Sr Research Lead

At CooperVision, a business unit of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO), we’re driven by a unified purpose of helping people experience life’s beautiful moments. We are connected through our shared values - dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing. As a leading global manufacturer of contact lenses, we are committed to helping improve the way people see each day. Through our diverse lens portfolio, we tackle the toughest vision challenges - including astigmatism, presbyopia, and childhood myopia. We offer the most complete collection of spherical, toric, and multifocal products available, enabling us to fit 99% of all contact wearers. Learn more at www.coopervision.com.

• This role is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent and ongoing basis without the need for future sponsorship (i.e., H1B, STEM OPT extensions, TN, etc.)
• This position requires full-time onsite work (5 days per week) in San Ramon, CA and is not eligible for relocation assistance

This role exists to establish and implement advanced research sub-programs focused on developing novel concepts that advance solutions for unmet needs in the eyecare industry in alignment with organizational targets. The position contributes to concept development by planning, optimizing, and executing research programs that address defined business opportunities and research objectives.

Working with minimal management oversight, the Sr. Research Lead guides cross-functional research teams to achieve milestones, develop solutions, and advance sub-program goals. The role applies research design expertise, oversees analysis and reporting, manages external research partners, and supports invention activities through the application of research insights, industry trends, and competitor awareness.

• Plans, optimizes and implements a program of research to develop a concept or concepts to solve an unmet need or meet a business opportunity as defined by Program Leadership
• With minimal management oversight, guide a cross functional research team to implement and achieve milestones to advance concept development toward overall sub program goals
• With minimal management oversight, guide a cross functional research team design solutions to meet the objective of the sub program
• Strong research design knowledge - works independently with project teams to design and write research protocols utilizing appropriate research design principles
• Works to perform appropriate analysis and to write reports, delivering clear conclusions and next steps, with minimal management oversight.
• Identify and manage external partners to complete research investigations. Including defining scope of work; managing contracting process; data ownership; milestones and reporting
• Institutes continuous improvement of research partners and consultants
• With minimal management oversight, create and ensure that invention application are filed
• With minimal management oversight applies learnings from prior experience, current trends in research, and competitor awareness to product development activity and/or invention applications; publishes or presents in scientific forums as needed;
• With minimal management oversight applies knowledge of regulatory requirements related to medical devices (IRB / IDE / Design Control/ PMA etc.) and identifies gaps in research SOPs. Support research partners in improving processes for successful project completion

• Intermediate knowledge of research design, statistical analysis, medical writing, GCP, and Design Control.
• Education and experience requirements: PhD + 10 years of clinical research experience; or OD or equivalent + PhD + 5 years of clinical research experience.
• Ability to work with extensive contact among employees and outside researchers.
• Some travel to research partners, international conferences, or other company sites is required.
• Normal office environment
• Sedentary to light physical effort necessary to perform the job.
• Extensive contact with employees and outside researchers
• Some travel to research partners; international conferences or other CooperVision sites is required.

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting base pay for this role is between $179,194 and $255,991 per year and may include cost of living adjustments. The actual base pay includes many factors and is subject to change and modification in the future. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation and benefits.

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