Director, Research & Development — (AdvEn Inc.)

About AdvEn

AdvEn is a clean-technology company operating in global markets at the intersection of advanced materials and proprietary processes in the energy storage space specifically focused on supplying supercapacitor manufacturers.

As the company moves through commercialization and scale, disciplined execution, strong governance, and decision-ready insight are critical to long-term success.

Learn more at https : / / adveninc.com

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Director, Research & Development to provide senior technical leadership across AdvEn’s advanced materials and proprietary processes.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role suited to someone who combines deep technical expertise with the judgment to operate effectively in a development-stage, technology-driven business.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the Director, Research & Development is accountable for the integrity, repeatability, and decision-readiness of AdvEn’s research and development outputs.

The role exists to ensure that experimental results, technical data, and specifications are suitable for internal decision-making, customer qualification, and disciplined scale-up, while managing the technical and execution risks inherent in development-stage technologies.

The Director, Research & Development will guide the company through its growth phase by establishing rigorous experimental discipline, governed specifications, and defensible technical data as organizational complexity increases.

Key Responsibilities

Scientific Leadership and Experimental Discipline

• Lead the activated carbon research and development program to establish clear cause-and-effect relationships between process inputs, operating conditions, and resulting material properties.
• Design and enforce rigorous experimental methodologies emphasizing repeatability, traceability, and statistical validity.
• Translate laboratory and pilot-scale findings into controlled, scalable processes suitable for early production environments.
• Act as the internal technical authority on activated carbon material science and process behavior during the development-to-commercialization transition.

Specifications, Data, and Technical Governance

Technology Readiness and Scale-Up Support

Cross-Functional and External Collaboration

What We’re Looking For

Required

Essential Capabilities

What Success Looks Like (12–24 Months)

Location and Work Model

This role is primarily office-based, with flexibility as appropriate.

AdvEn’s current production operations are located in Nisku, Alberta, and on-site presence is required, with some flexibility.

Additional effort during close, audit, and reporting cycles should be expected.

Recruitment Process

Blue Monarch Management is pleased to support AdvEn with recruitment for this role. AdvEn is the employer of record, and all employment decisions will be made by AdvEn. Applications are being managed through Blue Monarch Management’s recruitment platform as part of an HR managed services engagement.

How to Apply

If this role aligns with your skills, qualifications, education, and desired career path, we would like to hear from you.

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