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Lead, Digital Product Manager- R&D

Entegris · Aurora, IL · $125,500–$157,500 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 6, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you owned a product from development through adoption. How did you measure success?

What they are checking: Whether they own outcomes like adoption and value, not just delivery of features.

Describe how you've managed work with external technology partners or vendors.

What they are checking: Whether they can hold partners accountable and coordinate delivery across organizations.

Tell me about a time a delivery plan slipped because of an integration issue. How did you manage it?

What they are checking: Whether they can handle complex technical dependencies and communicate slips honestly.

What would you do

Scientists aren't using a tool your team just deployed. What would you do?

What they are checking: Whether they investigate the real barriers and adjust the product or rollout instead of blaming users.

How would you show the business value of an R&D digital platform to leaders who see it as a cost?

What they are checking: Whether they can connect platform features to measurable outcomes like faster experiments or fewer repeats.

How do you keep IT, R&D users, and digital leaders aligned on what the platform should do next?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage stakeholders with different goals and keep a shared direction.

What would you want to learn about Materials Division R&D in your first month?

What they are checking: Whether they would invest time in understanding users and science before setting product direction.

About the work

How would you gather requirements from scientists and engineers for the Enterprise Digital Innovation Platform when they have very different workflows?

What they are checking: Whether they can understand scientific workflows deeply enough to find common needs and real priorities.

How do you prioritize a roadmap when data, AI, modeling, and integration teams all have competing needs?

What they are checking: Whether they can make clear tradeoffs across workstreams based on business value and dependencies.

What do you see as the main risks when bringing AI and modeling into scientific R&D?

What they are checking: Whether they understand data quality, trust, and validation concerns specific to scientific work.

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The full job description

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Job Title: Lead, Digital Product Manager- R&D Job Description: Here at Entegris, we use advanced science to enable technologies that transform the world, and we are seeking employees who have the drive to continue that mission. The Role: We are seeking a highly capable Lead, Digital Product Manager- R&D to join our Digital Innovation team in the Technology & Innovation organization within our Materials Solutions (MS) business. This role will own the successful development, deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Digital Innovation Platform (EDIP) and related scientific software solutions across Materials Division R&D. You will translate the needs of scientists, engineers, digital leaders, and business stakeholders into clear product requirements, prioritized roadmaps, and coordinated delivery plans. Working closely with IT, external technology partners, R&D users, and cross-functional digital teams, you will ensure EDIP and related digital solutions are designed, tested, deployed, adopted, and improved in ways that deliver measurable business value. The ideal candidate brings strong product ownership, scientific workflow understanding, stakeholder management, and execution discipline, with the ability to coordinate complex workstreams across data, AI, modeling, applications, integration, and user experience. What You’ll Do: • Own the EDIP and scientific software product roadmap in partnership with R&D leadership, IT, digital teams, and business stakeholders. • Lead end-to-end coordination of EDIP development, deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement activities across Materials Division R&D. • Gather and translate business requirements from scientists, engineers, digital stewards, and leadership teams into clear product capabilities, user stories, priorities, and acceptance criteria. • Partner with IT to define requirements, prioritize features, manage delivery roadmaps, and ensure alignment between business needs and technical execution. • Coordinate execution across multiple workstreams, including data, AI, modeling, applications, integration, user experience, training, adoption, and value realization. • Work with external technology partners to define, evaluate, implement, and continuously improve platform and scientific software capabilities. • Manage product testing, pilot programs, user acceptance testing, feedback loops, release readiness, and post-deployment improvement actions. • Develop and maintain stakeholder communication, product governance, decision forums, and alignment routines to support transparent prioritization and execution. • Track project execution, risks, dependencies, adoption, user satisfaction, and value realization metrics to support disciplined delivery and measurable business impact. • Partner with change management, training, and digital steward communities to drive adoption of EDIP and related digital solutions across R&D teams. • Promote a values-driven culture centered on People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence, with a strong commitment to compliance, collaboration, customer focus, and continuous improvement. What We Seek: • Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, computer science, information systems, product management, or a related field; advanced degree preferred. • 5+ years of experience in product management, digital transformation, scientific software delivery, R&D systems, technical program management, or related roles. • Experience translating business and user needs into product requirements, roadmaps, user stories, priorities, and delivery plans. • Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional execution across business stakeholders, IT, external partners, and technical teams. • Working knowledge of R&D workflows, scientific data, AI/ML-enabled applications, modeling platforms, laboratory systems, or scientific software environments. • Experience managing pilots, user acceptance testing, release readiness, feedback loops, adoption planning, and post-launch improvement activities. • Strong project execution skills, including the ability to manage risks, dependencies, timelines, scope, stakeholder alignment, and value realization metrics. • Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills with the ability to engage scientists, engineers, IT teams, business leaders, and external partners. Outstanding Candidates Will Have: • Experience in semiconductor materials, specialty chemicals, advanced materials, manufacturing, or industrial R&D environments. • Experience with enterprise digital platforms, scientific workflow tools, data platforms, AI/ML applications, modeling and simulation software, or laboratory digital systems. • Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments with product owners, solution architects, developers, data teams, and user communities. • Experience managing external technology partners, vendor evaluations, statements of work, product backlogs, or platform implementation programs. • Demonstrated success driving adoption of digital tools and measuring product value, utilization, user satisfaction, productivity improvement, or business impact. What We Offer: Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you’re looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals. • Compensation: $125,500.00-$157,500.00 a year range with actual pay dependent on candidate overall skills for the role • Annual bonus eligible • Progressive paid time off policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge • Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match with no delayed vesting • Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs • Education assistance to support your learning journey • A values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence • Company anticipates the application window closing approximately 5 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require Company to shorten or extend the application window Entegris does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need Entegris immigration sponsorship (e.g., H1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) now or in the future. At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status.

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