Service
Fractional Chief Innovation & R&D Officer
Calsoï provides an experienced innovation and R&D director a few days a month. A fractional, outsourced or part-time R&D leader, for companies that need senior leadership without a full-time hire.
Who it is for
For mid-sized companies, SMEs and deeptech startups that need to structure their R&D, de-risk their project portfolio or clear a technology hurdle, without hiring a full-time R&D director straight away. It also works as interim management, while you recruit and train the future in-house leader.
What it changes
You gain the experience of a group-level R&D director at a cost suited to your size. Depending on the need, the engagement takes the form of an operating partner alongside management, an outsourced R&D directorship over time, or a time-boxed interim role.
How an engagement works
- Assessment of the R&D and innovation function and of current projects
- A clear roadmap, tied to the company's strategy
- Leadership of teams, project portfolio and priorities
- Transfer of methods and upskilling of the in-house team
Why Jean-Christophe Simon
Thirty years leading R&D and innovation, at Groupe SEB, Thuasne, the joint Essilor-Nikon centre in Japan, L'Oréal and Kao. He has led R&D teams across several countries and brings every project back to the one question that matters: why will users actually adopt this product? More about his background.