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Lead Scientist – Product Development Healthcare(m/w/x)
Developing advanced silicone elastomers for future-oriented healthcare technologies. PhD in Polymer Science or related field, with extensive industrial R&D experience in elastomers required. Development programs, diverse career opportunities.
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Anforderungen
- PhD in Polymer Science, Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related
- Extensive industrial R&D/product development experience in elastomers, rubbers or related materials
- Ability to independently manage multiple projects
- Technical background in elastomer/rubber product development, formulation, structure-property-performance
- Hands-on experience with formulation, rheology, curing, experimental design
- Strong communication skills, effective cross-functional work
- Strong problem-solving, sound judgment, decision-making with incomplete information
- Ability to work independently, learn quickly, operate in ambiguous environments
- Strong impact orientation, prioritize activities by business value
- Entrepreneurial and results-driven mindset
- Experience collaborating in cross-functional development environments
- Fluent English, written and spoken
- Experience in silicone elastomers, especially medical LSR
- Experience with soft silicone adhesives, pressure-sensitive adhesive systems, release liners, coating, adhesion testing
- Experience in medical devices, advanced wound care, or adjacent long-term implant applications
- Experience in direct technical interaction with customers
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 and/or ISO 13485 environments
- Validation mindset, familiarity with regulated or quality-sensitive application areas
- Six Sigma knowledge; Green Belt certification advantageous
- German language skills preferred but not required
- Familiarity with SAP and standard Microsoft Office tools
Aufgaben
- Lead planning, execution, and management of product development projects
- Drive New Product and Process Development Initiatives (NPDI)
- Drive broader technology platform development
- Deliver innovative technical solutions for customer-specific programs
- Deliver innovative technical solutions for future-oriented healthcare technologies
- Collaborate with customers, validation partners, and cross-functional teams
- Ensure successful project execution from concept through commercialization
- Evaluate complex challenges and prioritize activities based on business impact
- Make sound decisions in environments characterized by ambiguity
- Identify opportunities for platform expansion, process improvements, and product innovation
- Strengthen the healthcare materials portfolio
- Support long-term business growth
- Engage in EHS management systems and comply with EHS procedures
- Implement safety thinking in daily work
- Independently plan, execute, and manage multiple projects in parallel
- Drive sustainable technology developments with focus on new silicone elastomer products
- Drive sustainable technology developments with focus on new applications for healthcare
- Lead the technology workstream of NPDI projects as technology owner
- Ensure robust project execution, prioritization, documentation, and timely progress
- Develop technical solutions for near-term customer programs
- Develop technical solutions for broader platform development
- Collaborate with selected customers and validation partners
- Identify and prioritize business opportunities with customers
- Gather voice-of-customer inputs and critical-to-quality requirements
- Build and maintain understanding of customer needs and application requirements
- Build and maintain understanding of market trends in medical devices and wound care
- Formulate, characterize, test, and scale up silicone-based materials and systems
- Develop formulations for silicone-based materials
- Characterize rheology, curing behavior, and analytical properties
- Perform application testing and troubleshooting for silicone materials
- Manage complex, multi-variable development work with conflicting CTQs
- Manage trade-offs related to performance, processability, and manufacturability
- Manage trade-offs related to regulatory constraints
- Apply statistical thinking and design-of-experiments approaches
- Identify and implement robust quality-related methods and test approaches
- Collaborate with QA/QC and Manufacturing on quality methods
- Ensure appropriate technical reporting and documentation
- Maintain laboratory notebooks, technical reports, and project summaries
- Contribute to intellectual property generation through invention disclosures
- Collaborate with IP colleagues to strengthen freedom-to-operate awareness
- Enable efficient development, qualification, and launch of new products
- Lead and develop lab technicians
- Prioritize work for lab technicians
- Provide coaching and performance feedback to lab technicians
- Support training for lab technicians
- Delegate work packages or sub-projects to lab technicians
- Plan, organize, and steer laboratory activities
- Communicate program results, recommendations, and technical risks
- Represent the company at technical meetings and customer interactions
- Represent the company at selected external technical events
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Benefits
- Competitive total rewards
- Development programs
- Inclusive culture
- Diverse career opportunities
- Sustainable solutions
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