Coatings Scientist

Industry leader is looking for an experienced coating expert formulator for their brand new innovation center in the Charlotte area!  This is a unique opportunity to help set up a new lab! 

As a Coatings Application Scientist, you will support the innovation in the Paint, Coatings, Adhesive, & Sealants markets through formulation design, evaluation, and engagement with paint and coatings customers.

The successful candidate will have the following key accountabilities:

• Lead the design, installation, commissioning, and on-going maintenance of the coatings laboratory to support coatings formulation applications
• Conduct the coatings laboratory projects supporting new product development and commercial growth. Develop technical value propositions.  Translate voice of customers (VOC) into key performance attributes.  Design and conduct experiments to demonstrate and quantify functional and performance benefits using customer language
• Interface with the technology platform, corporate analytical laboratory, and pilot staff to ensure seamless technology transfer and scale-up
• Support coatings technical product commercialization, assisting in the creation of technical data sheets, brochures, and new product launches packages
• Support within a cross-functional team to develop IP strategy in the coatings space. Conduct annual coatings IP landscape study, stay up to date to competitive IP
• Coordinate comparative testing & evaluation of competitive products in the coatings markets
• Supervise lab technicians
• Provide training and technical assistance to Sales, Operations, Marketing and other affiliated employees involved in supplying and servicing the coating markets. Serve as a resource for customer problem resolving and technical support
• Represent the organization in forums and conferences within specific area of application expertise

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity or others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at skemp@cps4jobs.com.

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Salary

$100,000 - $140,000

The successful candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering with 10 years’ experience in the relevant industry, or Master / PhD degree with 5 years of industrial experience
• Experience in resin systems and formulations with pigments, fillers, curing agents, activators coatings, industrial coatings, and specialty applications such as solar reflection coatings
• Hands-on ability to execute analytical / laboratory procedures and maintain applicable equipment / systems
• Deep knowledge of coating formulations with a structured methodology for building, optimizing, and testing coating formulations is preferred
• Experience with Critical to Quality (CTQ) process is preferred

**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.

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