Head of NIR, LIBS & Vision Technologies

FOSS; Hillerød Kommune; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

FOSS seeks a senior leader to head the NIR, LIBS and Vision technology team in R&D, guiding scientists and engineers developing core technologies behind FOSS’ solutions—from Near Infrared and LIBS to computer vision hardware.

You will manage multi-disciplinary experts, shape roadmaps, and partner with universities and suppliers to build an early-stage technology pipeline aligned with our strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Strong people management skills and experience in leading, developing and building a team of scientists or engineers.
• A technical background in optics, spectroscopy, vision or related area - most likely a PhD.
• Experience with product development from early stage to market introduction.
• Technology and innovation management experience and the ability to set direction across several technical domains while remaining credible with PhD level specialists.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills — you can translate deep technical work into terms that make sense to sales, product management and other stakeholders.
• A structured, analytical mindset and you are comfortable navigating a complex organization. Balancing customer satisfaction, employee engagement and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of scientists and engineers across NIR, LIBS and vision technologies.
• Representing your team’s technologies to stakeholders across the FOSS organization incl. clear communication on technology roadmaps and priorities across the three technology areas.
• Follow technology development and trends within the technology areas and continuously build the early-stage technology pipeline, aligned with FOSS' overall R&D strategy and in close collaboration with our Business Innovation team. This includes collaborations with universities, suppliers and other external partners.
• Implement relevant competency and personal development plans for team members.
• Balance resources and focus between early-stage development and instrument development projects.

Skills

People leadership

Optics/Spectroscopy

Product development

Innovation management

Stakeholder communication

Analytical mindset

Education

PhD

Job description

FOSS seeks a senior leader to head the NIR, LIBS and Vision technology team in R&D, guiding scientists and engineers developing core technologies behind FOSS’ solutions—from Near Infrared and LIBS to computer vision hardware.

You will manage multi-disciplinary experts, shape roadmaps, and partner with universities and suppliers to build an early-stage technology pipeline aligned with our strategic goals.