Director, R&D Portfolio & Analytical Services

DuBois Chemicals • Sharonville, OH • 1h ago

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Note: This position is based in our Sharonville, OH headquarters POSITION SUMMARY The Research & Development (R&D) Portfolio and Analytical Services Director is a key leadership role responsible for managing the full lifecycle of R&D initiatives and lab support services across the organization. Reporting directly to the Chief Technical Officer (CTO), this position oversees the strategic execution of the R&D project portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives and delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions to market. This role is accountable for managing the Stage-Gate process, driving project governance, and ensuring timely progression of initiatives from concept through commercialization. This role also leads the analytical laboratory operations, ensuring robust testing, data integrity, compliance with regulatory standards, and effective communications internally and externally. Additionally, the position manages raw material substitution programs, optimizing formulations for cost, performance, and sustainability while mitigating supply chain risks. This role ensures alignment between technology strategy, project prioritization, resource allocation, and cross-functional execution. The Director works closely with the CTO, R&D leaders, Applications, Operations, and Commercial functions to deliver a transparent, well-managed, and high-performing technical organization. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Technical Portfolio Management

Lead the development and ongoing management of the technical project portfolio, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and priorities.

Establish and maintain portfolio governance processes, including project intake, evaluation, prioritization, and stage-gate reviews.

Build visibility into project status, resource needs, risks, and outcomes through standardized reporting and dashboards.

Partner with Portfolio, Procurement, & R&D leadership to evaluate business cases, ROI, and value creation of technical initiatives.

Shared Technical Services Leadership

Oversee shared services teams, including raw materials and analytical labs, that support Customers, Operations, Quality, Procurement, and EHS.

Optimize work processes, scheduling, workflow management, and communication across shared technical capabilities.

Ensure shared services deliver consistent, high-quality, and timely support to technical and commercial teams.

Process, Systems & Tools

Lead the development, implementation, and improvement of systems used in portfolio and project management (e.g., PLM, workflow tools, databases, reporting platforms).

Standardize documentation, templates, project charters, and governance frameworks across the technical organization.

Implement performance metrics and dashboards to monitor progress, productivity, and resource utilization.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with R&D, Applications, Operations, Quality, Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain to ensure strong coordination and alignment of resources.

Support Commercial, Operations, and Procurement teams by providing portfolio insights, timelines, and data required for planning and prioritization.

Risk & Compliance

Identify and monitor project risks across the portfolio, ensuring mitigation plans are in place.

Support regulatory, quality, and compliance documentation as part of shared service workflows.

Ensure all technical operations meet safety, environmental, and internal governance standards.

Lead our Lab Safety Committee for all R&D

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