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Lead Scientist – Materials
| Company | Kimberly-Clark |
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| Location | Neenah, WI, USA |
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| Salary | $85540 – $105620 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in related scientific or engineering discipline.
- 3+ years of industry experience in research or engineering, product/material development, project management roles or other related experience.
- A demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and across functional boundaries to complete projects within required timeframes.
- Exceptional skills effectively communicating/translating complex technical concepts to others.
- Travel up to 15% if needed, including some international travel.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a member of the Huggies Diapers Develop and Commercialization team, supporting material development and commercialization required to support product, process, material, or technology concepts.
- Work with fast moving Personal Care consumable products.
- Report to a Team Leader and receive direction in the form of specific project and innovation pipeline objectives.
- Develop and lead material qualification plans in partnership with Product, Process, Manufacturing, and Supply teams.
- Collaborate with Product teams to understand consumer needs and product performance targets.
- Collaborate with PC project teams & ensure development/commercialization work for material qualification is effectively progressed.
- Collaborate with key material suppliers to develop relationships and technologies to accelerate innovation to our consumers.
- Lead materials work stream for projects.
- Ensure all work complies with corporate safety, regulatory, product safety, and sustainability requirements.
- Work independently and progress with limited instruction and as part of a larger cross functional team.
- Interact daily with the R&E community consisting of product, process, and material experts.
- Provide leadership and decision making from the material perspective to the overall project stakeholders through qualification process.
- Influence vendors and partner with procurement, supply chain, safety, regulatory, and legal as required by project needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with vendor management.
- Experience analyzing material properties and impact on product performance.
- Experience in materials development including translating material development needs from prototype to commercial scale demonstrations, completing material and product validations.
- Experience leading material and product commercial launch activities with global manufacturing partners.
- International experience in a global organization.
