Group Director, Research Process Development - Decatur, IL
Company: ADM
Location: Decatur
Posted on: May 7, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description Group Director, Research Process Development -
Decatur, ILThis is a full-time, exempt level position.Position
Summary:The successful candidate will be responsible for the
leadership of ADM's research process development group.
This includes ensuring the group's project management team
efficiently executes projects by effectively leveraging its
laboratory, process engineering, piloting (scale-up/scale-down),
modeling, and deep knowledge
capabilities.Responsibilities:Effectively work with colleagues from
our centers of excellence, commercial, and operations teams in
addition to other groups withing our global science and technology
team.Accountable for technology development and technical support
across ADM's innovation platforms and operating assets.Expand the
process development capabilities and leverage third parties as
required to advance ADM's innovation strategy.Promote a strong
safety culture in laboratory, scale-up/scale down, and
demonstration scale operations.Leverage ADM's agile-based
stage-gated technology development project management process to
identify and develop technology options to meet business
goals.Ensure processes are in place to recruit, mentor, and develop
research staff.Requirements:BS degree in Chemical Engineering or
Chemistry (advanced degree preferred)Minimum of 15 years of
management/R&D/operations experience in the industrial
chemical, food or nutrition enterprise with a track record of
accomplishment in the discovery, scale-up and commercialization of
new technology.Leads with emotional intelligence to successfully
coach, mentor and individuals and cross-functional teams.Must have
expertise and management history in development,
scale-up/scale-down, and commercialization of process
technologies.A successful track record demonstrating the ability to
construct teams, develop milestone-based projects, and drive team
goals in a collaborative matrix environment.A proven track record
of building strong internal and external relationships with
business groups, technology partners and customers.Recognized
innovator with a proven commercial track record.Experience in the
application of stage gate project management to research and
development programs.Competencies:Safety leadership.Ability to lead
a team of managers.Able to work and communicate effectively with
cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists, business
development, commercial, and plant personnel.Goal oriented and
performance-based work ethic.Effective problem solving and
troubleshooting skills in team environments.Strong and effective
written and verbal communication skills and capabilities.Excited
about this role but don't meet every requirement listed? Studies
show that often applicants will self-select out if they don't check
every box. We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the
right candidate for this role or another one of our openings. ADM
requires the successful completion of a background check.
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