Research & Development - Sr Manager

Research & Development - Sr Manager

Job Description

You were made to do this work: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision.

You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world.  It starts with YOU. 

 

As the Senior R&D Manager – Child Care Development & Commercialization, you will be responsible for leading a team of up to 20 product/material/process engineers in developing and commercializing the product innovations (and associated materials/technologies) that support our Pull-Ups® and Goodnites® brands.

As the R&D leader in this space, this role will work closely with cross functional peers to establish business strategies, prioritize resources, and help guide the team in leveraging the Innovation Management Framework (stages and gates process) and other key forums for appropriate stakeholder management. 

 

This position requires a strong passion for innovation and “Focus on Consumer” with the ability to think locally, globally, and inclusively and work in close collaboration across cross functional business partners, significant stakeholder management, and the ability to work and lead in an exciting, fast paced environment.

This role reports to the R&D Director of Child Care D&C. 

 

In this role, you will: 


* Own the product, process and material development and commercial execution for Child Care product innovations 



* Lead a team of R&D engineers and scientists to ensure excellence in delivering product, technology, and execution development for product innovations 



* Lead the team to co-develop startup protocols for new machines and commercialization for Child Care product innovations 



* Partner with the Brand team as well as Discovery, Innovation Capability, Procurement and Supply Chain teams to ensure full innovation delivery 



* Providing effective leadership, determine customer expectations and manage resources 



* Partner with key external customers, as necessary including - Technical Service Providers, OEM partners and External Contract Manufacturers 



* Lead a team of up to 20 direct reports and 10 indirect members to develop and commercialize material and technology solutions to deliver product innovations that address unmet customer needs in the key segment areas 



* Provide people leadership to include talent development, performance management, compensation planning and organizational effectiveness 



* Lead, coach, and mentor team members to execute material and technology development work and improve Child Care business results 



* Drive key busine...