Lead Scientist, R&D Program Management

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The Role:

As a Lead, Technical Program Management (TPM) you will manage New Product Development (NPD) and Product Transfer programs for the Liquid Micro Contamination Business Unit (LMC BU) (液體微粒污染)in the Advanced Purity Solutions Division at Entegris. The successful candidate will drive new product development, product transfer, and related revenue commitments by working closely with global Business/Product Management, Engineering, Operations Leaders and their teams Ensuring successful on-time and on-budget product launches through effective project scoping, planning, and execution across global cross-functional teams. The candidate will drive alignment among stakeholders, manage project risks and dependencies, and facilitate effective decision-making throughout the product lifecycle. As a key member of the Business Operations Organization, you will also coach and mentor engineers as project leaders within the various programs to drive execution.

In this role you will:

• Manage the NPD portfolio(專案組合) with key functional partners (business, engineering, and operations) to ensure clarity and alignment of priorities across teams as well as stakeholders.

• Develop and support metrics-based reporting of results on the portfolio and projects for the assigned BU.

• Provide program structure for managing multiple projects, determine communication plans, and successfully execute strategy by planning, scheduling, prioritizing, and managing resources and budgets. Lead stakeholder updates and drive progress across all levels of the organization.

• Provide leadership and alignment on technical topics, risk mitigation, and contingency planning. Hold the team accountable for completing activities, decision making, communicating expectations, and delegating activities for successful completion of projects.

• Serve as a role model in Program and Project Management for best practices within Entegris. Guide project teams through the Stage-Gate process and ensure readiness for major project milestones.

• Support product launch, qualification, technology transfer, and commercialization activities. via the Stage-Gate Process.

• Continuously improve business-related processes/tools as well innovate processes for efficient project and program management.

Traits we believe make a strong candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, program management or similar technical field. Or related experience

• 8+ years of project and program management experience at a global organization serving the semi-conductor manufacturing or other high-tech industry.

• Proven track record of displaying situationally dependent leadership skills, and the ability to look at the larger scope and guide the project teams for successful completion of critical milestones.

• Ability to adapt to changes to keep the project timeline on track by efficiently managing resources and team.

• Ability to lead global cross-functional teams in the execution of complex tasks.

• Ability to coach and mentor engineering project leaders in PMO tools and processes.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface and influence at all levels of an organization.

• Being proactive, highly adaptable, and with the ability to drive plans to completion.

• Technical knowledge and understanding of engineering-related work to efficiently manage programs.

• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving capabilities.

• Financial acumen and value-driven mindset related to project and portfolio metrics to generate insights and decisions in partnership with global teams and stakeholders.

• Ability to utilize data, visualization, and enterprise AI tools (Microsoft Co-Pilot) to drive automation, simplification, and increased speed and efficiency to deliver new products

• Ability to manage stakeholders’ expectations for successful program execution.

• Proficiency in project management tools (Example: MS Project)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Outstanding Candidates Will Have:

• Graduate degree in a technical field

• Experience leading complex New Product Development (NPD) and product transfer programs from concept through commercialization.

• Experience in semiconductor, filtration, advanced materials, chemical, or other high-technology industries.

• Experience with portfolio management, executive reviews, and organizational prioritization.

• PMP or other recognized project management certification.

• proficiency in project analytics, data visualization, and enterprise AI tools.