Lead, Digital Product Manager

Role Description

We are seeking a highly capable Lead, Digital Product Manager- R&D to join our Digital Innovation team in the Technology & Innovation organization within our Materials Solutions (MS) business. This role will own the successful development, deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Digital Innovation Platform (EDIP) and related scientific software solutions across Materials Division R&D.

You will translate the needs of scientists, engineers, digital leaders, and business stakeholders into clear product requirements, prioritized roadmaps, and coordinated delivery plans. Working closely with IT, external technology partners, R&D users, and cross-functional digital teams, you will ensure EDIP and related digital solutions are designed, tested, deployed, adopted, and improved in ways that deliver measurable business value.

The ideal candidate brings strong product ownership, scientific workflow understanding, stakeholder management, and execution discipline, with the ability to coordinate complex workstreams across data, AI, modeling, applications, integration, and user experience.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the EDIP and scientific software product roadmap in partnership with R&D leadership, IT, digital teams, and business stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end coordination of EDIP development, deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement activities across Materials Division R&D.
• Gather and translate business requirements from scientists, engineers, digital stewards, and leadership teams into clear product capabilities, user stories, priorities, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with IT to define requirements, prioritize features, manage delivery roadmaps, and ensure alignment between business needs and technical execution.
• Coordinate execution across multiple workstreams, including data, AI, modeling, applications, integration, user experience, training, adoption, and value realization.
• Work with external technology partners to define, evaluate, implement, and continuously improve platform and scientific software capabilities.
• Manage product testing, pilot programs, user acceptance testing, feedback loops, release readiness, and post-deployment improvement actions.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder communication, product governance, decision forums, and alignment routines to support transparent prioritization and execution.
• Track project execution, risks, dependencies, adoption, user satisfaction, and value realization metrics to support disciplined delivery and measurable business impact.
• Partner with change management, training, and digital steward communities to drive adoption of EDIP and related digital solutions across R&D teams.
• Promote a values-driven culture centered on People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence, with a strong commitment to compliance, collaboration, customer focus, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, computer science, information systems, product management, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, digital transformation, scientific software delivery, R&D systems, technical program management, or related roles.
• Experience translating business and user needs into product requirements, roadmaps, user stories, priorities, and delivery plans.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional execution across business stakeholders, IT, external partners, and technical teams.
• Working knowledge of R&D workflows, scientific data, AI/ML-enabled applications, modeling platforms, laboratory systems, or scientific software environments.
• Experience managing pilots, user acceptance testing, release readiness, feedback loops, adoption planning, and post-launch improvement activities.
• Strong project execution skills, including the ability to manage risks, dependencies, timelines, scope, stakeholder alignment, and value realization metrics.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills with the ability to engage scientists, engineers, IT teams, business leaders, and external partners.

Outstanding Candidates Will Have:

• Experience in semiconductor materials, specialty chemicals, advanced materials, manufacturing, or industrial R&D environments.
• Experience with enterprise digital platforms, scientific workflow tools, data platforms, AI/ML applications, modeling and simulation software, or laboratory digital systems.
• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments with product owners, solution architects, developers, data teams, and user communities.
• Experience managing external technology partners, vendor evaluations, statements of work, product backlogs, or platform implementation programs.
• Demonstrated success driving adoption of digital tools and measuring product value, utilization, user satisfaction, productivity improvement, or business impact.

Benefits

• Compensation: $125,500.00-$157,500.00 a year range with actual pay dependent on candidate overall skills for the role.
• Annual bonus eligible.
• Progressive paid time off policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge.
• Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match with no delayed vesting.
• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs.
• Education assistance to support your learning journey.
• A values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence.