What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Polymer Formulation Materials Scientist position at CPS, Inc.?
If you’ve been looking for an incredible work environment that welcomes creativity and innovation, then this may be the ideal job for you! Bring your polymer based formulations experience and drive new product development by working with customers to create new “green” products! Highly desirable location on the West side of Chicago!
Our Core New Product Development (C-NPD) team is at the heart of this innovation, developing breakthrough packaging solutions that reduce waste and meet evolving consumer needs. We thrive on collaboration, working closely with customers to transform insights into new products that perform in the lab and in the marketplace.
As we continue to tackle global packaging challenges, we remain entrepreneurial and inventive at our core. We take pride in our close-knit culture, where curiosity, creativity, and technical excellence drive progress. Joining us means being part of a team that believes in each other, our work, and the positive impact we can have on the world.
Position Overview
We are seeking a curious and motivated Staff Materials Scientist to join our Core New Product Development (C-NPD) team as a Technical Lead. The role is focused on formulation development and product innovation for water-soluble packaging solutions, helping to meet unmet needs on laundry, autodish, and related applications.
This position blends hands-on experimental work with project leadership; you will lead cross-functional development teams, own technical customer relationships, and translate experimental results into innovative, commercializable products. Unlike roles in polymer synthesis, this position emphasizes application of existing polymers, blends, and conversion processes into new solutions.
The Staff Materials Scientist reports directly to the Head of New Product Development R&D, with significant visibility across the organization and customer partners. As a senior-level technical role, it carries the potential for future direct-report leadership responsibilities as organizational needs and individual performance align.
Key Responsibilities
Salary
$109,000 - $169,000 Bonus
Benefits
Bonus Program with a profit sharing bonus when eligible, a comprehensive benefits packaging including medical, dental, vision insurances, short term disability, long term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, term life insurance, voluntary term life insurance, transit flexible spending account (if applicable), employee assistance program, identify theft protection, 401k and paid time off (vacation and sick days).
Our Core New Product Development (C-NPD) team is at the heart of this innovation, developing breakthrough packaging solutions that reduce waste and meet evolving consumer needs. We thrive on collaboration, working closely with customers to transform insights into new products that perform in the lab and in the marketplace.
As we continue to tackle global packaging challenges, we remain entrepreneurial and inventive at our core. We take pride in our close-knit culture, where curiosity, creativity, and technical excellence drive progress. Joining us means being part of a team that believes in each other, our work, and the positive impact we can have on the world.
Position Overview
We are seeking a curious and motivated Staff Materials Scientist to join our Core New Product Development (C-NPD) team as a Technical Lead. The role is focused on formulation development and product innovation for water-soluble packaging solutions, helping to meet unmet needs on laundry, autodish, and related applications.
This position blends hands-on experimental work with project leadership; you will lead cross-functional development teams, own technical customer relationships, and translate experimental results into innovative, commercializable products. Unlike roles in polymer synthesis, this position emphasizes application of existing polymers, blends, and conversion processes into new solutions.
The Staff Materials Scientist reports directly to the Head of New Product Development R&D, with significant visibility across the organization and customer partners. As a senior-level technical role, it carries the potential for future direct-report leadership responsibilities as organizational needs and individual performance align.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead formulation projects through company’s stage-gate innovation framework, from concept to commercialization.
- Partner with customer R&D teams to define requirements, co-develop solutions, and validate product performance.
- Design and execute experiments to explore film formulation, structure-property relationships and converting processes.
- Apply advanced data analysis and modeling tools (Python, JMP, MATLAB) to interpret complex results and accelerate development.
- Guide cross-functional teams in evaluating new materials and processes, ensuring technical rigor and alignment with customer needs.
- Communicate technical results and recommendations effectively to internal leadership and customer stakeholders.
- Monitor and coach junior scientists, strengthening the company’s innovation capability.
- Stay current with external trends in materials, packaging, and sustainability to inform innovation strategy.
- If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at skemp@cps4jobs.com.
Salary
$109,000 - $169,000 Bonus
Benefits
Bonus Program with a profit sharing bonus when eligible, a comprehensive benefits packaging including medical, dental, vision insurances, short term disability, long term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, term life insurance, voluntary term life insurance, transit flexible spending account (if applicable), employee assistance program, identify theft protection, 401k and paid time off (vacation and sick days).
Salary : $109,000 - $169,000