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How much do director process development jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 28, 2026, the average yearly pay for director process development in the United States is $82,598.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $55,000.00 and $97,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Director Process Development vs Process Engineer?

AspectDirector Process DevelopmentProcess Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's/Master's in Engineering or related field, often with leadership experienceBachelor's or Master's in Engineering or related field
Work EnvironmentStrategic planning, team leadership, cross-department collaborationHands-on process design, optimization, and troubleshooting
Industry UsageCommonly used in biotech, pharma, and manufacturing industriesUsed across similar industries for process development and improvement

The main difference is that the Director Process Development oversees strategic process initiatives and manages teams, while the Process Engineer focuses on executing process improvements and technical tasks. The director role involves higher-level planning and leadership, whereas the engineer role is more hands-on and technical.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Director of Process Development, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Director of Process Development, you need deep expertise in process engineering, project management, and a strong background in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field, often supported by an advanced degree. Familiarity with process modeling software, statistical analysis tools, and industry-specific quality standards such as GMP or Six Sigma certifications is typically required. Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and cross-functional communication skills set top performers apart in this role. These abilities are essential for driving efficient process innovation, ensuring regulatory compliance, and leading teams toward operational excellence.

How does a Director of Process Development typically collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive project success?

As a Director of Process Development, you will regularly work alongside R&D, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, and Regulatory Affairs teams to ensure new processes are scalable, compliant, and align with business goals. This collaboration often involves leading cross-departmental meetings, aligning on project milestones, and troubleshooting process bottlenecks together. Strong communication and leadership skills are crucial, as you’ll be responsible for integrating feedback, managing diverse perspectives, and ensuring that project deliverables are met on time and within budget.

What does a Director of Process Development do?

A Director of Process Development is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization of processes within an organization, typically in manufacturing, biotech, or pharmaceutical industries. They lead teams to develop efficient, cost-effective, and scalable processes for producing products or delivering services. This role often involves coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The Director also collaborates with R&D, quality, and production departments to bring new products from concept to commercial scale.
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Infographic showing various Director Process Development job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 94% Full Time, 3% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 6% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $82,598 per year, or $39.7 per hour.

Process Development Engineer

Novelis Bay Minette Manufacturing Facility

Bay Minette, AL

Full-time

Medical, Life

Posted 7 days ago

Job description

Position Overview

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

The Novelis Bay Minette, AL team is seeking Process Development Engineer to work in the Bay Minette facility. The Process Development Engineer will develop and implement new products and processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs within Bay Minette aluminum sheet plant. In this task the Process Development Engineer supports, guides and is advised by Bay Minette Manufacturing, Novelis Commercial / Technical Support Teams, Novelis Labs and the aluminum sheet customers to ensure all products meet the customer's requirements and that new and existing products integrate well within the Bay Minette manufacturing system. The Process Development Engineer provides a high degree of responsiveness to customer product issues and opportunities, presenting a positive, effective face for Novelis Bay Minette in the marketplace. The Process Development Engineer expands the boundaries of the current limits of the aluminum sheet marketplace, contributing to new opportunities and the identification or formation of new desirable markets for Bay Minette products.

Responsibilities

  • Actively support Novelis core initiatives around Environment, Health, Safety and Quality.
  • Development, introduction and validation of new products and processes in the aluminum sheet marketplace for the Bay Minette manufacturing system.
  • This key function involves forming close and supportive working relationships with the entire internal Bay Minette manufacturing team, the external Novelis commercial, technical service, laboratory teams and the customers, to transition new products from development to full scale manufacturing.
  • Development of aluminum sheet product lines to improve either their internal performance to Bay Minette or their external performance at the customer.
  • Active coordination, prioritization and support of the metallographic laboratory's analysis and assessment of defective materials.
  • Lead and/or participate in problem solving activities directed at resolving issues with products and/or processes in the aluminum sheet marketplace. Bring specialized skills to such inquiries including metallographic, statistical and customer process knowledge.
  • Support the development and improvement of product masters used to manufacture products out of Bay Minette.
  • Promptly and effectively respond to customer, commercial team, technical service team or internal teams enquires on the sites' current product manufacturing / quality capabilities, product manufacturing histories or on issues potentially linked to Bay Minette produced metal.
  • Provide quality incident support at customer locations or the Bay Minette side.
  • Maintain and effectively communicate critical metrics and customer information within the Technical group and to a broader Bay Minette/Novelis audience.

Minimum qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, or other related fields.
  • Minimum 3 years experience in relevant aluminum fabrication.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Able to resolve problems efficiently.
  • A demonstrated ability to perform basic metallographic assessments of defects.
  • Effectively use statistics and/or statistical process control.
  • A proven track record to effectively lead and manage projects involving multiple people at multiple locations with potentially multiple cultures involved.
  • Work remotely from their base location with minimal external direction.
  • A demonstrated high level of personal initiative.

Preferred qualifications

  • Strong metallurgical and/or aluminum background.

What We Offer:

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:

  • Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
  • Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
  • Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
  • Diabetes Management Program
  • Pet insurance
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • PerkSpot Discount Program
  • Tuition assistance and career development programs
Location Profile

Novelis' newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high-paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kind. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

Disclaimer

We encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers - Novelis

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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