Agilent Technologies · 3 days ago
Associate Vice President, Enterprise Product Development
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$197K/yr - $370K/yr
10+ years expAgilent Technologies is seeking an Associate Vice President for Enterprise Product Development to lead the transformation and optimization of their R&D operating model. This role involves driving engineering excellence and establishing Centers of Excellence to enhance product lifecycle practices and R&D processes.
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Responsibilities
Accelerate the Product Lifecycle (PLC) across the organization by driving a single enterprise-wide best-practice system with standardized frameworks and governance
Lead training, coaching, and change management to ensure adoption across all business groups
Use KPIs and analytics to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement
Define and maintain enterprise-level engineering standards, tools, test methods, and design frameworks
Lead the Engineering Leadership Forum to drive alignment and best-practice sharing
Partner with product and technology leaders to strengthen technical rigor and innovation culture
Manage and modernize the end-to-end digital development tool chain and ensure enterprise interoperability
Evaluate, deploy, and integrate common tools that enhance productivity and process efficiency
Provide training and best-practice guidance to ensure consistent, effective tool usage
Build and lead Centers of Excellence (COEs) to provide shared engineering capabilities and support modular, reusable design
Establish common design hubs to enable scalable, high-quality engineering support
Promote reuse, modularity, and platform consistency across business groups
Lead operational partnerships with external design firms and internal development collaborators
Define engagement models and governance for strategic engineering and design partners
Ensure seamless integration of partner deliverables into PLC processes and R&D workflows
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's Degree (Engineering or related technical field preferred), or equivalent experience
Minimum of 10 years of increasing managerial responsibility, including leadership of directors, managers, and senior technical contributors
Broad knowledge of R&D operations, engineering practices, product development processes, and digital tool ecosystems
Demonstrated experience integrating and leading multiple complex functions such as engineering, systems development, PLC management, tooling, or shared service organizations
Proven ability to develop and oversee program, organizational, and transformational strategies
Strong track record of implementing enterprise-scale process frameworks, engineering standards, or development toolchains
Experience building organizational capability through coaching, training, governance, and continuous improvement
Demonstrated success in cross-functional collaboration, influencing senior leaders, and driving alignment across diverse business groups
Experience managing external partnerships and integrating third-party development resources into internal processes
Benefits
Bonus
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Benefits
Company
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies addresses the scientific and laboratory management needs of analytical scientists and clinical researchers.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2019-09-05Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1999-11-26IPO
Leadership Team
Mike McMullen
CEO and President
Padraig McDonnell
President and CEO
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