Sr Scientist I

Position Title: Sr Scientist I

Location: Shirwal


Position Overview

Senior Scientist I leads R&D projects that generate new products, process or method concepts leveraging the Stage-Gate process discipline to meet market and business needs & reports to an R&D manager.

In this position the ability to collaborate and communicate across disciplines, functions and regions is highly valued. Senior Scientist I coaches, mentors and guides research of technical colleagues.


 

Primary Responsibilities

• Planning and leading large-scale research and development projects, using project management discipline, design of experiment (DOE) methodologies and statistical analysis to draw conclusions and present solutions based on understanding of structure-property-performance relationships.
• Generating new product, process or method concepts within an area of specialty.
• Meeting research goals within time and budget constraints.
• Providing technical leadership of projects through the Stage-Gate process.
• Preparing and presenting reports to customers and business leaders.
• Participating in global or cross-functional project teams, collaborating across functional and regional boundaries.
• Coaching and mentoring others in the lab.
• Supporting operations to facilitate scale-up and efficient production of developed technologies.
• Fulfilling responsibilities as required by the Quality System for the site/business unit.
• Working in a safe and efficient manner.
• A Senior Scientist I has a deep understanding of markets and applications, enabling the scientist to proactively identify new opportunities and gain buy-in from senior leadership to create projects or initiatives


 

Minimum Requirement

•Bachelor's degree in chemistry/chemical engineering/Materials Science/Polymer Science and 5 years of professional industry experience; prefer chemical industry experience
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•Master's degree in chemistry/chemical engineering/Materials Science/Polymer Science and 3 years of professional industry experience; prefer chemical industry experience
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•PhD in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Materials Science/Polymer Science