Vice President, Chemistry/Biomaterial Innovation & Development

Company: Resolution Technologies
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

Vice President, Chemistry/Biomaterial Innovation & Development

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Vice President, Chemistry/Biomaterial Innovation & Development Job Description:
To drive company growth by providing strategic and operational leadership to create best in class material chemistry and formulation for company R&D.

The scope of the position is to manage and direct globally all chemistry/material development activities for company R&D, specifically contact lens, contact lens care, Ophthalmic implants, and dry eye related ocular health products, etc. This position is also to discover, patent, and deploy novel, best-in-class biomaterials, Chemistry to drive highly differentiated new product offerings across the Vision Care (contact lenses) and Surgical (IOLs) Franchises.

The VP, Chemistry/Biomaterial Development will also oversee early phase pilot for ideation purpose, as well as external academic interface and interaction for chemistry related academic collaboration purpose. He/she will also be the commercial interface for chemistry related product conception, development and launching, claim development, and post-launch product support during product lifecycle.

Vice President, Chemistry/Biomaterial Innovation & Development Qualifications: 15 Years of Relevant Experience
10 Years of Demonstrated Leadership
This job requires a combination of strong leadership, analytical, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
Minimum of 12 years of Class II/III Medical Device experience
Demonstrated experience of bringing products from concept to market
Proven track record of assuming positions of increasing leadership responsibility, including
outstanding people management and problem-solving skills
Ability to work collaboratively and to bring/implement change in processes, culture, guidance
Global experience in cross functional setting is required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated leadership skills in a highly-matrixed environment
Results- oriented, with a hands-on spirit
Innovation oriented; being able to create and drive an innovative organizational culture
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Willing to travel (domestically and internationally) as needed.

Vice President, Chemistry/Biomaterial Innovation & Development Preferred Skills:
" Demonstrated contribution of robust chemistry to advancing projects at all stages, including postlaunch, aligned to company strategic business plans
" Continuous annual improvement of global chemistry capabilities (Skills/Structure/Processes)
" Quality and efficiency of chemistry development to meet product performance, manufacturability and quality requirements
" Building trust and effective collaboration cross functionally to ensure quality results are delivered in a timely manner
" Innovative product designs are documented by MOIs and patent applications.
" Drive Employee Engagement - Maintain high Associate Experience Dashboard scores v/s
benchmarks and implement action plans.

Vice President, Chemistry/Biomaterial Innovation & Development Responsibilities:
" Contributing to EOD R&D strategy & operations
"Driving Key Innovation Metrics for all chemistry driven projects
" Participating projects from ideation through stage-gates and clinical studies to launch, where
appropriate; identifying key chemistry related technology trends
" Collaborating with other departments, including Centers of Excellence (Clinical, Regulatory),
Manufacturing, Quality and outside contractors or partners to assure the success of chemistry
development in all chemistry/material driven projects
" Evaluating chemistry related third party proposals and assuring efficient collaborations with external partners
" Identifying the core competency of the chemistry organizations, continuously strengthening it by active recruitment, retaining and developing the key skillsets and expertise of the organizations
" Attract, Develop and Retain talent. Drive employee engagement, through effective performance management, associate development, succession planning, timely recognition and robust communication to create a high performing team and a culture of innovation.
" Establishing and leading an efficient organization, and providing high quality results in a timely manner (key milestones, filings, approvals, and proof of concepts)
" Develop and nurture organizational capabilities that are a competitive advantage for company (Skills, Structure, and Processes)
" Serving as an internal expert in biomaterial applications in ophthalmic devices
" Serving as the interface with commercial team for the current and future product conception and support. Converting commercial needs to chemistry understanding and product/process parameters
" Managing a pilot team for prototyping and concept proof purpose, as well as providing initial
product/process parameters to later stage development
" Provide global perspective; communicate effectively, and maintain transparency in all interactions.

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