent Thermo Fisher Scientific at scientific conferences, advisory boards and external meetings.

• Drive and contribute to scientific publications, presentations and scientific communication.

What will you bring?

Essential experience and qualifications

• PhD preferred, or a Master’s degree with equivalent experience, in Immunology, Allergy, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or a related scientific discipline.

• Deep and recognized expertise in allergy, allergen science and/or closely related immunology.

• Significant experience from the life sciences, diagnostic or medical device industry.

• Substantial experience in experimental life science R&D, including immunoassay development and a strong understanding of experimental and assay design, data interpretation and troubleshooting.

• Experience leading scientific activities in multidisciplinary R&D or innovation environments, including defining scientific direction, coordinating and driving execution to meet milestones.

• Demonstrated experience building relationships, initiating and driving scientific collaborations with KOLs, clinical experts and external scientific partners.

• Strong ability to critically evaluate scientific literature, clinical evidence, experimental data and emerging scientific developments.

• Strong scientific communication and presentation skills, with the credibility to engage and influence senior internal and external stakeholders.

Ideally, you will also bring

• Strong scientific foundation in molecular biology and biochemistry with the ability to critically assess experimental approaches, methods and data across these disciplines.

• Knowledge of allergy diagnostics and biomarkers.

• Experience contributing to innovation strategy, product strategy or technology evaluation.

• A strong scientific publication record.

• Experience with intellectual property, scientific due diligence and/or external research agreements.

What will help you succeed?

You are scientifically curious and strategic, with the ability to see both the depth of the science and its broader potential. You enjoy building relationships, collaborating across disciplines and cultures, and turning complex scientific information into actionable recommendations. You are able to work closely with experimental scientists, bringing scientific and technical depth to shape experimental strategies, and guide early-stage projects.

You are comfortable influencing without direct authority and bring the confidence, judgement and collaborative approach expected in a senior scientific role.

If you are passionate about allergy science and want to help shape future innovations in allergy diagnostics, we would welcome your application.

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific and help us enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.