ChampionX is seeking an ambitious Director RD&E – Eastern Hemisphere located in Aberdeen. The Director RD&E – Eastern Hemisphere will be responsible for leading the development and deployment of innovative technology solutions to achieve the business objectives by building sustainable technology advantages that deliver margin expansion and top-line growth.
This individual will be a senior leader within the global Chemical Technologies RD&E management team and will receive program direction from the Vice President RD&E & General Management leaders in EH.This position will report to the Vice President RD&E for ChampionX Chemical Technologies.
What’s in it For You:
1. The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
2. The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
3. Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers its employees through continuous improvement
4. Comprehensive benefits package & flexible working arrangements that enable balancing work commitments with other priorities
What You Will Do:
5. Responsible for leading the regional technology team of 40+ scientists and engineers in laboratories located in the UK and Malaysia.
6. This individual will work in close collaboration with global business, RD&E and Marketing counterparts in other global laboratory locations to ensure global connectivity.
7. Owns the operational safety of the EH RD&E Organization.Embeds a culture of safety throughout their team and ensures that all activities are performed in a manner that conforms to company safety and regulatory requirements and policies. Reinforces the company safety culture and holds personnel accountable for good safety practice.Focuses on achieving our goal of zero harm to personnel and to the environment.
8. Develops organizational talent and succession plans and provides ongoing coaching and mentoring for staff.Owns the strategy for team and organizational development, including safety and employee engagement.
9. Develops and drives technology roadmap for the EH production chemicals business in collaboration with marketing counterparts and aligns resources to ensure profitable growth and optimal global resource/spend leverage.
10. Builds and deploys a strategy to ensure resources with required technical and leadership skills are deployed effectively and globally, in alignment with business growth priorities.
11. Supports the portfolio management process to ensure innovation pipeline meets business growth targets and ensures commercial effectiveness within new and modified products metrics.Manages resource allocations to support the current business and new product projects from ideation to successful launch execution.
12. Drives the execution phases of new product development initiatives, developing organizational competencies in project management for continuous improvement.
13. Leads customer technical support operation, ensuring resources are prioritized on highest value opportunities and high-quality output is maintained.
14. Participates on EH Leadership Team round tables, providing technical counsel on technology advancements, new product and service opportunities, and improvements in operational/organizational efficiencies and productivity.Member of Chemical Technologies RD&E Leadership team, driving enhancements to improve overall return on R&D investment.
15. Ensures the development and utility of intellectual property, through patent filings, trade secrets, and the support of technical notebooks and reports.
Minimum Qualifications:
16. Advanced degree in chemistry, engineering, biology, or related scientific/technical discipline required.PhD preferred.
17. Ten years of relevant experience including technology strategy development & implementation, leading & developing large and diverse teams, and driving innovation.
18. Requires track record of successful technology development, new product / service launch and leveraging of external technology
19. Excellent communication skills and ability to engage well with customers to translate their needs into effective programs
20. Significant experience operating in global technical and business environments
21. Proven track record of global organization development. Agile change agent skills.
Physical Demands:
Travel to business locations - 10%
About ChampionX
ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At ChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.
In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.