About this role
- Markets Research Leader, Research & Innovation (R&I) At AFA, innovation is at the heart of everything we do. As a research leader within our Research & Innovation (R&I) team, you will be the science and innovation instigator, by mentoring and driving researchers into adopting a scientific approach to projects, aiming to bring novelty into dispensing systems through different prisms such as technology, sustainability, user experience, business insight, etc. You will have a double role to play as leading a team currently with 3 researchers but also in generating, exploring and implementing by yourself new ideas targeting feasible, functional, sustainable, desirable and viable solutions. In this role, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team with researchers, mechanical and quality engineers, a designer and a product manager. You will also collaborate with outer partners, such as research labs, experts, technology suppliers. You will report directly to the Research & Innovation Director and operate as part of AFA's global R&I organization, bridging creativity into science and science into technology. Key responsibilities As a team leader: - Lead researchers through a scientific approach to innovation, with mentorship on research activities and tools, experimentation protocol definition, partnership development. - Implementation of training and any necessary means allowing the team to work on a 360 product mindset, by reviewing patents, scientific content, business reviews, market insights and user experience. - In collaboration with the team, identify research topics for future projects, based on scientific, technical, UX insights gathered through fundamental research that are responding to at least one of R&I strategic pillars. - Research projects relevancy and prioritization: in collaboration with R&I stakeholders but also with our project manager, ensure that all projects are aligned with the teams' goals for R&I short/m...