Near DFW Airport
$100k to $120k – Degree with 5+ years’ experience developing “green” (environmentally friendly) household chemicals required. Relocation paid.
Position Summary:
The Research & Development Chemist for Personal Care and Household Business focuses on driving business growth by creating new products that solve tangible consumer needs. Technical expert on Personal Care and/or Household products chemistry, working closely in cross-functional teams to develop breakthrough concepts and turn them into actionable product launches. As a leader, you will establish technical objectives, plan, and execute complex technical projects. You will lead to conclusions and recommendations, report and translate technical information clearly and with technical depth based on audience need, and provide a balanced risk assessment to influence project directions.
You will be part of a collaborative working environment with key internal partners (Project Management, Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement and Marketing) to improve technical capability and address technical constraints of self and others.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Be experienced in determining technical approaches and applying to achieve project objectives, creatively solve problems and address business solutions.
- Draw conclusions to recommend next steps to complete project milestones
- Apply science or engineering broadly to enable technical success for multiple objectives or projects
- Design and execute project work.
- Analyze and interpret data to meet project targets and objectives
- Independently represent your technical function within a project, both inside and outside the company
- Help define best practices within a technical function
- Proficiently select and apply technology from internal and external sources to achieve business results
- Build effective formal and informal networks, leveraging internal or external experts and functional expertise to drive business results
- Train, mentor, and help on-board new and less experienced staff, as well as peers to expand breadth and depth of expertise in group and build technical rigor and functional excellence across projects
- Build business acumen and impact
Job Skills & Qualifications
Required:
- BS or MS in relevant science or engineering and 2-5+ years of CPG or Ph.D. in relevant science or engineering.
- 5 Years of experience formulating household products (laundry detergents, bathroom cleaner, etc.)
- Experience representing technical functions on cross-functional product teams
- High energy, positive drive, and commitment in setting and meeting aggressive goals and seeking out new opportunities
- Demonstrated strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to work in a collaborative team environment.
- Demonstrated Influence skills to sell in ideas to teams.
- Strong sense of urgency
- Ability to adapt to changing business needs and priorities.
- Ability to work with multi-functional groups and interface with external partners.