R&D Portfolio Manager

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Francja, Île-de-France, Courbevoie

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R&D
60 000 € - 70 000 € / rocznie

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Saint-Gobain Isover’s Research and Innovation Center, located north of Paris and accessible by public transport in less than one hour from Gare du Nord, is recruiting a Portfolio and Competence Team Manager.

Reporting to the R&D Director for Insulation Processes, you will be responsible for the R&D project portfolio related to the “blowing wool” roadmap within the Group’s Insulation R&D team. You will also manage a competence team within our Isover R&D center in Rantigny.

Your main responsibilities:

Manage and monitor an R&D project portfolio in line with the Group’s strategy, in collaboration with international marketing, purchasing, and industrial teams
Define and manage projects and studies, ensuring delivery through to market launch, while meeting deadlines, budgets, and the Group’s innovation quality processes
Propose and implement the intellectual property strategy for your portfolio
Act as a recognized technical expert in the Insulation business, in France and internationally:
- Contribute to industrial excellence (incident resolution, continuous improvement initiatives, industrial and operational challenges)
- Capitalize on knowledge and expertise
- Support the development and strengthening of employees’ technical skills by delivering training within your area of expertise
Line-manage a competence team (engineers and technicians)

Short business trips, up to one week per month, are to be expected as part of this role.

Wymagania

You hold a PhD or an Engineering degree with a strong scientific background in physics and chemistry, and have 5 to 10 years of experience in R&D and product development, ideally in construction materials (insulation experience is a plus).

You are driven by innovation and industrial challenges.

Your strengths:

Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills, with a pragmatic, results-oriented mindset
Ability to lead and influence in a complex and international environment
Collaborative and curious mindset
Fluent in English with excellent communication skills across all levels: operational teams, marketing, technical directors and senior management
Solid technical writing skills (technicals notes, specifications, operating procedures, etc.)

O nas

A worldwide leader in sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets.

€46.5 billion in sales in 2025
More than 162,000 employees
Presence in 80 countries
Committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050

ISOVER, a Saint-Gobain brand, is the global leader in sustainable insulation solutions.
The CRIR, Saint-Gobain Isover’s R&D Center, brings together key expertise to develop and support Insulation activities worldwide. Located near Compiègne, Senlis, Beauvais, and Chantilly, it is accessible in less than one hour from Paris.

Saint-Gobain valorise l’égalité des chances et encourage toutes les candidatures, quel que soit le genre, l’âge, l’origine, le handicap ou le parcours.

Benefity

Working at CRIR also means benefiting from:

Attractive career development opportunities
A competitive compensation package (holiday bonus, profit-sharing, employee savings plan with company contribution)
Flexible working conditions (up to 2 days of remote work per week)
Company restaurant, childcare support schemes, dynamic works council (CSE)
And above all:
- 92% of our employees say they work in a positive work environment
- 91% of our employees feel encouraged to contribute to environmental impact