Senior Director, R&D Shared Services

Position Summary

The Senior Director, R&D Shared Services is responsible for the strategy, performance, and continued development of Integra LifeSciences' Packaging Development, Analytical Laboratories, Biocompatibility, and Preclinical Sciences organizations. As a member of the R&D Leadership Team, this role provides the technical, scientific, and operational capabilities that enable successful execution of Innovation, New Product Development (NPD), and Lifecycle Management (LCM) portfolios. The Senior Director builds a high-performing organization with the talent, expertise, infrastructure, and operating discipline required to accelerate innovation, support regulatory and quality excellence, and drive sustainable business growth.

Principal Responsibilities

Enterprise Leadership

• Define and execute the strategy, operating model, and roadmap for R&D Shared Services.
• Lead enterprise capabilities across Packaging Development, Analytical Laboratories, Biocompatibility, and Preclinical Sciences, including strategic oversight of Packaging Development through the Director of Packaging.
• Align organizational capabilities, capacity, technologies, and investments with portfolio priorities and business objectives.
• Drive operational excellence, scalability, continuous improvement, and measurable business performance.
• Establish meaningful metrics to monitor service delivery, organizational effectiveness, and business impact.

Portfolio & Technical Enablement

• Enable successful execution of Innovation, NPD, and LCM portfolios through strong technical, scientific, and operational leadership.
• Ensure technical, scientific, quality, regulatory, and clinical requirements are effectively integrated throughout the product lifecycle.
• Align functional strategies, scientific platforms, laboratory capabilities, and technical roadmaps with current and future portfolio needs.
• Strengthen capabilities, infrastructure, technologies, and external partnerships to improve execution, quality, and speed.
• Provide leadership for product development, regulatory submissions, lifecycle management, and commercialization activities.

Talent & Organizational Development

• Attract, develop, engage, and retain top scientific, engineering, technical, and functional leadership talent across all four organizations.
• Build strong leadership teams, succession pipelines, and workforce strategies that support long-term business and portfolio needs.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
• Optimize the deployment of people, laboratories, technologies, and external resources to maximize organizational performance.
• Partner across R&D, Program Management, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Medical Affairs, Operations, Commercial, Finance, and Human Resources to enable portfolio success.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, or a related field; PhD preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in medical devices, life sciences, or another regulated industry.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary technical and scientific organizations.
• Strong understanding of product development, packaging, analytical testing, biocompatibility, preclinical research, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to build high-performing teams, develop leaders, and drive organizational transformation.
• Strong strategic, operational, and business leadership skills, with the ability to influence across functions and executive leadership levels.

Leadership Profile

The successful candidate is a strategic and people-focused leader with a track record of building world-class technical organizations and developing exceptional talent. This leader balances scientific rigor, operational excellence, and business impact while creating an environment where innovation and high performance thrive.