EMEA

Scientist

Job Location: EMEA

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Job Schedule: Full Time

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Primary Responsibilities

Informed by important market needs and new trends, you will develop waterborne product prototypes through your ability to connect structure/property fundamentals with novel product functionality.

Your mindset for identifying problems and creating solutions will fuel a “reason to believe” for the novel functional benefits to be provided by Michelman materials in a way which will help accelerate the growth of the PRINTING & PACKAGING segment.

 Excellent problem-solving skills and creativity will be essential to your success as they will allow you to quickly screen new technologies and materials for fit both with the market and with Michelman. Further, it will be essential that you develop a strong collaborative network with other groups including sales, technology, marketing, and manufacturing teams to convert those novel concepts into successful product platforms.

• Propose and execute new (and sometimes complex) product development experiments to be enabled by existing lab scale processes
• Develop prototype formulations and test them against the success criteria that have been established for their intended application
• Identify new product/process optimization, technical solutions and innovation, new application opportunities for the business unit that are supported by practical results
• Help create process-related data (up to pilot scale) which will aid in the scale-up of product prototypes and lead to their commercialization
• Document thoroughly and accurately all experiments, analyses, and testing results
• Contribution to projects: Participation in research projects and related papers/ presentations
• Ensure timely delivery of project-related information/results to company partners
• Contribute to reports (written and verbal) on technical results/conclusions to business and technology leadership
• Partner with Safety/Regulatory to ensure new materials are approved for internal use
• Become an expert resource on selected equipment, tools, methods, and processes relevant to PRINTING & PACKAGING applications
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Understand and follow established procedures
• Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates

 

 

Critical Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrates initiative in improving own work and identifying inefficiencies.
• Understands relevant chemistry fundamentals.
• Excellent analytical and observation skills
• Ability to make technical decisions and complete assigned tasks independently
• Time-management skills to allow for contribution to multiple technical projects simultaneously
• Working knowledge of a range of coating processes is a plus
• Experience working with laboratory-scale equipment (e.g. Parr reactors) to prepare materials for subsequent evaluation
• Ability to proactively provide relevant and detailed observations while managing multiple competing priorities to accomplish assigned tasks
• Capable running necessary instruments with training.
• Ability to effectively document novel laboratory methods with minimal supervisory input
• Strong interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), and collaboration skills
• Ability to work effectively within a team, follow instructions, and contribute to ideas
• Improves efficiency and contributes to team goals.

 

Education and Experience

• Minimum of Master degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer/Materials Science or related field with 1-3 years of relevant laboratory experience demonstrated
• Experience developing and/or evaluating formulated products considered a plus

 

Other

 

• Follows all safety rules, corporate and lab-specific. Enters Concern Reports.
• Participates in safety audits/inspections.
• Role will demand appropriate use of PPE - including safety shoes
• Able to travel by car or plane to visit customers when needed
• Role may on occasion require long periods of standing and/or an extended work schedule
• Aware of basic marketing concepts, commercial information, and project cost constraints.

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