R&D Project Lead – Inkjet & Coatings

Brady Corporation; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

The R&D Project Manager in Brady Corporation's Materials R&D group leads research initiatives from scoping to launch, coordinating cross-functional teams across chemistry, coatings, and printing disciplines. You will mentor junior staff and drive stage-gate processes to deliver inkjet and VWS products.

Based in Milwaukee, WI, this role requires 5+ years of project leadership, a chemistry or materials background, and willingness to travel up to 15% to collaborate across sites and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of formative project management experience.
• Proven track record of delivering projects with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence business outcomes.
• Background in material property/process relationships for inks, coatings, adhesives, and polymers.
• Experience with wide-web coating, narrow-web rotary die cutting and flexographic printing.
• Project Management Certification, preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 10-15%.

Responsibilities

• Leads and supervises research projects that deliver business results.
• Lead and supervise corrective actions to supply chain disruptions and other tasks needed to sustain launched products.
• Leads various project activities through a defined Stage Gate process.
• Manages projects including developing scope, goals, budget, timelines, and business case.
• Builds comprehensive and global plans for meaningful projects that meet customer needs.
• Works within and or leads multiple cross functional teams to enable new product development.
• Collaborates constructively and communicates effectively with all business functions.
• Coordinates with site manufacturing, test engineers, and Global Product Managers to complete strategic initiatives.
• Understands process capability and variability, design selection criteria, structure property relationships, knowledge management, risk management, and intellectual property fundamentals.
• Assures and validates proper documentation of responsible technical and experimental activities.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Influence business outcomes

Inkjet ink materials

Coatings & adhesives

Flexographic printing

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science or related

Job description

The R&D Project Manager in Brady Corporation's Materials R&D group leads research initiatives from scoping to launch, coordinating cross-functional teams across chemistry, coatings, and printing disciplines. You will mentor junior staff and drive stage-gate processes to deliver inkjet and VWS products.

Based in Milwaukee, WI, this role requires 5+ years of project leadership, a chemistry or materials background, and willingness to travel up to 15% to collaborate across sites and suppliers.