Division Operations Leader, R&D

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

As the R&D Division Operations Leader, you will help translate strategy into disciplined execution across the function. Reporting to the Vice President of R&D, you will partner with R&D functional leaders, business leaders, Human Resources, Finance, Communications, and the Division PMO to align priorities, strengthen operating practices, guide organization evolution, and improve visibility to performance, resources, and risks.

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in science, engineering, business or operations (completed and verified prior to start)
• Five (5) years of commercialization, product development, program management, operations, or related experience, including experience with a stage-gate development process.
• Three (3) years of leadership or management experience in a cross-functional environment.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into priorities, operating plans, measures, and sustained execution.
• Strong business acumen and experience working across R&D, commercial, manufacturing, finance, and human resources organizations.
• Experience leading organizational change, operating-model improvement, or capability-building initiatives.
• Strong facilitation, communication, analytical, and executive-influence skills.
• Ability to work through ambiguity, frame trade-offs, resolve dependencies, and drive accountability without relying solely on direct authority.
• Experience developing KPIs, resource models, portfolio views, and decision-support materials for senior leaders.

• This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week in Maplewood, MN

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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