What are the responsibilities and job description for the R&D Scientist position at Henkel?
At Henkel, you'll be part of an organization that's shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil, 'all, Loctite, Snuggle, and Schwarzkopf and our cutting-edge technologies, you'll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
- Actively seeks to understand and utilizes the understanding of chemical structure/function relationships pertaining to material performance delivered from a formulation matrix.
- Developing "demo's" to support commercial executions
- Works closely with R&D's cross-functional teams (i.e packaging, process development, product testing, and manufacturing) during the development and commercialization of products.
- Obtains data to evaluate the composition and performance of competitive offerings.
- Ensures accurate data is generated during laboratory testing and is reported according to standard operating procedures or customer requirements.
- Prepares and delivers presentations, both written and oral, to various levels of management.
- Responsible for completing raw material and formula submissions as part of the master data process.
- Conducts laboratory work and equipment maintenance in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- Ensures laboratory is kept in a clean, orderly, and safe manner and reports any deficiencies to laboratory supervisor.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or an equivalent Science or Engineering related field.
- 0-5 years of relevant laboratory and industry experience.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to utilize good judgement to make timely, practical, and technically sound decisions.
The position can be filled in Stamford, CT or Trumbull, CT.
Some benefits of joining Henkel
- Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
- Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
- Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
- Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
The salary for this role is $75, $82, This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
Salary : $7,500 - $82,000