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Sr. R&D Manager, New Materials

Innovate to solve the world's most important challenges

Join UOP Research as a senior manager of the New Materials discovery team. This leader will direct a staff comprising of scientists responsible for inventing, synthesizing, and designing novel new materials for the adsorbent and catalyst business portfolio. The leader will embody the Honeywell Innovate and Create Value behavior to grow the UOP materials portfolio through next generation catalyst and adsorbent materials, value engineering programs, and pursuit of adjacent platforms to drive organic growth. You and your team will be responsible for working closely with other teams including catalysis applications, exploratory research, manufacturing scale up teams, and project development technology center managers to understand customer pain points, business needs, and emerging market opportunities to develop a prioritized New Materials discovery portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the New Materials discovery portfolio and deliver novel, differentiated materials to enable the business
• Leadership, talent, and careerdevelopmentmanagement; building a results-driven, diverse, and inclusive team
• Lead the UOP research patent committee and be a zealot for innovation and patent strategy.
• Prepare the new materials annual operating plan including, discovery and capability projects, capital plan, and champion outside innovation strategies where they augment UOP capability.
• Track budget and milestone Do/Say, KPIs, and productivity improvements
• Project coordination andresource management

YOU MUST HAVE

• Masters Degree inMaterial Science or Chemistry with at least 7 years post-graduate experience
• At least 2 years as major contributor to or leader of experiment-focused R&D projects
• Expertise in synthetic chemistry and materials characterization
• Experience with novel materials patentability

WE VALUE

• Ph.D. inMaterial Science or Chemistry
• Experience leadingR&Dproject teams
• Familiarity with metal oxides and other 3 dimensional structural archetypes
• Experience with safe chemical laboratory operations
• Ability to lead, motivate, develop and mentor others
• History of delivering results in technically complex problems and projects
• Excellent interpersonal andcommunication skills
• Reliable and trustworthy with highest ethical standards
• Flexible to work across cultures and time zones

Compensation & Benefits:

The annual base salary range for this position is <$160- $204>. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: Benefits at Honeywell

Additional Information

• JOB ID: req454733
• Category: Engineering
• Location: 50 E Algonquin Rd,Des Plaines,Illinois,60017-5016,United States
• Exempt

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.