Product and Technology Lead

About your job

You will be the scientific and technical expert for designated product categories, acting as the key link between R&D and manufacturing and serving as the site technical representative for global innovation projects. Leading a team of Product and Process Engineers and Packaging Engineers, you will drive the successful transfer of innovation projects to the site, support product scale-up activities, and ensure technical excellence and provide expert technical leadership throughout the product lifecycle.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the interface between R&D and manufacturing, serving as the site representative for strategically important global innovation projects. You will collaborate with international technical teams, influence the successful launch of new products, and play a key role in transforming scientific innovation into commercial reality while supporting business growth and delivering meaningful impact for consumers worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and motivate a team of Product and Process Engineers and Packaging Engineers supporting Product Lifecycle Management activities on site.
• Serve as the site technical expert and primary point of contact for specific product categories, providing scientific and technical guidance across the product lifecycle.
• Partner closely with R&D, NPI, Global and Regional teams to successfully transfer innovation projects from development into commercial manufacturing.
• Support manufacturing operations by providing expert technical guidance and decision-making on product-related challenges, process deviations and technical investigations to ensure product quality, manufacturing continuity and successful product performance.
• Drive product scale-up activities, ensuring new products and technologies are robustly implemented at site level.
• Oversee process validation strategies and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, corporate standards and industry best practices.
• Lead investigation, deviation and CAPA activities, coaching the team to continuously improve problem-solving effectiveness and technical decision-making.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement best practices and support audits and regulatory inspections.
• Use performance management processes, coaching and development planning to build technical capability and strengthen team performance.

About you

We are looking for professionals with the following experience and capabilities:

Preferred Experience

• Strong background in product development, process development, manufacturing technology, scale-up or technology transfer.