Inkjet Ink Formulation Chemist

Opportunity to lead projects with a global ink manufacturer!  Work on a collaborative, positive team in a growing market segment.  Management focuses on teaching skills necessary for career advancement. 

Analyzes, designs, plans, coordinates, and leads assigned activities in support of R&D activities including new product development, problem resolution, and process, product, or formulation improvement.  Provides technical guidance and leadership to cross-functional teams and generally performs as an independent individual contributor.

• Develop and qualify aqueous inkjet inks for textile and graphic printing through innovation and rapid lab evaluation
• Manage projects focused on ink formulation design and printing performance while delivering products within project timeline and target cost
• Provide technical leadership for formulation design, raw materials evaluation, testing procedure development
• Identify and qualify critical ink components including pigment dispersions, resins, surfactants etc. to deliver or improve ink performance
• Closely work with suppliers for critical ink components to apply new material technologies to ink development
• Collaborate with commercial team and customers to design and evaluate ink products, quickly improve product performance based on testing results and feedback to meet customer’s needs
• Provide support and guidance for product scale-up by collaborating with QA and process engineers to validate product manufacture feasibility including establishing product specifications, implementing new testing procedures, and troubleshooting scale-up related issues
• Engage with key customers to seek feedback and provide technical support to address ink application issues in the field
• Document test results, specifications, and procedures in a standard professional format

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Tory Mack at tmack@cps4jobs.com.

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Technical Qualifications:

• Degree in chemistry, or related discipline with 3 years’ industry experience
• Strong formulation skill in aqueous or UV inkjet ink
• Knowledge of inkjet printing systems and applications, ability to evaluate all components of inks and assess printing performance against defined sets of requirements
• Knowledge of Polymer Science, Adhesion, Surface Science, Paint and Coating Technology, Imaging Science, Photography, Digital Imaging, or equivalent disciplines
• Knowledge of analytical methodologies required to design a formulation or process
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex problems and make recommendations based on findings
• Demonstrated ability to design and execute various Experimental Analysis scenarios
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Basic knowledge of Patents processes and procedures
• Ability to communicate across multiple departments and levels
• Ability to work independently and use good judgment in making sound business decisions and recommendations
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• You are technically savvy, analytical, detail oriented, curious, and experimental
• You enjoy a collaborative work environment, where you’ll interact with a wide variety of departments, but also like a balance of autonomous work as well
• Research comes naturally to you, as you thrive when problem solving and are determined to find solutions
• You are communicative and appreciate being the subject matter expert

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Tory Mack at tmack@cps4jobs.com.

JO:  136.23TM
#LI-TM1