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3M

Senior Lab Manager

3M

Senior Lab Manager in R&D strategy for Foam Tapes and Fasteners at 3M. Collaborating and innovating to enhance product development and commercialization.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeNeuss • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Collaborating on defining and implementing the global R&D strategy for this business with a focus on accelerating innovation and commercialization of new products
  • Increasing NPI operational effectiveness and NPI capacity to meet our strategic targets
  • Strengthening the NPI pipeline to take a step change in the NPI launch cadence
  • Supporting product engineering activities including Change Management Projects (CMP) and cost down initiatives
  • Allocating R&D resources to the highest priorities
  • Building capabilities in the relevant platforms including technology, product development, product engineering, customer insights and intellectual property

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science related discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
  • Significant R&D/innovation leadership experience
  • Proficiency in English
  • Additional knowledge / nice-to-have skills / preferred qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
  • Proficiency in German
  • Advanced science or engineering degree
  • Experience with pressure sensitive adhesives highly preferred
  • Experience leading by influence with cross-functional partners
  • Ability to communicate with and across all levels, and self-driven leadership
  • Demonstrated experience with driving growth through new product development and commercialization
  • Ability to build new capabilities and technology readiness to drive value and differentiation of the new product portfolio
  • Inclusive leadership experience of the global technical teams
  • Strong business acumen with ability to align to and execute technical strategies across both developed and developing markets

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Collaborative work atmosphere
  • Opportunity for creativity and innovation
  • Professional growth opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools
R&D strategyNPI operational effectivenessChange Management Projectscost down initiativesproduct developmentproduct engineeringcustomer insightsintellectual propertypressure sensitive adhesivesnew product development
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationself-driven leadershipinclusive leadershipcross-functional collaborationbusiness acumenability to influenceability to build capabilitiesability to drive growthability to align technical strategies
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeadvanced science or engineering degree