Aerosol Coatings Chemist

Role details

This is a new position for an early career Chemist who’s been doing some aerosol formulations work. Will be developing new paints and coatings in aerosol formulations and being involved in the scale up and manufacturing process.

As our

R&D Scientist

you will innovate, scale up, and commercialize existing and new cost-effective quality technology by contributing technical expertise to the corporate planning process, quickly responding to market opportunities, and defending the corporation against competitive threats.

Technology Competency

The R&D Scientist candidate will demonstrate and apply the following skills to their work.

• Strong understanding of Scientific Methodology, Hypothesis driven research and problem-solving capability using experimental design, data analysis and documentation.
• Coating Chemistries: alkyd, acrylic, epoxy, urethane, phenolic, polyaspartics and siloxanes etc.
• Coating Formulation Science: Lead the design, development, and optimization of aerosol coating formulations, including paints, sprays, and specialty coatings for various consumer applications both solvent borne and waterborne.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of aerosol technology, including propellant systems, valve systems, and spray mechanisms, to develop high-performance products.
• Analytical science and material science with an emphasis on structure-property relationship.

Technical Leadership

• Ability to develop and implement project plans and timelines while managing multiple high-level projects. Measuring progress and providing updates in alignment with marketing.
• Demonstrated capability of becoming a vocal and influential voice in project planning and deliverables together in collaboration with a cross functional team.
• Ability to make strategic decisions (technical and staff utilization) and influence leaders and scientists to execute those initiatives while managing business strategy and value creation.
• Outstanding technical skills, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills. The R&D Scientist must demonstrate and apply the following skills.
• Drive product innovation by researching and integrating new raw materials, technologies, and methodologies into aerosol formulations to enhance performance, durability, and user experience.
• Proven track record of identifying, researching and prototyping innovative ideas.
• Address and resolve complex formulation and application challenges, including issues related to stability, compatibility, and application efficacy.
• Continuous learning and intimate awareness of open literature and competitive landscape.
• The R&D Scientist works to assist in the allocation of resources towards initiatives by working with the leadership team to identify long term platform strategies.
• The R&D Scientist demonstrates the ability to have influence in decision making and a demonstrated ability to communicate with project stakeholders and cross-functional teams, leadership and the external scientific community.

Organizational Leadership

The R&D Scientist should exhibit the following attributes:

• Agility to respond to emerging business needs with strong management of change skills.
• Builds strong partnerships internally within R&D, internal functions (marketing, manufacturing, sourcing, etc.) and externally (vendors, customers, etc.).
• Manage high stakes and challenging situations with all levels of the organization.
• Assess the organizational processes and develop new processes to improve efficiency and quality.
• Demonstrate strong career ambition - potential to become a top leader.
• Strong business acumen.

Salary

$75,000 - $100,000 + Bonus

Benefits

All insurance options, 401K, Pension Plan, Vacation Time, and more!

Technical Experience and Education

• Looking for early career aerosol paint formulation chemist.
• Prefer BS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials, or other equivalent scientific field required. MS or PhD strongly preferred, 3-15 years of aerosol formulations experience in paint and coatings from bench to commercial scale.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Attentive listener to understand what people are saying and understanding their finer points.
• Key attributes are strong business mind, customer focused, multi-task ability, a “can do” attitude and a successful track record measured by a high level of product commercialization rates.
• If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at [email protected].

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