As a Director - Material Science Innovation, who is experienced in the identification, evaluation and manufacture of innovative, advanced materials, you will be responsible for managing a team of Researchers - Material Science Innovation to deliver programs and projects leading to the identification and assessment of innovative materials which, when taken to scale, can be used successfully at Nike. Ideally, you have 10 + years of experience in research and development of textiles from lab to scaled commercial production.
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As a Leader of a small team you must have extensive communication, collaboration, and influence skills which you will use in your interactions throughout the Nike organization.
You are:
• A leader in the field of textile research, engineering, or manufacture.
• A specialist in textile engineering and fabric creation technologies.
• An experienced manager, capable of managing interdisciplinary teams to deliver targeted advanced material innovations ready for commercialization in a 3-10 year timeframe.
• Knowledgeable in the IP process and the holder (author or research lead) of several diverse patents
• Able to continually expand your knowledge by identifying, assimilating and imagining the utility of emerging sciences, technologies and ideas
• Responsible for upholding company ideals of: product performance and integrity, low environmental impact, closed loop materials and profitability.
• Inventive with a desire to capture meaningful and relevant intellectual property for the Company.
Qualifications
• Ph.D. in Textile Engineering/Technology, Textile Science, Textile Design, Industrial Engineering/Design, Material Science or related field with 5+ years diverse research and commercial experience or a M.S. in the same disciplines with 10+ years of diverse research and commercial experience
• History of crafting technical strategies and executing on multi-year objectives.
• History of managing small teams to execute on advanced research.
• History of financial planning and budget management.
• Extensive network across academia, research institutes, specialist manufacturers, equipment suppliers, textile manufacturers.
• Requires knowledge and hands-on experience in own discipline; Familiarity with the state-of-the-art technologies in textile engineering and manufacturing, yarns, and common post-production techniques, such as dyeing and finishing.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work under tight timelines and with limited information
• Strong interpersonal effectiveness, project management and data-based decision making (i.e. statistical methods) track record.
• Ability to work with a low-moderate level of guidance and direction and effectively elevate strategic concerns in a timely manner.
• Ability to make decisions within guidelines and policies that impact own priorities and allocation of time to meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated and driven to exceed expectations.
• Strong team orientation and ability to collaborate.
• Experience in the capture of intellectual property as patents for materials, products and/or processes.
Textile Engineering Expertise:
• Specialist knowledge in one (or more) fields of textile research, fabric creation methods and technologies such as knitting, weaving or non-woven.
• Extensive industry network.
• Expertise in interpreting performance factors into an engineered textile structure.
• History of technology modification to generate unique structures.
• Knowledge of yarn properties and their effect on resulting textile structures.
• Understanding of textile test methods and performance criteria. (Consumer products / our field preferred)
• Understanding of large scale commercial textile manufacture and the subsequent post-production processes.
A track record of building diverse, collaborative relationships, both within and outside one's parent organization.
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