Senior UV Coatings Chemist
BS-level Formulation / Compounding roles on Crosslinked list a median of $93k (49 that show pay).
Lead UV-curable coating formulation R&D from concept to scale-up and commercialization while mentoring a junior chemist.
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Why it is interesting. Technical leadership of UV coatings from concept through commercialization, including mentoring a junior chemist
Core polymer role:Lead development and optimization of UV-curable coating formulations; BS in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science; UV-curable coatings formulation experience
- Seniority
- Senior
- Work
- On-site
- Type
- Full-time
- Degree
- BS
- Experience
- 5+ yrs
- Industry
- Coatings
- Role
- Formulation / Compounding
Role details
Base salary $90,000-$140,000
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, PTO, 401k.
Exciting opportunity for an experienced UV Coatings Chemist to take on a technical leadership role at a state-of-the-art R&D facility! This position offers the opportunity to lead UV coatings innovation, drive new product development and commercialization, and mentor a junior Chemist while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Key Duties
- Lead development and optimization of UV-curable coating formulations.
- Serve as the technical expert for UV coatings technologies.
- Develop new formulations and improve existing products.
- Lead multiple R&D projects from concept through scale-up and commercialization.
- Establish technical direction and identify new materials and technologies.
- Manage and mentor one junior Chemist.
- Collaborate with Commercial, Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D teams.
- Support customer technical needs, troubleshooting, and manufacturing scale-up.
- Lead product development activities using Stage Gate processes.
Requirements
- BS in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field; MS/PhD preferred.
- 5+ years of industrial formulation experience, preferably in UV-curable coatings.
- Experience with waterborne UV, solvent-reduced UV, and/or 100% solids UV formulations.
- Demonstrated experience developing new formulations and modifying existing products.
- Experience leading technical projects through product development and commercialization.
- Previous people management, mentoring, or technical team leadership experience.
- Strong project management, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience with Stage Gate development, manufacturing scale-up, or customer technical support preferred.
- If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Tory Mack at [email protected]
JO: 10.21.26TM
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