Senior Scientific Associate

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 Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What You´ll Do

• Executes new product development and existing product improvement projects for thermal management and thermal interface materials.
• Collaborate with other PD (product development) and cross-functional team members: supporting senior team leaders and guiding junior members as needed.
• Ensures compliance with Henkel corporate SHE standards, policies and procedures and manages the lab record and innovation process.
• Ensures that Henkel's new IP is protected through collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Tests or supervises tests on product stability and performance. Collect test results and analyze them.
• Connects with consumers and generates consumer insights through various platforms including provide R&D sampling.
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• BS or advanced degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Material Engineering and Science.
• 5 years industry experience in product development.
• Deep understanding of heat transfer materials and thermal interface products. Broad based knowledge of polymer science, including polymer chemistry, structure property relationships, rheology, bulk and adhesive mechanics of soft materials.
• Have experience from idea generation to product launch.
• Hands on laboratory work experience including formulation, compounding, processing and characterization.
• Familiar with Polymers, Resins, Rubbers, Adhesives, Coatings, Sealants and functional additives like fillers and processing agents.
• Learn to operate necessary instruments and equipment. Maintain them if necessary.
  
  

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 $98,000.00- $130,000.00. 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.