This key position is accountable for overseeing the R&D portfolio of product, process, and application development projects. It will ensure that leadership has the systems, data, governance, and insights required to make high quality, timely decisions about investments, priorities, and risk. This role is well suited for a senior technical leader who combines strategic rigor and strong judgment with the ability to work effectively with senior leadership in a matrix organization.
How You Will Make an Impact:- Own and lead the company's R&D portfolio governance across product, process, and application development, ensuring alignment with business strategy, technology roadmaps, and long term value creation.
- Design, implement, and continuously strengthen the portfolio management systems, data structures, and analytics used to support prioritization, trade off decisions, and investment transparency.
- Partner with Directors, R&D managers, business leaders, and functional stakeholders to shape portfolio priorities, balance near and long term investments, and enable effective decision making.
- Drive portfolio transparency through robust data, dashboards, and reviews, enabling clear visibility to progress, risks, trade offs, and resource constraints.
- Monitor portfolio performance against milestones, strategic intent, and value delivery; proactively identify risks and recommend corrective actions.
- Continuously improve portfolio management processes, governance forums, and planning tools to increase speed, focus, and impact of R&D investments.
- Establish disciplined, repeatable portfolio review and decision processes that enable focused discussion, efficient escalation, and timely decisions at the appropriate level.
- Ensure portfolio data is accurate, integrated, and actionable, enabling leadership to confidently assess progress, scenarios, and implications across the full R&D pipeline.
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors)
- Advanced degree or equivalent experience in chemical engineering, materials science, chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to design and manage portfolio systems, data, and decision frameworks.
- Strong track record of cross functional leadership, influencing without authority in matrixed organizations.
- Strategic mindset coupled with strong execution discipline, organizational skills, and clear, effective communication.
- Strong executive presence and ability to engage effectively with senior leaders, including clear framing of data driven recommendations and trade offs.
What You Will Bring To Cabot:- Bachelor's or Master's degree in chemical engineering, materials science, chemistry or a related technical discipline.
- 10-12 years of experience in an R&D or technical project management role.
How We'll Support Your Success:- Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment - We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work.
- Growth -Training, great peer coaching and support, and the ability to personally grow your influence, your position, and your compensation.
- Meaningful Work that is Valued - Customers are demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or performance. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a more abundant, affordable, and cleaner future. It is an awesome feeling to know you're making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say, "I was a part of that."
- The pay range for this role is from $1148,200 to $214,900. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skill, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, all positions are eligible for health benefits on the first day of employment, 401K savings plans, vision, dental and annual bonus based on company performance. Learn more about Cabot Benefits.
- Feedback - We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.
- Support - You are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. We have a global team of engineers that are willing to help. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.
At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, "Creating for Tomorrow," we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability - today and into the future.
