Technology Leader
pune
Job Summary
: As the Technology Leader, you will play a pivotal role in leading our Research and Development department in India to drive innovation, develop new products, and enhance existing ones. You will oversee a team of R&D staff, shared services, and process technicians, ensuring alignment with the company goals and objectives.
Essential Functions:
1. Strategic Leadership
·Develop and execute the R&D strategy in alignment with corporate technology’s overall objectives
·Drive innovation initiatives to enhance product development processes and technologies
·Identify emerging trends and technologies relevant to our industry and incorporate them into our R&D roadmap
·Partner internally and externally to innovate new technology and penetrate strategic markets to solve customer problems
2. Team Management
·Drive a culture of innovation through creativity, cooperation, collaboration, and engagement
·Set clear goals and expectations, and regularly evaluate team performance against key metrics
·Plan, direct, and co-ordinate product development functions independently
·Plan raw material cost saving programs through collaboration with Purchasing, Product, Production and Sales departments, where appropriate
·Partner effectively with product stewardship
·Business liaison for pipeline of projects
3. Project Management
·Co-ordinate cross-functional teams to ensure seamless collaboration between R&D, Business Units, and other departments
·Manage innovation portfolios, technology roadmaps and resources consistently with business unit priorities
·Formulate compounds to meet customers’ requirements with respect to mechanical properties, electrical properties, flame resistance, UV stability, flow, surface appearance, shrinkage, etc.
·Coordinate with other Avient sites for technology transfers where necessary.
·Maintain and protect all formulations developed, as well as all formulations transferred from other Avient sites
·Coordinate with business units for technology transfer
·Understand and select appropriate raw materials, including base resin, fillers, flame retardants, stabilizers, lubricants, etc. to achieve the required compound properties and applications
·Source new raw materials for product development purposes
·Responsible for all technology-related training
4. Other duties as assigned
Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.
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QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
·Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering or related field.
·20+ years of experience in Technology/ R&D
Additional Qualifications:
Demonstrated process improvement focus and project management skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
Performs independently and effectively coaches others to achieve results in a matrix environment.
Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and influence all levels of organization (Avient and Customer), including the VP/GM level.
Ability to interact, present, and influence cross functionally and globally, both internally and externally, with customers.
Competencies:
Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and/or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behaviour that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles while supporting individual and career development.
Physical Demands:
The demands of the position that are on site Job 5 day’s week must be met by an employee to successfully perform all essential duties and responsibilities of the job.
Requires standing and sitting for prolonged periods of time, talking, and listening.
Typical work is in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate.
EH&S Requirements:
Avient integrates EH&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EH&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EH&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EH&S a priority within the organisation.
· Security includes physical security and cyber security.
· Typical work is in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate.