R&D Project Manager - Materials

Bradycorp; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradycorp in Milwaukee seeks an R&D Project Manager to lead the development of new products through commercial launch and support existing products in the Inkjet & Visual Workplace Safety (VWS) business. You will mentor junior staff and guide projects from scope to business case, coordinating across functions to meet customer needs.

You will manage timelines, budgets, and risk while collaborating with site manufacturing, test engineers, and Global Product Managers to deliver strategic

Qualifications

• Hands-on project management experience to deliver results.
• Experience leading products through commercial launch and supporting existing products.

Responsibilities

• Leads and supervises research projects that deliver business results.
• Leads corrective actions to supply chain disruptions and sustain launched products.
• Leads project activities through a defined Stage Gate process.
• Manages projects including scope, goals, budget, timelines, and business case.
• Builds comprehensive and global plans for meaningful projects meeting customer needs.
• Works within and/or leads cross-functional teams to enable new product development.
• Collaborates with and communicates effectively with all business functions.
• Coordinates with site manufacturing, test engineers, and Global Product Managers on strategic initiatives.
• Understands process capability, design criteria, property relationships, knowledge management, risk management, and IP fundamentals.
• Ensures proper documentation of technical and experimental activities.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Job description

The R&D Project Manager is an influential and visible part of the Materials R&D department with responsibility for providing hands-on project management experience and leadership to develop new products through commercial launch, and support existing products within the Inkjet & Visual Workplace Safety (VWS) business. This individual will also provide mentorship to junior R&D staff. Technical areas of focus will be in inkjet ink technology, functional coatings, pressure sensitive adhesives, print on demand technologies, floor tapes, and other associated technologies.

• 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