Lucas Dennis, PhD, Senior Vice President, Head of Research and Development
Lucas Dennis, PhD, is Senior Vice President, Head of Research and Development at Foundation Medicine. In his role, Dennis oversees early-stage research, computational discovery and diagnostic product development and is responsible for ensuring the advancement of the company’s cancer diagnostic portfolio.
Current Open Roles on the Team:
| Project Manager | ctDNA-Cancer Genomics | 103060 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Project Manager, R&D will work as part of a new product team, focused on improving blood-based cancer diagnostic capabilities in areas such as cancer detection, minimum residual disease, and other related applications. This team... | Full Time | ||
| Automation Engineer | Assay Development | 103061 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Automation Engineer is responsible for automating and scaling complex workflows and implementing processes for deployment in clinical laboratories at multiple sites. Involved in all aspects of assay automation development and in... | Full Time | ||
| Sr. Research Associate, Assay Development | Assay Development | 103049 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Senior Research Associate (SRA), Assay Development supports feasibility, development, design, laboratory systems integration, and validation/verification testing of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-based molecular diagnostic ass... | Full Time | ||
| Regulatory Affairs Senior Manager | Regulatory | 103043 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs is responsible for supporting the regulatory function and its activities, the development of regulatory strategy, and contributing to the regulatory approval process for FMI products. FMI’s pro... | Full Time | ||
| Regulatory Affairs Senior Manager | Regulatory | 103042 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs is responsible for supporting the regulatory function and its activities, the development of regulatory strategy, and contributing to the regulatory approval process for FMI products. FMI’s pro... | Full Time | ||
| Sr. Scientist, Assay Development | ctDNA-Cancer Genomics | 103026 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Senior Scientist, Assay Development helps contribute to our cutting-edge research initiatives to develop robust cancer detection solutions. The successful candidate will play a key role in late-stage development, validation of p... | Full Time | ||
| Associate Program Manager, Computational Biology | ctDNA-Cancer Genomics | 103006 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Associate Program Manager (APM), Computational Biology will work as part of a new product team, focused on improving blood-based cancer diagnostic capabilities in areas such as cancer detection, minimum residual disease, and oth... | Full Time | ||
| Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs | Regulatory | 102984 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs works as part of a new product team, focused on improving blood-based cancer diagnostic capabilities in areas such as cancer detection, minimum residual disease, and other related applicati... | Full Time | ||
| Manager, Regulatory Affairs | Regulatory | 102973 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Manager, Regulatory Affairs is responsible for supporting the regulatory function and its activities, the development of regulatory strategy, and contributing the regulatory approval process (including US FDA and other regulator... | Full Time | ||
| Scientist II, Computational Biology | ctDNA-Research and Early Development | 102825 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Scientist II, Computational Biology will work as part of a new product team, focused on improving blood-based cancer diagnostic capabilities in areas such as cancer detection, minimum residual disease, and other related applicat... | Full Time | ||
| Scientist II, Computational Biology | Computational Biology | 102736 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 400 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R&D | About the Job The Scientist II, Computational Biology on the Computational Biology Team provides computational, bioinformatic and statistical activities to enrich the analytical capabilities of existing products as medical knowledge advances, as ... | Full Time |
Foundation Medicine’s Computational Biology team (Comp Bio) is an interdisciplinary group that develops innovative diagnostic tools using the latest advancements in science. Their work drives the transformation of cancer care and helps distinguish our company as leaders in the industry. Comprised of computational biologists, molecular biologists, software engineers and other skilled specialists, the team leverages their wide range of expertise with our robust datasets to enhance our understanding of next generation sequencing (NGS). Gain insight from three Principal Scientists about Comp Bio’s role in driving innovation at our company.
Read more about Comp Bio in this blog.
When the Diagnostic Development and Validation (DD&V) Team at Foundation Medicine arrives for work each day, they are stepping into roles that epitomize the company’s value of collaboration. The team operates as a bridge between Product Development and Laboratory Operations through their focus on late-stage product development, validation, and transfer of knowledge. The team’s mission is to ensure that Foundation Medicine’s laboratory tests are safe and effective, enabling important diagnostic insights for partners and patients. Their collaboration with different partners across the company contributes to technical expertise within Foundation Medicine’s design and development process for new and existing products.
Learn more about DD&V here.
If you’re looking for a team at Foundation Medicine with a cross-functional reach, you need not look any further than the Regulatory Affairs team. Operating within our Research and Development (R&D) function, the team serves a critical role as a collaborative, results-driven partner, driving development and supporting the launch of transformational products, as well as influencing the global regulatory and policy environment in which they operate. They offer key insights, strategy, and support to bring our products to market, serving our patients, physicians, and research partners both in the U.S. and in ex-U.S. markets.
Learn more about Regulatory Affairs here.
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