R&D Project Manager - Materials

Brady Corporation • Milwaukee, WI

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About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Hands-on project management experience and leadership
• Mentorship to junior R&D staff
• Experience in inkjet ink technology, functional coatings, pressure sensitive adhesives, print on demand technologies, floor tapes, and other associated technologies
• Experience with a defined Stage Gate process
• Experience managing projects including developing scope, goals, budget, timelines, and business case
• Experience building comprehensive and global plans for meaningful projects that meet customer needs
• Experience working within and/or leading multiple cross-functional teams
• Effective collaboration and communication skills
• Coordination with site manufacturing, test engineers, and Global Product Managers
• Understanding of process capability and variability, design selection criteria, structure property relationships, knowledge management, risk management, and intellectual property fundamentals
• Ability to assure and validate proper documentation of technical and experimental activities

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed