BD Excellence Lead, R&D & Innovation

Becton Dickinson NA; Covington (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BD) is seeking a Senior Manager in BD Excellence for R&D and Innovation. This role partners with UCC R&D leadership to accelerate product development velocity while ensuring quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.

You will implement the BD Excellence operating system, deploy Kaizens and problem-solving processes, and drive faster, more predictable launches across functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5 years of demonstrated experience in R&D, Innovation, Engineering, Program Management, or product-development transformation.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional product-development initiatives from insight to launch.
• Experience improving development speed, schedule predictability, and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of phase-gate development, design controls, risk management, and trade-offs among value, time, cost and quality.

Responsibilities

• Partner with R&D and Innovation leaders to deploy the BD Excellence strategy and operating model.
• Support deployment of the innovation and NPD operating system to improve readiness and schedule quality.
• Lead Kaizens, red-team reviews, and structured Problem Solving across priority programs.
• Improve project quality by strengthening consumer insight, prototyping, and learning cycles.
• Enhance resource visibility and resolve capacity gaps to focus on vital priorities.

Skills

R&D leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Lean product development

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BD) is seeking a Senior Manager in BD Excellence for R&D and Innovation. This role partners with UCC R&D leadership to accelerate product development velocity while ensuring quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.

You will implement the BD Excellence operating system, deploy Kaizens and problem-solving processes, and drive faster, more predictable launches across functions.