The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Sustainable Natural Rubber Lead
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, United States, 44329
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Leads supply sustainability and business continuity efforts for natural rubber through strategic partnerships, innovation, and technical integration of alternative materials. Manages a diverse portfolio of natural rubber technologies across varying timelines, driving process implementation and cross-functional collaboration. Serves as technical lead in sustainable rubber initiatives, leveraging deep polymer expertise to guide strategy and product development. Responsibilities
Identify natural rubber alternative concepts and suitable partners to collaborate. Develop roust portfolio and recommend strategy with best options and priority to invest. Serve as the principal investigator of the current sustainable natural rubber projects. Lead additional natural rubber alternative projects and collaborate with external and internal team members to develop and release the technologies. Work with Goodyear government relations and/or external consultant to leverage relevant government grants. Support the submission of concept paper and grant proposals with Goodyear sustainability grant specialist, technical subject matter experts and external collaborators. Manage government grant projects when granted with regular updates and adhere to grant guidelines and reporting to government agencies with our external collaborators. Collaborate with global cross-functional experts and material councils. Responsible for internal and external stakeholder communication and updates. Maintain and communicate technology and competitive intelligence and patent landscape. Publish time relevant White Papers accordingly. Drive IP position through patent / trade secret applications. What We’re Looking For
Bachelor\'s degree in Material Science or Chemical Engineering related discipline required. Expert in both technical depth and breadth for natural rubber grades, their usage and applications in compound technologies across product lines and the performance tradeoffs, structure property relationships, and manufacturing impact. Ability to develop hypothesis and construct rapid learning design studies for critical proof-of-concept. Strong technical leadership and communication skills – demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, gain acceptance, input and alignment, and manage internal and external stakeholders. Experience in technical principal investigator and managing technical projects. What Will Set You Apart
Masters, or PhD desired. Knowledge in agriculture science and engineering and/or working experience on Dandelion or Guayule rubber is an asset. Experience in managing open innovation is an asset. About Goodyear
Goodyear is one of the world\'s largest tire companies. It employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to Goodyear.com. If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500. Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
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Sustainable Natural Rubber Lead
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Leads supply sustainability and business continuity efforts for natural rubber through strategic partnerships, innovation, and technical integration of alternative materials. Manages a diverse portfolio of natural rubber technologies across varying timelines, driving process implementation and cross-functional collaboration. Serves as technical lead in sustainable rubber initiatives, leveraging deep polymer expertise to guide strategy and product development. Responsibilities
Identify natural rubber alternative concepts and suitable partners to collaborate. Develop roust portfolio and recommend strategy with best options and priority to invest. Serve as the principal investigator of the current sustainable natural rubber projects. Lead additional natural rubber alternative projects and collaborate with external and internal team members to develop and release the technologies. Work with Goodyear government relations and/or external consultant to leverage relevant government grants. Support the submission of concept paper and grant proposals with Goodyear sustainability grant specialist, technical subject matter experts and external collaborators. Manage government grant projects when granted with regular updates and adhere to grant guidelines and reporting to government agencies with our external collaborators. Collaborate with global cross-functional experts and material councils. Responsible for internal and external stakeholder communication and updates. Maintain and communicate technology and competitive intelligence and patent landscape. Publish time relevant White Papers accordingly. Drive IP position through patent / trade secret applications. What We’re Looking For
Bachelor\'s degree in Material Science or Chemical Engineering related discipline required. Expert in both technical depth and breadth for natural rubber grades, their usage and applications in compound technologies across product lines and the performance tradeoffs, structure property relationships, and manufacturing impact. Ability to develop hypothesis and construct rapid learning design studies for critical proof-of-concept. Strong technical leadership and communication skills – demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, gain acceptance, input and alignment, and manage internal and external stakeholders. Experience in technical principal investigator and managing technical projects. What Will Set You Apart
Masters, or PhD desired. Knowledge in agriculture science and engineering and/or working experience on Dandelion or Guayule rubber is an asset. Experience in managing open innovation is an asset. About Goodyear
Goodyear is one of the world\'s largest tire companies. It employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to Goodyear.com. If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500. Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Other Industries
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
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