R&D Culture Transformation Leader

This role leads Global R&D Culture Transformation and is responsible for redefining how the organization operates, makes decisions, and delivers outcomes. It focuses on embedding high-performance behaviors, accountability, and disciplined execution into the daily practices of the R&D organization rather than serving as a traditional HR or culture position.

Responsibilities include defining and executing the R&D Culture Transformation roadmap, standardizing global ways of working, improving execution speed and cross-functional alignment, and establishing accountability frameworks across leadership layers. The role also embeds accountability into performance management and governance.

The position connects daily decisions with patient outcomes and aligns transformation activity with FDA, CAPA, and broader quality priorities. It drives change through influence rather than formal authority, engages leadership and operational teams, designs culture metrics and feedback loops, and translates insights into actionable initiatives. The role partners with HR, R&D, and regional leadership to build alignment and adoption across the organization.

The scope is global, covering Japan, the US, and the EU, and involves operating in a complex matrix organization. The role is expected to influence behavior change, particularly among middle-management layers, and work directly with global senior leadership. Its intended outcomes include stronger execution discipline, accountability, decision quality, patient focus, quality, speed, and execution.

Required qualifications include proven experience in enterprise-level transformation or culture change, experience in R&D, engineering, or technical environments, strong influencing skills in matrix organizations, experience working with senior executives, and business fluency in English. Preferred qualifications include experience in regulated industries such as medical devices or pharmaceuticals, an organizational development or leadership development background, and global working experience.

The leadership profile calls for the ability to influence without authority, strong strategic and execution capabilities, the ability to drive behavior change at scale, stakeholder credibility, trust-building skills, and comfort working in ambiguity and complexity.

The stated working hours are 8:45 to 17:30 with a 45-minute break. The posting states that work may be performed at the global headquarters, satellite offices, or other designated locations, and that telework may be available under company rules. The role is based at the global headquarters.