Heathcare Technology Director

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Role Description:

The Global Technology Director, DuPont IS Healthcare Solutions will be responsible for leading theglobal R&D, Development and Application Engineering organizations covering the newly integrated healthcare business encompassing DuPont Liveo, Spectrum and Donatelle business lines.The Global Technology Directorleads a multi-business organization that partners across functions to deliver technologies and products to drive growth and renew our product lines in existing applications. This will involve thedevelopment of technology roadmaps built on an understanding of customer and market needs, and investable challenges. The Global Technology Director will be responsible for intellectual property strategy for the integrated business, including trade secret protection of development technologies. The Global Technology Director also partners across functions on key risk management activities, including raw materials, substances of concern and medical applications policies. The Global Technology Director also engages and incorporatesleveraged DuPont capabilities such as Analytical, Applications and Process Engineering and Automation to support delivery of innovation goals. 

The Global Technology Director serves on the healthcare business leadership team to align on strategy, deliverables, and prioritization for the business, then deploys their R&D and Engineering organizations to those decisions. In addition, the Directoris responsible for developing and implementing a strategic staffing plan, ensuring robust career development for the scientists,engineersand technical staff in the organization, overseeing safe operation of their team'slaboratories, and developing capital investment strategies.

The Global Technology Director will lead a team of 5-6 direct reports (Senior Technology Leaders) and ~additional indirect reports that report through sub-organization leaders within the businesses. These various technology teams are based in several locations within the US, as well as around the world.The Healthcare Global Technology Director works as part of the HealthcareGlobal Leadership team (GLT), alongside business and functional leaders and will also participate in other leadership teams, such as the Healthcare business M&A team.The successful applicant will report to the Healthcare Global Business Leader. The Global Technology Directorwill have dotted line reporting to the Chief Technology Officer and will be part of the Technical Directors Network (TDN) Leadership Team.

DuPont Liveo Healthcare Solutions offers a range of silicone-based products and services for healthcare, focusing on biopharmaceutical processing, pharmaceutical solutions, and medical devices. Key technologies include high-quality elastomers, adhesives, and parts for medical devices, single-use solutions for purity and reliability in biopharmaceutical processing, silicone excipients and customized blends for pharmaceutical applications, topical formulations for drug delivery and materials for smart biosensing applications.

Spectrum Plastics Group is a leading full-service partner for the development and manufacturing of critical polymer-based components and finished devices for medical and other demanding applications. They focus on key, fast-growing therapeutic areas such as structural heart, electrophysiology, surgical robotics, and cardiovascular. Key offerings include advanced manufacturing capabilities for specialty medical devices and components, serving major medical device OEMs, development and manufacturing of critical polymer-based components for various medical applications and full-service solutions for the production of finished medical devices. 

Donatelle Plastics is a leading medical device contract manufacturer specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of medical components and devices. The company offers advanced injection molding, liquid silicone rubber processing, precision machining, device assembly, and tool building. Donatelle Plastics serves major medical device OEMs and focuses on high-growth therapeutic areas such as electrophysiology, drug delivery, diagnostics, cardiac rhythm management, neurostimulation, and orthopedic extremities.

Role Responsibilities:

Adhere to and provide leadership re: Core Values for self and others

Own the innovation portfolio for the Healthcare businesses and effectively communicate growth plans for your organization

Lead team to deliver on Innovation pipeline via new process and product commercialization as well as applications development, and key product renewal programs

Responsible for the execution of technology teams locatedacross several sites in the US, Europe and Asia

Lead, coach, and continuously develop team members across a range of levels and roles

Lead, coach, and continuously develop team members across a range of levels and roles

Develop and implement unique career development plans for your direct reports, and coach your sub-leaders to do the same

Lead key talent strategies including development of strategic workforce plan for the Healthcare Technology organization to ensurecritical capabilities needed for future success in the Healthcare Technology organization.

Establish and lead a safety culture for safe operations for personnel within R&D laboratories and plant sites, working with key functional colleagues

Serve as ambassador for strategic footprint planning of global R&Dlaboratories, process development, pilot and prototyping facilities.

Collaborate with Global commercial roles (including marketing, regional sales, product management, operations, business manager) to execute segment growth plans for key markets

Serve on the Healthcareleadership team to develop Strategic and Execution Reviewsencompassingall businesses

Key technology leadership interface to top healthcare customers

Strategic alignment with Tyvek Technology Leader as appropriate on potential cross-business programs. 

Experience Required

BS, MS or PhD in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Materials Science, Chemistry or related field.

10 years' experience in R&D, Engineering, Technical Services & Development and related roles in growth-oriented businesses

Previousmanagement experience required

Strong track record of Innovation delivery

Prior experience in process innovation and product development strongly preferred

Experience with business work processes including portfolio management, stage gate, intellectual property portfolio management

Experience with mergers and acquisitions and integrating capabilities is highly desirable

Job Information

The position is based inthe United States with certain locations (Wilmington DE, Minneapolis, MN, Sandy, UT, others to be considered) strongly preferred and will require travel to various locations domestically and internationally (3 0-40%)

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