Innovate to solve the world's most important challenges

Join UOP Research as a manager of the New Materials team. This leader will direct a staff comprising of scientists responsible for inventing, synthesizing, and designing novel new materials for the adsorbent and catalysis LST 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, VE/CE programs, and pursuit of new platforms adjacent to ESS core competencies to drive organic growth. You and your team will be responsible for working closely with catalysis, exploratory, MPT, and development technology center managers to understand customer pain points, business, 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 LST business
• Leadership, talent, and career development management; 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 AOP 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 and resource management

YOU MUST HAVE

• Masters Degree in Material 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. in Material Science or Chemistry
• Experience leading R&D project 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 and communication skills
• Reliable and trustworthy with highest ethical standards
• Flexible to work across cultures and time zones