Research & Development Director – Paper & Board

Harrison Scott Associates; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Annual reviews

Bonuses

Life assurance

Health club membership reimbursement

Generous pension

Employee assistance program

Career development

Job summary

Harrison Scott Associates is seeking a Research & Development Director – Paper & Board to lead a dynamic team in a global manufacturing environment. This role will involve managing both laboratory and pilot-scale papermaking, as well as overseeing product development initiatives. Applicants should possess a BSC and PhD in Physical Sciences, along with significant managerial experience and knowledge of regulatory processes. Competitive salary, benefits package, and career growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• BSC and PhD in Physical Sciences required.
• Managerial experience is essential.
• Detailed knowledge of papermaking and paper characterization is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage the R&D team and ensure timely outputs.
• Design and report on lab-scale and pilot-scale studies.
• Interface with commercial teams and assist with IP management.

Skills

Managerial experience

Knowledge of laboratory-scale and pilot-scale papermaking

Proven record of New Product Development

Intellectual property management experience

Regulatory knowledge

Corporate Social Responsibility knowledge

Education

BSC and PhD in Physical Sciences

Job description

Research & Development Director – Paper & Board

Job Title: Research & Development Director – Paper & Board

Salary: Highly Competitive Salary / Relocation & Outstanding Benefits Packaging

This exciting and rarely available position comes with Relocation Assistance and offers mid-term career progression to VP level.

• Role reports to: VP Technology
• No. of Reports: 4

Our Client provides forward thinking technology led solutions for customers in paper and packaging. With several hundred patents, and customers on three continents, their scientists and application specialists help Paper and Board manufacturers make better products – and open the way for entirely new solutions while at the same time leading biomaterial sustainability advances.

Having made significant breakthroughs in new applications and platform technologies, they are a leading global manufacturer within their sector.

Their technology makes a valuable contribution to a sustainable circular economy with manufacturing locations in Europe, the Americas and Asia.

This role is laboratory and office based and as the Paper and Board R&D Director, you will safely manage the day-to-day running of the Paper and Board R&D Team, ensuring a timely delivery of outputs to internal and external customers.

Why should you apply?

This position is varied and exciting in a very dynamic, international environment. You will be presented with the opportunity to not only help shape the R&D team, but the further expansion of the whole company.

The site has a very well equipped R&D laboratory complex located in a desirable part of the UK.

You will be offered a highly competitive salary, annual reviews, several types of bonuses, life assurance, income protection, health club membership reimbursement, generous pension, Perks at Work benefit platform, free employee assistance program, recruitment referral scheme, service awards, LinkedIn Learning account, work-life balance, social events, trust and flexibility, support of a great team and career development.

Job Scope

• Manage the laboratory and pilot- scale technical aspects of the company’s Paper and Board new customer acquisition and New Product Development projects.
• Play an active role in determining the company’s strategy and tactics in the paper and board area.
• Identify training needs and development needs of employees under direct supervision.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Design, execution, analysis and reporting of lab-scale and pilot-scale papermaking studies as part of both short customer acquisition projects and New Product Development projects.
• Interface with commercial teams, customers and others.
• Assist Intellectual Property lawyers with maintenance and growth of IP portfolio.
• Develop data in support of regulatory allowances.
• Jointly develop the company position in Corporate Social Responsibility.

Job Specifications

• BSC and PhD in Physical Sciences.
• Managerial experience.
• Detailed knowledge of laboratory-scale and pilot-scale papermaking and paper characterisation.
• Proven record of New Product Development.
• Experience with intellectual property, regulatory and corporate Social Responsibility aspects of project work.
• All enquiries and applications dealt with in strictest confidence
• CVs in MS Word format please, (.doc / .docx)