Director, Materials & Product Characterization

Company: Pall
Location: Port Washington
Posted on: April 27, 2025

Job Description:

Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation. As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Pall is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. About Pall Corporation: Pall is a leader in filtration, separation, and purification solutions, with annual revenue of approximately $1.6+B. The company provides products & solutions to meet the critical fluid management needs and help advance health, safety, and environmentally responsible technologies for a broad spectrum of customers globally spanning Energy+, Microelectronics, Food & Beverage and Aerospace. The company's engineered products enable process and product innovation, while minimizing emissions and waste.The role can be based in either Port Washington, New York or Cortland, New York. Cortland is in the Finger Lakes Region of NY, surrounded by mountains and lakes with a low cost of living. The city of Ithaca offers a vibrant atmosphere with shops, art galleries, community festivals and restaurants. Port Washington is located on Long Island, which is a suburb of New York City.Position Objective:Our new Director will lead the Materials and Product Characterization (MPC) team of the broader Metrology, Analysis and Applications group within the R&D department. This team currently consists of metrologists, computational fluid dynamists, engineering programmers / modelers / data analysts.Your Role:

• Lead the global MPC team in conducting research to push the state of the art in fluid flow, filtration, and metrology and to develop and execute standard test methods used for routine testing of filters and membranes developed for multiple industries inclusive of microelectronics, food/beverage, energy transition and aerospace
• Develop and maintain partnerships with customers or other external partners to enable strategic product demonstration (pilot) testing of "first to market" products.
• Design and execute product validation and FMEA test plans
• Serve as SMEs in filtration strategic markets, technologies, and applications.
• You will act as a domain specialist in resolving internal and external customer problems
• Participates in technical brainstorming sessions, as related to NPD projects, and contributes by utilizing fundamental understanding of physics.
• Interacts with global cross-functional members from R&D, Engineering, Technology Transfer, Scientific and Laboratory Services, Marketing and Manufacturing and find opportunities to bring the capabilities of MPC to optimize Pall products and processes.
• Innovates to develop new technologies for filtration and separation applications and measurement.
• Communicates clearly with team members, management, customers, suppliers, and other key stakeholders.
• Provide feedback and coaching to direct reports on all aspects of job performance, development, and succession planning.
• Fosters and exemplifies a culture of integrity, honesty, and inclusion within MPC and throughout the Pall community.
• Ability to travel 10% travel (both nationally and internationally).Minimum Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Chemistry, Aeronautical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering with a focus in materials analysis or analytical chemistry with at least 8 years of post-degree experience.
  • Prefer at least 5 years of people leadership experience in a scientific, engineering or product development matrixed organization.
  • Problem solving ability and excellent oral/written communication skills are required.
  • Prefer knowledge of Filter Design, Fluid dynamics, and Metrology.
  • Fluency with Design of Experiment (DOE) methods and statistical analysis
  • Working experience and knowledge with ANSYS (or like simulation) software tools.
  • US Citizenship or Resident Alien status required to support government programs and projects.
  • Must have the ability to travel 10%The salary range for this role is $160,000.00 - $185,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. For more information, visit . Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.The EEO posters are available here .We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at to request accommodation.

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