Coatings Applications Scientist

Coatings Applications Scientist

Bring your broad paint and coatings formulation skills to this brand-new innovation center and help set up and lead coatings applications R&D for General Industrial, Marine and Protective, structural/civil engineering coatings, and even solar reflection (cool roof) coatings. This position will enable you to apply their technology to a variety of coating systems and then test performance! Direct lab techs and grow with this company!

The successful candidate will have the following key accountabilities:

Lead the design, installation, commissioning, and on-going maintenance of the coatings laboratory to support coatings formulation application.

Conduct the coatings laboratory projects supporting new products. development and commercial growth. Develop technical value propositions. Translate voice of customers (VOC) into key performance attributes. Design and conduct experiments to demonstrate and quantify functional and performance benefits using customer language.

Interface with the technology platform, corporate analytical laboratory, and pilot staff to ensure seamless technology transfer and scale-up.

Support coatings technical product commercialization, assisting in the creation of technical data sheets, brochures, and new product launch packages.

Support within a cross-functional team to develop IP strategy in the coatings space. Conduct annual coatings IP landscape study, stay up to date to competitive IP.

Coordinate comparative testing & evaluation of competitive products in the coatings markets.

Supervise lab technicians.

Provide training and technical assistance to Sales, Operations, Marketing and other company affiliated employees involved in supplying and servicing the coatings markets. Serve as a resource for customer problem resolving and technical support.

Represent the organization in forums and conferences within specific areas of application expertise.

**If youâ d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at .

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Salary

$120,000 - $155,000

Benefits

Excellent Healthcare Benefits â medical, vision, dental

401K with company matching

Unlimited Vacation & Paid Holidays

Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances

Employee Assistance Program

Technical Qualifications:

Bachelorâ s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering with 10 yearsâ experience in the relevant industry, or Master / Ph.D. degree with 5 years of industrial experience solvent-based coatings formulations out of GI, Protective, Marine, or (possibly) Coil.

Experience in resin systems and formulations with pigments, fillers, curing agents, activators.

Experience in various paint and coating systems, including architectural interior, exterior coatings, industrial coatings, and specialty applications such as solar reflection coatings.

Laboratory experience with chemicals, MSDS, ventilation and safety training.

Hands-on ability to execute analytical / laboratory procedures and maintain applicable equipment / systems.

Deep knowledge of coating formulations with a structured methodology for building, optimizing, and testing coating formulations is preferred.

Experience with Critical to Quality (CTQ) process is preferred.

**If youâ d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at .

JO: 113.25SK

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