Product Development Team Lead

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what's possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world's most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Reimagine What's Possible

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what's possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world's most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Reimagine What's Possible

Air Products Membrane Solutions has developed a forward business plan that includes significant growth commitments in Sales Revenue which requires bringing new products to the marketplace. Membrane Solutions has a long history of commercializing new technologies that reliably meet and exceed customers' needs.

Air Products Membrane Solutions has a future-focused business plan that includes significant growth commitments that require bringing new products to the marketplace. Air Products has a long history of commercializing new technologies that reliably meet and exceed customers' needs.

We are seeking a Product Development Team Lead to lead the R&D team, develop and communicate milestone plans, and have primary accountability for producing materials, product, and separation technology programs that deliver competitive advantage to our Prism membrane products.

Responsibilities Include:

• Lead team with deep technical experience, including development plans, succession planning and key skills development, and manage the Membrane Solutions Product Development portfolio

• Collaborate with the Product Strategy, Product Design, Applications Development, and/or Corporate Technology teams to develop and implement strategies for improving offering performance and cost competitiveness.

• Establish and drive technology development programs with well-defined milestones and accountabilities based on market and product line development goals.

• Develop programs to maintain and improve the lab capabilities required to support research and process development.

• Responsible for maintaining a robust lab safety program in complete alignment with our Total Safety Philosophy.

• Identify synergies across business R&D programs and initiate new programs to leverage our capabilities.

• Maintain an awareness of the state of the art in the field and a knowledge base of the universities and individuals who are at the cutting edge of technology in the area and initiate external collaboration.

• Some traveling to support development activities (estimated annual travel ~10%)

Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in engineering or physical science; M.S. or Ph.D. strongly preferred

• 7+ years of experience in Technology areas relevant to the role

• Experience building/maintaining a strong, effective team

• People development skills and ability to thrive in an environment of change

• Communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work with and influence people with positivity from all cultures and at all organizational levels, inside and outside of Air Products

• Strong innovation track record of taking new technology from idea phase to commercialization with tangible business impact

• Deep knowledge of membrane separation technology preferred

• Experience in intellectual property portfolio management and patent filing a plus

• Experience in interfacing with non-R&D teams

• Ability to travel domestically and international

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We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.

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