Vice President, Research, Development & Technology

Job summary

Lead the company's innovation strategy and technology roadmap to translate customer needs into sustainable biomaterial solutions. Oversee product development, intellectual property, and the commercialization of technology platforms while serving as a senior technical ambassador.

Job details

Vice President, Research, Development & Technology Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada EcoSynthetix is seeking an exceptional technology leader to join our Executive Leadership Team as Vice President, Research, Development & Technology. This is more than a traditional R&D leadership role. We are looking for a commercially minded executive who can translate customer needs into innovative, sustainable biomaterial solutions that drive growth and create long-term customer value. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead the Company's innovation strategy, product development, applications development, intellectual property portfolio, and technology roadmap while serving as EcoSynthetix's senior technical ambassador to customers, strategic partners, and industry leaders. Key responsibilities include: Developing and executing EcoSynthetix's innovation and technology strategy Leading the commercialization of our EcoSphere®, SurfLock™, and Bioform™ technology platforms Building strong strategic relationships with customers and partners to accelerate adoption of renewable materials Driving product development from concept through commercialization and manufacturing scale-up Leading intellectual property strategy and expanding our technology portfolio Building and developing a high-performing, customer-focused RD&T organization The successful candidate will bring: A Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Science, or a related discipline 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in industrial R&D, product development, and commercialization A proven track record of leading customer-driven innovation and successfully commercializing new technologies Experience in biomaterials, specialty chemicals, polymers, adhesives, coatings, paper, packaging, renewable materials, or related industries Outstanding leadership, commercial, and communication skills At EcoSynthetix, you'll help shape the future of sustainable materials by developing renewable alternatives that replace petroleum-based products while creating measurable value for customers and shareholders. If you're passionate about innovation, commercialization, customer collaboration, and sustainability, we'd love to hear from you. Please email us your resume and cover letter to: HR@EcoSynthetix.com.

What you’ll do

Lead the company's innovation strategy and technology roadmap to translate customer needs into sustainable biomaterial solutions. Oversee product development, intellectual property, and the commercialization of technology platforms while serving as a senior technical ambassador.

Requirements

Requires a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related science and over 15 years of progressive leadership experience in industrial R&D. Must have a proven track record of commercializing new technologies within the specialty chemicals or renewable materials industries.

Listed skills

• Development · Preferred
• Customer · Preferred
• Product Development · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• materials · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• discipline · Preferred
• email · Preferred
• future · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Innovation Strategy
• Product Development
• Commercialization
• Intellectual Property Strategy
• Technology Roadmap
• Biomaterials
• Polymer Science
• Chemical Engineering
• Strategic Partnerships
• Manufacturing Scale-up
• Leadership
• Customer Collaboration

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Science & Research
• Engineering
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Manufacturing