Tyvek® Consumer & Industrial Innovation Technical Lead

Location: Richmond, Virginia, Wimington, Delaware

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

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About DuPont Healthcare & Water

DuPont Healthcare & Water is a global leader in advanced materials and solutions. With Tyvek®, DuPont enhances safety, health, innovation, and sustainability across healthcare packaging, personal protective equipment, and consumer and industrial applications.

Why Join Us

This role plays a key part in shaping the future growth of the Tyvek® Roll Goods Business by converting innovation and emerging technologies into differentiated applications and new business opportunities. You will partner with business leadership and work within a collaborative, global environment to advance high‑impact innovation.

Position Summary

DuPont is seeking a Tyvek® Consumer & Industrial – Innovation Technical Lead to support the Tyvek® Roll Goods Business. Working in a “two-in-a-box” model with the Global Tyvek® C&IC Innovation Market Lead, this position will identify, prioritize, and develop new applications and platform opportunities across consumer and industrial markets.

Key Responsibilities

New Application & Opportunity Identification

• Identify new application opportunities driven by market trends and customer needs.
• Translate customer and market insights into technical opportunity concepts and application hypotheses.

Technical Strategy & Feasibility

• Define technical value propositions, performance targets, and areas of differentiation.
• Lead technical feasibility assessments, including performance, scalability, manufacturability, cost structure, and sustainability considerations.
• Identify technical risks, gaps, and development needs, and recommend mitigation strategies.

Application Development & Validation

• Lead early‑stage application development activities.
• Develop and execute testing and validation plans.
• Integrate customer, market, and technical feedback to refine solutions through iterative development cycles.

Cross‑Functional & External Collaboration

• Serve as the primary technical interface for new business initiatives, working closely with Tyvek® C&IC cross‑functional teams.
• Build and leverage external technical collaborations to accelerate development.

Portfolio Prioritization & Business Support

• Support business case development by contributing technical assumptions and insights.
• Provide fact-based technical assessments to guide decision‑making.
• Contribute technical input to opportunity prioritization, portfolio reviews, and stage‑gate or governance processes.

Transition to Commercialization

• Define technical roadmaps to transition opportunities from early development toward commercialization.
• Ensure effective handoff of mature opportunities to Product Management, Business Units, and Technology organizations.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in R&D, application development, or technical innovation roles involving nonwovens, technical fabrics, or membranes is preferred; experience in the Sport, Agrotech, or Ecotech industries is considered a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer and market needs into technical solutions.
• Proven experience leading cross‑functional technical projects in complex or ambiguous environments.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in an agile, exploratory, and fast‑paced environment.
• Familiarity with innovation funnels and stage‑gate processes is preferred.
• Previous B2C experience and strong business acumen are considered a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

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