Director for Research & Development
Novacura is recruiting a dynamic and result-oriented Director for Research & Development
Job description
The Director for Research & Development is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing and guiding the organization’s research and development activities. This position requires a visionary and strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and a proven track record of successful innovation. The Director of R&D will collaborate with cross functional teams to drive the development of new products, technologies and solutions, ensuring alignment with the company's overall goals and objectives.
Responsibilities
Results-Oriented Approach: Drive a results-oriented approach to R&D, setting challenging goals and empowering team members to take ownership of their work and deliver impactful results. Take ownership of the planning, execution, and completion of R&D projects within established timelines and budgets. Develop and manage the R&D budget, ensuring cost-efficient and optimal resource allocation for maximum productivity and innovation. Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of R&D initiatives.
Customer Focus: Instill a customer-centric mindset within the R&D team, ensuring that product development efforts are driven by a deep understanding of customer needs and preferences.
Recruitment and Talent Acquisition: Lead efforts to attract and recruit new local talents to the R&D team, collaborating with HR and hiring managers to identify talent needs, develop recruitment strategies, and participate in candidate evaluation and selection processes.
Technical Excellence: Provide strategic direction and technical oversight to our R&D team, ensuring alignment with company goals and industry best practices in software engineering. Demonstrate deep expertise and proficiency in software engineering principles, methodologies, and technologies. Forge strong partnerships with senior software architects based on mutual respect, trust, and collaboration, leveraging their expertise and insights to drive innovation and achieve shared goals. Experience in development of SaaS solutions in Microsoft Azure is meritorious.
Inspiring Leadership: Inspire and motivate the staff through your passion, enthusiasm, and commitment to excellence, fostering a sense of purpose and pride in their work. Lead the R&D team with a collaborative and inclusive leadership style, empowering team members to contribute their ideas and expertise while fostering a sense of belonging and teamwork.
Mentorship and Guidance: Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to employees, empowering them to grow and excel in their roles while fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
Your skills and attributes
- BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar field. Advanced degree preferred.
- Proficiency in business English.
- Proven experience in leading successful R&D teams and delivering innovative products.
- Strong project management skills with a track record of meeting deadlines and budgets.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strategic thinker with a forward-looking approach to technology and market trends.
- 6 years of experience in a senior leadership role within a research and development environment.
What we offer
We strongly believe in working with individuals who are passionate about what they do. When you have the opportunity to excel in what you do best, the results will be extraordinary.
We offer you a global development role in an innovative and fast-growing company at the forefront of technology, where you can deliver tangible value to our customers. We provide competitive benefits, compensation based on competence and performance, and the chance to collaborate with highly talented Novacurians who make exceptional colleagues.
How to apply
If you believe we're a good match, don't hesitate to apply today! Our selection process is ongoing, so seize this opportunity. For inquiries regarding the recruitment process, please reach out to Elin Mankert, Global Talent Acquisition Specialist, at elin@mankertagency.se. For questions regarding the position, please contact Johan Melander, CEO, at johan.melander@novacura.com.
About Novacura
At Novacura we are passionate about solutions that enable our customers to work smarter and faster in their businesses. We work with several business systems and our own unique product Novacura Flow. We are a global organization with close cooperation between our offices in different countries and we have high ambitions to continue to develop and grow in all our markets.
Göteborg
What can Novacura offer you?
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Personal development
To achieve greatness, we will constantly challenge you to step out of your comfort zone, and we will expect the same from you. -
Positive environment
Only our combined strengths will help us reach our goals. We value passion and we expect everyone to contribute with their thoughts and ideas, to be able to constantly create better products and customer relationships. -
Work-life balance
We believe high performing people need balance in their lives. We offer a challenging working environment but we also think that health and good work-life balance are important. -
Freedom AND responsibility
We are a flat organization and we move quickly. You will have freedom to get the job done in the way you think is best. We will therefore hold you responsible for the results you produce – and we want you to do the same with us.
The Novacura culture
At Novacura, we strive to be courageous, to constantly try new things to improve all aspects of the company. We strongly feel that it is better to try and fail than to never try at all. Hence, we encourage new ideas and initiatives and we believe that a great company is built by passionate people - people that are allowed to pursue what they love. And most important, we work together because we like each other.
The Novacura Core Values
At Novacura, we are open minded, brave, professional - and we care!
About Novacura
Novacura is a human-centric IT-company using services and software to streamline and simplify our customers’ business-critical processes and ERP platforms. We’re passionate about creating solutions that enable our customers to work smarter and faster in their businesses.
Novacura is privately held and has offices in ten countries including Sweden, Germany, Poland, Sri Lanka, Norway and the USA. We have appx. 180 experienced employees and are headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.
We strongly believe in working with individuals who love what they do, and we aim to create an environment where our employees feel both confident and comfortable. We believe that when you get the space to do what you do best, the result will be something out of the ordinary.
Director for Research & Development
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