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Job Title: Director, Research & Development Engineering

Company Name: Cardinal Health - CHI
Location: Waukegan, IL
Profession: Scientific Research Professionals

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Job Description:

At Cardinal Health, we're developing the innovative products and services that make healthcare safer and more productive. Join a growing, global company genuinely committed to making a difference for our customers and communities.

Function:
 Engineering
Family: R & D Engineering


What R & D Engineering contributes to Cardinal Health

Research and Development Engineering is responsible for developing and implementing new products through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering and documentation practices.

Will also be responsible for manageing day to day resources and for setting and aligning individual expectaions in line with business objectives and goals.






Qualifications


 
What is expected of you and others at this level in Engineering for functional success


  • Provides leadership to Managers (M2); may also manage first-line supervisors and/or professional staff

  • Develops financial and operational objectives

  • Ensures operational plans are aligned with business objectives

  • Contributes to functional strategy development

  • Has in-depth functional expertise and broad business knowledge

  • Applies expertise to achieve financial and operational objectives

  • Makes decisions, often difficult and/or unpopular, that support the organization strategy; influences others to support the decisions

  • Role models Cardinal Health's high ethical standards and code of conduct

  • Creates challenging roles and responsibilities to build organization capabilities and fill capability gaps

  • Implements succession plan for managing talent within and from outside the organization

  • Sets goals for the function/ work area that are aligned with function/organization goals

  • Inspires others to meet/exceed expectations on a daily basis through own enthusiasm and energy

  • Identifies and initiates efforts to achieve objectives, teaching others to accept accountability for meeting and stretching to exceed results in a timely and cost effective manner

  • Manages resources to ensure financial objectives are met, leveraging knowledge of competitive advantage and profit drivers

  • Anticipates internal/external business issues to align operational priorities, strategies and tactics

  • Constructs meaningful strategies for addressing future business scenarios

  • Develops relationships with key internal/external customers to identify emerging needs and business challenges

  • Develops value-added solutions that meet customer business needs and shares key learnings with others

  • Resolves complex problems

  • Recognizes and rewards innovative thinking, responsible risk taking and the achievement of operational excellence

  • Develops broad influence through a robust set of internal/external relationships across the organization; promotes win-win outcomes within, among and across teams, using the diverse perspectives of others to achieve results

  • Influences customer and/or organizational leadership through effective listening and communication to accomplish operational objectives


Accountabilities in this role



  • Provide leadership to members of the group - Senior Principal and Principal Scientists and Engineers as well as the Technical staff

  • Develop budget and resource plans to support the product/project portfolio

  • Ensures resources are aligned to meet business objectives

  • Contributes to functional strategy development

  • Has in depth functional expertise and broad business knowledge

  • Applies expertise to achieve financial and operational objectives

  • Develop plans, timelines and budget for development efforts

  • Contributes to the development of improved testing capabilities and protocols

    Qualifications


    • Bachelor's degree in related field required.

    • A minimum of 6+ years related work experience required, a minimum of 8+ years experience in research and development of materials and specifically non-woven technology desirable

    • A minimum of 2+ years supervisory experience required with demonstrated leadership, organizational and project management skills and ability to drive to key project goal.

    • Previous experience developing & aligning departmental goals with overall business objectives required

    • Advanced degree preferred, preferably a Ph.D. in Material Science, Chemistry or Polymer Chemistry


    • Demonstrated knowledge of patent mapping and the utilization of IP to protect and support new growth opportunities



    • Detailed understanding of the product development cycles to support innovation pipeline development



    • Familiarity with Design Control and operational issues associated with an FDA regulated environment helpful in addition to exposure to Stage/Gate process for developing new innovative products and taking them through to commercialization




    • High level of proficiency with word-processing, spreadsheet and project management software. (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, Project).







 



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