Research Manager - Chemicals and Process Engineering

Research Manager - Chemicals and Process Engineering

• Full-time
• M Staffing

We’re looking for a Research Manager who will support research and development for the Chemical and Process Engineering group in the field of Fluid Process Engineering. The purpose of this research and development group is to achieve and maintain our company’s technological leadership by developing innovative solutions for our company’s operations, improving methods for future developments, and advancing new technologies. The members of the group are providing research and development services as well as process engineering services for our company’s investment activities which involve fluid processes.

In return for innovating, executing, and managing complex projects, you’ll have your accomplishments recognized and rewarded, you’ll get amazing opportunities, and you’ll know firsthand what it feels like to be surrounded by a global network of other brilliant colleagues.

• Self-dependent execution of complex projects that require a high level of specialized know-how and/or broad experience; follow global process engineering design rules and best practices and document accordingly; proposes new projects and actively drives forward possibilities of optimization
• Management of complex projects or subprojects; entitled to act as Process Development Manager. Self-dependent interaction with stakeholders/customers (e.g. plant manager, process manager, others) to clarify needs, boundary conditions, solution proposal – in communication situations with stakeholders in order to achieve the overall best result/solution; support team member’s interaction with customers, especially in critical situations
• Functional and disciplinary lead of a team (comprised of engineers and laboratory) with a broader work scope than his/her own area of expertise, including performance appraisals with all team members; manage resources of team; budget responsibility of team, active project acquisition for team. Drive forward recruitment of team members.
• Responsible for compliance to EHS rules in his/her area of activity. Initiates safety review for experiments and ensures compliance to according measures. Takes over EHS responsibility for team.
• Broaden own network in regional R&D community and with R&D community in Ludwigshafen; actively use network for own project tasks. Build up network with relevant partners/customers in NA and globally and use network for project acquisition.
• Active broadening of own knowledge in field of expertise; broaden own repertoire of methods (including leadership). Ensure know-how transfer within the team and within a project team. Assumes a radar function for own area of expertise: observes and evaluates new methods (current literature!), market trends and the activities of competitors (patents, literature).
• Develops and implements strategy for further development of team (scientific, personnel), determines the technology roadmap for research projects together with his/her peers in Ludwigshafen (method development, other) in order to keep technology leadership.

• PhD in chemical engineering with 5+ years related experience or an MS degree in chemical engineering with 10+ years related experience. Related experience must be in fluid process engineering with significant experience in research and development both on the theoretical, mathematical modeling side as well as on the experimental side involving planning, supervising and analysis of lab experiments.
• Experience in fluid process engineering shall involve several key areas; preferably distillation and overall flow sheet simulation. In addition, experience in absorption, column fluid dynamics, thermodynamics heat exchangers, or extraction would be beneficial. A strong methodological background for problem identification and solving, long term developments, as well as experience in supervising lab experiments.
• Demonstrated project management skills required.
• Strong managerial and or technical leadership skills required. Supervisor and leadership experience inside and/or outside of a R&D function. Experience supervising /leading team of engineers in technology or production is preferred.
• Ability to manage operating budget as assigned.
• Strong presentation skills required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required to successfully manage team and interact with internal and external customers.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.