ChampionX has an immediate need for a Director R&D - Midstream in our Chemical Technologies business group located in Sugar Land, Texas.This individual will be a senior leader within the global Chemical Technologies RD&E management team and will receive program direction from the Vice President RD&E & General Manager of the Midstream Business Unit. They will head the Research, Development and Engineering group for the Midstream Business Unit, will be responsible for leading development and deployment of innovative technology solutions to achieve the business objectives by building sustainable technology advantages that deliver margin expansion and top-line growth, and will work in close collaboration with global business, RD&E and marketing counterparts in other global laboratory locations to ensure inter-team and global connectivity.

What You Will Do:

Safety

• Own the operational safety of the Midstream RD&E team.
• Embed a culture of safety throughout the team and ensures that all activities are performed in a manner that conforms to company safety and regulatory requirements and policies.
• Reinforce the company safety culture and holds personnel accountable for good safety practice.
• Focus on achieving our goal of zero harm to personnel and to the environment.

People Leadership

• Develop organizational talent and succession plans and provides ongoing coaching and mentoring for staff.
• Own the strategy for team and organizational development, including safety and employee engagement.

Operational Objectives

• Lead the Midstream RD&E team to meet the business growth and operational objectives.
• Develop and drive technology roadmap for the Midstream business in collaboration with marketing and sales leadership counterparts and aligns resources to ensure profitable growth and optimal global resource/spend leverage.
• Build and deploy a strategy to ensure resources with required technical and leadership skills are deployed effectively and globally, in alignment with business growth priorities.
• Support the portfolio management process to ensure innovation pipeline meets business growth targets and ensures commercial effectiveness within new and modified products metrics.
• Manage resource allocations to support the current business and new product projects from ideation to successful launch execution.
• Supports the new ideation process, and ensures new concepts are prioritized and tied to customer requirements.
• Ensure global and cross divisional opportunities are considered with established global communication paths for improved leverage across priority geographies, customers segments and accounts.
• Drive the execution phases of new product development initiatives, developing organizational competencies in project management for continuous improvement.
• Lead customer technical support operation, ensuring resources are prioritized on highest value opportunities and high-quality output is maintained.
• Work closely with Supply Chain and Marketing functions to maximize operational innovation.

Technical Engagement

• Participate on Midstream steering committee and operational round table, providing technical counsel on technology advancements, new product and service opportunities, and improvements in operational/organizational efficiencies and productivity.
• Member of Chemical Technologies RD&E Leadership team, driving enhancements to improve overall return on R&D investment.
• Actively works with key customers to understand technical challenges and industry direction and ensures resources are aligned to deliver on commitments.
• Ensure the development and utility of intellectual property, through patent filings, trade secrets, and the support of technical notebooks and reports.
• Represent ChampionX to key customers, academia and trade organizations.
• Establish active leadership role in key external organizations.
• Responsible for environmental and regulatory compliance and maintains awareness of current and pending regulatory changes.
• Ensure ongoing external awareness of technology, competitors, and emerging and disruptive opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in chemistry, engineering, biology, or related scientific/technical discipline required. PhD preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience including technology strategy development & implementation, leading & developing large and diverse teams, and driving innovation.
  Requires track record of successful technology development, new product / service launch and leveraging of external technology.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage well with customers to translate their needs into effective programs.
• Significant experience operating in global technical and business environments.
• Proven track record of global organization development. Agile change agent skills.

About ChampionX:

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

AtChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.