Product Development Excellence Director

Product Development Excellence Director Location: US-CA-Remote Location Job Description About Agilent As a global leader in laboratory and clinical technologies, we are passionate about bringing great science to life. Our commitment to quality and innovation supports cutting-edge life science research, patient diagnostics, and ensures the safety of water, food, and pharmaceuticals. As scientists and clinicians pursue small, everyday advances and life-changing discoveries, we provide trusted answers to their most critical questions and challenges. Leveraging more than 50 years of expertise, we create advanced instruments, software, and consumables supported by teams of highly skilled and knowledgeable people. With 18,000 employees around the world, our global reach and comprehensive solutions provide the most reliable and accurate results, as well as optimal scientific, economic, and operational outcomes. We work collaboratively with our customers on their journey to make a real difference in human lives. Our culture is founded on trust, respect, and uncompromising integrity, and we pride ourselves on being a dynamic and inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity and fosters innovation. The Role Agilent is looking for a highly talented, experienced Product Development Excellence Director to leverage their product development knowledge at the enterprise level to serve as the point expert across Agilent. This role is responsible for driving functional engineering excellence via process and tool standardization, as well as execution oversight. This leader will actively establish a center of excellence and will serve as the primary Product Lifecycle (PLC) Management hub. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of product development across the enterprise, enabling world-class engineering capabilities and innovation velocity. You will play a pivotal role in building a unified, modern, high-performance R&D ecosystem that accelerates innovation and product development while scaling the company’s technological advantage. Beyond technical leadership, you will play a critical role in mentoring and developing engineers across the organization to function as an effective, collaborative unit. Acting as the primary PLC champion for the team, you will remove barriers, help accelerate decisions, and foster a culture of empowerment across the organization. Key Responsibilities Product Lifecycle Optimization Accelerate the Product Lifecycle (PLC) across the organization by driving a single enterprise-wide best-practices with standardized frameworks and governance. Lead training, coaching, and change management to ensure adoption across all business groups. Use KPIs and analytics to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement. Digital Tool Chain Management Manage and modernize the end-to-end digital development tool chain and ensure enterprise Evaluate, deploy, and integrate common tools that enhance productivity and process efficiency. Provide training and best-practice guidance to ensure consistent, effective tool usage Shared Capability Development Establish an engineering development program to foster innovation and talent acquisition to facilitate business unit product development success and next generation of Agilent innovators. Drive engineering initiatives to optimize development costs, architectural design deployment, accelerate time-to-market and effective transfer into manufacturing. Optimize processes for supply chain stability and continued post-market production. Qualifications Education Bachelor of Science in engineering discipline. Master's degree or PhD preferred. Experience At least 10 years of growing responsibility in R&D technical engineering roles or a PhD in a relevant engineering discipline with 5 years of industry experience, with extensive, successful experience in product development Minimum of 5 years experience formally or informally leading people, projects and/or programs Demonstrated track record of leadership and delivering results Experience working with globally distributed teams Experience building organizational capability through coaching, training, governance, and continuous improvement. Demonstrated success in cross-functional collaboration, influencing senior leaders, and driving alignment across diverse business groups. Required Skills and Competencies Strategic thinking and system-level problem solving Operational excellence and continuous improvement mindset Strong communication, facilitation, and leadership presence Ability to drive change in a distributed, multi-business group environment Collaboration, relationship-building, and stakeholder influence Technical depth and credibility with engineering organizations Additional Details This job has a full time weekly schedule. It includes the option to work remotely. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least May 13, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted. The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $175,440.00 - $328,950.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email job_posting@agilent.com or contact +1-262-754-5030. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit www.agilent.com/en/accessibility. Travel Required: 25% of the Time Shift: Day Duration: No End Date Job Function: R&D Additional Locations: Option to Work Remote in United States