R&D Lead

Purpose: To manage R&D activities and day-to-day operations through supervising and management of a team. Develop and implement an operational plan and objectives for the team within corporate guidelines, plans and policies within own unit. Ensure projects and programmes delivered OTIF with strong stakeholder engagement.
Responsibilities:
· Leading a larger team and ensuring execution and delivery of agreed plans
· Is key partner for other functions in the countries, particularly the commercial and production teams.
· Manages challenges/issues effectively with timely action and good communication with stakeholders.
· Plans and organizes the activities including well-defined goals and milestones and required resources
· Prioritize activities and arrange for appropriate level of staffing
· Ensuring preparation, testing, developing, analysing and researching elements (e.g. problems, questions, ideas) in own discipline
· Attracting, leading, coaching, appraising, and developing team members
· Demonstrating and driving safety leadership
· Driving engagement and managing talent development and succession planning
· Is lead R&D contact for customer and attends customer meeting and develops overview and technology presentations
· Responsible for the development of the team in the relevant scientific discipline