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DuPont Healthcare & Water is globally recognized for advanced materials and solutions. With Tyvek®, DuPont improves safety & health, innovation, and sustainability in healthcare packaging, personal protective equipment, and consumer & industrial solutions.
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This role will shape future growth by translating innovation and technology into differentiated new applications and business opportunities for our Tyvek® Roll Goods Business, while working with business leadership in a collaborative, global environment.
Position Summary
DuPont is seeking a EMEA New Business Development (NBD) Technology Lead f/m for its Tyvek® Roll Goods Business.
Operating in a 2‑in‑a‑box model with the NBD – EMEA Marketing Leader, this role will identify, prioritize, and develop new applications and platforms.
Key Responsibilities
New Application and Opportunity Identification
- Identify new application opportunities.
- Translate opportunities into technical concepts and application hypotheses.
- Monitor internal and external technology developments to identify further opportunities for innovation, differentiation, or platform expansion.
Technical Strategy and Feasibility
- Define technical value proposition, performance targets, and differentiation.
- Lead technical feasibility assessments.
- Identify technical risks, gaps, and development needs, and propose mitigation strategies.
Application Development and Validation
- Lead early‑stage application development activities.
- Develop and execute testing and validation plans.
- Incorporate customer, market, and technical feedback to refine solutions through iterative development cycles.
Cross‑Functional and External Collaboration
- Establish and leverage external technical collaborations.
- Serve as the primary technical interface for new business initiatives, collaborating closely with R&D and Technology and other cross-functional teams.
Portfolio Prioritization and Business Support
- Support business case development by contributing technical assumptions.
- Enable informed decision‑making through fact‑based technical assessments.
- Provide technical input into opportunity prioritization, portfolio reviews, and stage‑gate or governance processes.
Transition to Commercialization
- Define technical roadmaps to support transition.
- Support effective handover of mature opportunities to Product Management, Business Units, or Technology organizations.
Qualifications
Required
- Master’s or PhD in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in R&D, application development, or innovation.
- Proven ability to translate customer / market needs into technical solutions.
- Success leading cross‑functional projects in complex or ambiguous environments.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in an agile, exploratory, and fast‑paced environment.
- Travel up to 30%.
Preferred
- Experience supporting new market entry, platform development, or technology commercialization.
- Background in nonwovens, membranes and filtration and technology scouting.
- Familiarity with innovation funnels, portfolio management, or stage‑gate processes.
- Experience working in global and cross‑regional teams.
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