- Location
- Stockport, United Kingdom
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Senior
- Source
- Workday
Description
Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.
Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.
Senior Director - Research & Development
Laser Technologies
Stockport, UK
Shape the Future of Advanced Laser Technology
The Opportunity:
- Research and innovation strategy
- Technology roadmaps
- New product development
- Sustaining engineering
- Portfolio prioritisation
- Engineering leadership development
- Product lifecycle governance
What you will do:
Lead Innovation
Drive Operational Excellence
Develop Leaders
Influence Business Strategy
What we are looking for:
- Extensive experience developing complex technology products
- Senior leadership experience within R&D or Engineering
- Proven portfolio and organisational leadership capability
- Technology roadmap ownership
- Stage-gate product development expertise
- Commercial and financial acumen
- Experience leading multifunctional engineering teams
- Ability to influence executive-level decision making
- Strong technical credibility in complex technical environments
Highly Relevant Industry Backgrounds
- Photonics
- Lasers
- Semiconductor equipment
- Medical technology
- Advanced manufacturing
- Scientific instrumentation
- Complex electromechanical systems
Why Novanta?
- Strategic executive-level influence
- Global technology leadership
- Significant R&D investment responsibility
- Leading-edge innovation
- Strong growth trajectory
- Opportunity to shape future technology platforms
We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, for example with applications, interviews, or assessments, please inform the Talent Acquisition Partner. We will work with you to understand your needs and make appropriate arrangements so you can perform at your best.
Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
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