Hiring: Director, Research & Development - Aerosol Company: Voyant Beauty Location: Elkhart, IN Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:26:35 Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, R, Root Cause Analysis About the job Experience: •7-9 years Aerosol product and process development, including scale-up and commercialization in a regulated consumer products or related manufacturing environment. (Required) •7-9 years Leadership experience: Leadership of technical teams and people leaders across complex portfolios or multiple locations. (Required) •7-9 years Technical governance: Risk assessment, technical reviews, structured problem solving, process improvement, and manufacturing transfer. (Required) •7-9 years Cross-functional partnership: Operations, Quality, Engineering, Regulatory, Safety, Supply Chain, Commercial teams, and customers. (Required) •9 years Aerosol product and process development, including scale-up and commercialization in a regulated consumer products or related manufacturing environment. (Required) Required Skills: •Provide strategic and technical direction for all Voyant Aerosol Development activities, with immediate leadership attention to eliminating cost of nonquality at the Gainesville, Georgia aerosol plant and preventing recurrence across the aerosol network. •Assess project, product, and process risk from concept through commercialization; identify likely sources of nonquality before transfer; facilitate timely technical decisions; and ensure mitigation plans are documented, owned, verified, and escalated as appropriate. •Lead development and commercialization process improvement using cost-of-nonquality data, recurring defect themes, deviations, rework, scrap, holds, complaints, and launch learning to prioritize corrective and preventive changes. •Guide scale-up, technology transfer, and commercialization readiness, including hands-on R&D governance through the first three production runs and confirmation that process capability, specifications, operating ranges, and defect-prevention controls are understood and transferred. •Coach, develop, and hold accountable Aerosol R&D leadership and technical teams, including direct leadership of the Senior Manager, R&D in Elkhart. •Partner closely with Gainesville Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Regulatory, Safety, Supply Chain, Commercial, and customers to remove root causes of nonquality and deliver robust products and capable manufacturing processes. •Own the operating model and technical governance for Aerosol R&D from project intake and feasibility through launch stabilization, with Gainesville as the initial priority for cost-of-nonquality reduction. •Establish project risk profiles, decision criteria, technical review points, escalation paths, and accountability for corrective actions. Qualifications: •Bachelor's Degree Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Packaging Engineering, or a related scientific or engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. (Required) or Master's Degree Relevant scientific, engineering, or business discipline. (Preferred) •Deep knowledge of aerosol development principles, components, formulation-package compatibility, filling processes, scale-up, and manufacturing controls. (High proficiency) •Risk-based decision making and ability to distinguish critical technical risks from routine execution issues. (High proficiency) •Practical command of continuous improvement, design of experiments, root cause analysis, data interpretation, and change leadership. (High proficiency) •Demonstrated capacity to translate technical complexity into clear decisions, priorities, and executive-level communication. (High proficiency) •Demonstrated capacity to coach senior technical talent, establish standards, and influence across functions without relying solely on authority. (High proficiency) •Business acumen and customer orientation, balancing innovation, speed, cost, quality, safety, and manufacturability. (High proficiency) •Demonstrated capacity to establish and use cost-of-nonquality data, defect themes, deviations, rework, scrap, holds, complaints, and launch learning to prioritize improvements. (High proficiency) •Knowledge of regulatory and safety requirements applicable to aerosol development and manufacturing. (High proficiency) •Proficiency with common business software for technical data analysis, reporting, and executive communication. (Medium proficiency) Compensation: •$136,550 - $160,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!