Senior R&D Manager, Electronic Materials Solutions

Chase Corporation; Westwood (MA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chase Corporation in Westwood, MA is seeking an experienced R&D Manager for Electronics Materials Solutions. You will lead the R&D team to drive product innovation, formulation development, and commercialization across protective materials for high-reliability applications.

This hands-on role partners with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to manage new product development, technology transfer, and portfolio prioritization; travel up to 25% to support

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product development, formulation development, application development, or new product introduction within electronic materials, specialty chemicals, protective coatings, adhesives, polymers, or adjacent industrial markets.
• 3+ years leading technical programs, managing R&D projects, or supervising technical staff.
• Strong background in electronic materials or related protective material technologies; experience with conformal coatings, adhesives, encapsulants, PCB assembly materials, or high-reliability electronics applications preferred.
• Experience implementing or working within structured product development processes, including stage-gate or similar product-management tools.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to partner across R&D, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Commercially aware technical leader with the ability to balance technical depth with business priorities, customer needs, and manufacturing realities.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% to support manufacturing sites, customer engagement, technical collaboration, and product validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the R&D team; foster accountability, execution discipline, technical rigor, and innovation.
• Align R&D portfolio priorities with business strategy, customer requirements, regulatory standards, and commercial growth objectives.
• Manage new product development projects through structured stage-gate processes, including project scope, timelines, documentation, resource allocation, and execution tracking.
• Drive cross-functional coordination for pilot trials, product validation, commercialization, and technology transfer.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Strategic thinking

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor's in Chemistry/Materials Science/Engineering

Job description

Chase Corporation in Westwood, MA is seeking an experienced R&D Manager for Electronics Materials Solutions. You will lead the R&D team to drive product innovation, formulation development, and commercialization across protective materials for high-reliability applications.

This hands-on role partners with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to manage new product development, technology transfer, and portfolio prioritization; travel up to 25% to support