Manufacturing & Production
Chemicals
Manufacturing – Product Development
Location: Tarrytown, NY
Ideal Candidate: 7+ to 10 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Doctoral
Willingness to Travel – Occasionally
Specific Responsibilities Include:
- Develop differentiated new products that meet the needs of the Protective Coatings Market,especially in the areas of metal pretreatment and corrosion protection, and which drive business growth.
- Demonstrate the benefits of new product technologies in targeted applications and develop compelling data to support product promotion in the market place
- Develop world-class evaluation and characterization capabilities in collaboration with industry and academic leaders and with global customers
- Establish formulation guidelines based on a deep knowledge of the end application and the relevant fundamental chemistry
- Provide professional customer support related to the use of new products, including travel to customer sites as needed
- Develop solid understanding of relevant patent landscape and obtain effective patent coverage for proprietary technology and processes
Required Skills Required Education and Professional Qualifications:
- PhD in Chemistry, Material Science, Polymer Science, or Chemical Engineering (or equivalent through job-related work experience and training)
- At least 5-10 years of experience in the metal protective coatings industry in a product development role; preferably with strong practical experience in the metal pretreatment
industry
- Expert applications and formulation knowledge covering a range of protective and industrial maintenance coatings
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects simultaneously and work in a global cross-functional team environment with strong customer focus
- Demonstrated track record of high academic achievement and creative independent research
- Working knowledge of standard PC applications
- Proficient in basic statistics and Design of Experiment (DOE)
- Excellent oral and written communications skills in English
