R&D Manager

2 days ago

Haifa, Haifa, Israel ICL Group Full time ₪120,000 - ₪180,000 per year

We're hiring an experienced R&D leader to turn breakthrough chemistry into real products. In this role, you'll play a central part in building a new technology platform inside a large, stable company, partnering across R&D, Operations, QA, and Sales to move from concept to launch. You'll drive research, shape strategy, and work directly with international customers to prove value and scale.
You'll join a small agile team and play a pivotal role in building a new growth engine for ICL.


What will your responsibilities be?
- Set the R&D plan. Translate the business unit strategy into a focused research & development roadmap with clear priorities, success criteria, and timelines
- Develop market-driven formulations. Lead formulation work that answers real needs across target segments, balancing performance, cost, and readiness for scale
- Lead microbiology research. Guide an internal microbiology stream and external labs to design relevant models, validate hypotheses, and generate reliable, validated efficacy data
- Run co-development with global customers. Frame use cases, design joint pilots/POCs, and convert results into adoption and repeat business
- Build team capability. Lead cross-functional teams in Chemistry and Microbiology, overseeing method development, work plan execution, and adherence to timelines. Ensure delivery against defined KPIs through strategic planning and operational oversight
- Align the leadership team. Be an active, trusted partner to the core leadership team. Consult, flag risks early, offer options and recommendations, and keep momentum against the plan
- Location: Haifa. Once/twice a week in Rehovot area
- Travel: Occasional to customers/tollers (domestic & international)


What are we looking for?
- Ph.D./MSc in Chemistry
- 6–9 years in applied organic chemistry and product formulations 
- +7 years' experience in applied organic chemistry and product formulations, preferably in Detergents / Personal Care / Cosmetics
- Ability to set an R&D plan aligned with the BU strategy and translate it into clear priorities and timelines
- Experience leading a small team, including a Senior Microbiologist, chemistry lab staff and external labs (microbiology & chemistry)
- Experience with tech transfer to toll manufacturers and customer-facing technical engagement
- Comfortable engaging multinational customers for pilots/POCs and turning results into clear recommendations
- SDS/TDS authoring: hands-on experience writing clear, accurate SDS and TDS, and aligning with Regulatory Affairs on claims and labeling 
- Regulatory interfaces: Experience working with regulators (EPA/BPR), plus familiarity with REACH and TSCA
- Fluent English 
- Proactive, self-driven, high ownership; effective in a fast, applied R&D environment and in multidisciplinary teams


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