Vice President R&D, Chemistries & Supplies Division at Agilent Technologies in Wilmington, DE

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Job Description The Role Agilent Technologies is seeking an exceptional scientific and business leader to serve as Vice President, Research & Development, within the Chemistries and Supplies Division. This role will lead the global R&D organization and be accountable for the technology strategy, innovation portfolio, product-development organization, and technical leadership supporting Agilent’s liquid & gas chromatography columns, sample preparation and instrument supplies business franchise. The Vice President will define how Agilent translates advances in separation science, materials, surface chemistry, particle technology, manufacturing science, and analytical workflows into differentiated products that solve critical customer problems. The role will be accountable not only for scientific excellence, but also for the quality, speed, productivity, manufacturability, and commercial impact of the innovation pipeline. As a senior member of the Chemistries and Supplies Division leadership team, this individual will partner closely with business, marketing, commercial, operations, quality, regulatory, legal, and corporate technology leaders. The Vice President will help shape portfolio strategy, investment priorities, talent strategy, and long-range growth plans for one of Agilent’s most important recurring-revenue franchises. The successful candidate must be a highly credible scientific leader, with a proven track record of innovation in chromatography science, an experienced global leader, and a disciplined portfolio manager with a demonstrated ability to turn customer insight and technological opportunity into sustained bus iness growth. This role will report directly to the Vice President and General Manager, Chemistries and Supplies Division, with strong strategic alignment to Agilent’s Chief Technology Officer and regular engagement with senior leadership. Key Responsibilities The CSD Vice President of R&D will: Establish a multi-year innovation strategy and technology roadmaps for the portfolio. Own the quality, health, value, and execution of the new-product-development pipeline. Direct investment across breakthrough innovation, platform development, and product extensions. Ensure strong integration among research, product development, manufacturing science, applications, quality, and commercialization. Build the scientific capabilities, leadership capacity, organizational culture, and external networks required for long-term market leadership. Contribute actively to the strategy, operating priorities, and performance of the Chemistries and Supplies Division as a member of its senior leadership team. Translate divisional growth objectives into a focused and differentiated R&D strategy for the Chemistries and Supplies portfolio that delivers meaningful differentiation. Partner with business and functional leaders to assess market attractiveness, competitive differentiation, technical feasibility, investment requirements, risk, and expected financial return. Participate in annual operating planning, long-range strategic planning, portfolio reviews, capital allocation, workforce planning, and business-performance management. Communicate R&D priorities, progress, risks, and investment choices clearly to executive stakeholders. Balance the needs of the current business with the investments required to create future technology platforms and sources of growth. Bring an enterprise perspective to decisions, optimizing for Agilent and its customers rather than for an individual function, technology, site, or product line. Ensure that technology investments are linked to clearly defined customer needs, differentiated value propositions, and commercially attractive market opportunities and then ensure that customer insight is incorporated early and continuously throughout research, development, validation, and commercialization lifecycle. Build strong connections among R&D scientists, application experts, product managers, commerci