CK Science are seeking an R&D Director to join a Cutting-Edge Super-Exciting Advanced-Materials-Based start-up in the Heart of Miami on a permanent full-time basis.
Location: Miami FL
Salary: $160000 (may be some flexibility for the right candidate)
This position will have huge involvement in the science work in a hands-on role alongside providing leadership and mentoring the team of bright junior scientists.
Role & Responsibilities- Lead and manage a growing team of research scientists across all product lines.
- Ensure safe conditions and operation of laboratory.
- Ensure project plans are developed and implemented; assist team to overcome obstacles and adjust plans as needed; communicate progress against milestones.
- In collaboration with management develop capital and expense budget to support project plans; monitor spending against budget.
- Manage portfolio of projects across team to ensure balancing of resources and progress against plans.
- Collaborate with scientific team business development and management in the development of business cases for new projects go to market strategies supplier relationships and other key commercial activities.
- Actively participate and direct scale-up and product development efforts interacting with external partners.
- Collaborate with management team on developing go-to-market strategies supplier relationships and other key commercial activities.
- Director of R&D will report to the PresidentMaterials
Requirements:- Candidates should be highly motivated and hard-working individuals who will thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced work environment.
- Candidates should have experience directly supervising and managing teams in a lab environment and proven leadership skills.
- Demonstrated capabilities to progress R&D through scale-up and prototyping such as process engineering or comparable experience. Candidates should be able to anticipate scale-up/prototyping challenges and formulate strategies to efficiently resolve barriers to scale-up.
- Candidates should also be capable of independent research data analysis critical thinking and next step experimental design.
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills are critical as our candidate must be able to present results to technical and non-technical strategic partners in a concise and compelling manner.
- Candidates should have a PhD (or equivalent) preferred from a leading university. Academic studies or equivalent experience should include a focus in chemistry chemical engineering materials science and/or physics.
- 5 years experience in a related field including 2 years experience in a supervisory capacity.
Apply:Entitlement to work in the US is essential. For more information or to apply for this R&D Director position please contact the US team on 1 (617)or Please quote job reference 161387 in all correspondence.
CK Science are seeking an R&D Director to join a Cutting-Edge Super-Exciting Advanced-Materials-Based start-up in the Heart of Miami on a permanent full-time basis. Location: Miami FLSalary: $160000 (may be some flexibility for the right candidate) This position will have huge involvement in the sci...
CK Science are seeking an R&D Director to join a Cutting-Edge Super-Exciting Advanced-Materials-Based start-up in the Heart of Miami on a permanent full-time basis.
Location: Miami FL
Salary: $160000 (may be some flexibility for the right candidate)
This position will have huge involvement in the science work in a hands-on role alongside providing leadership and mentoring the team of bright junior scientists.
Role & Responsibilities- Lead and manage a growing team of research scientists across all product lines.
- Ensure safe conditions and operation of laboratory.
- Ensure project plans are developed and implemented; assist team to overcome obstacles and adjust plans as needed; communicate progress against milestones.
- In collaboration with management develop capital and expense budget to support project plans; monitor spending against budget.
- Manage portfolio of projects across team to ensure balancing of resources and progress against plans.
- Collaborate with scientific team business development and management in the development of business cases for new projects go to market strategies supplier relationships and other key commercial activities.
- Actively participate and direct scale-up and product development efforts interacting with external partners.
- Collaborate with management team on developing go-to-market strategies supplier relationships and other key commercial activities.
- Director of R&D will report to the PresidentMaterials
Requirements:- Candidates should be highly motivated and hard-working individuals who will thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced work environment.
- Candidates should have experience directly supervising and managing teams in a lab environment and proven leadership skills.
- Demonstrated capabilities to progress R&D through scale-up and prototyping such as process engineering or comparable experience. Candidates should be able to anticipate scale-up/prototyping challenges and formulate strategies to efficiently resolve barriers to scale-up.
- Candidates should also be capable of independent research data analysis critical thinking and next step experimental design.
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills are critical as our candidate must be able to present results to technical and non-technical strategic partners in a concise and compelling manner.
- Candidates should have a PhD (or equivalent) preferred from a leading university. Academic studies or equivalent experience should include a focus in chemistry chemical engineering materials science and/or physics.
- 5 years experience in a related field including 2 years experience in a supervisory capacity.
Apply:Entitlement to work in the US is essential. For more information or to apply for this R&D Director position please contact the US team on 1 (617)or Please quote job reference 161387 in all correspondence.
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