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Formulation Scientist

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ITW Car Care

2024-10-01 14:55:13

Job location Houston, Texas, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Science & Technology

Job description

Job Description

The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical and formulation expertise in aftermarket car care product development and strategy. Under the technical collaboration and/or direction of an R&D manager, the candidate will develop multiple projects in a fast-paced innovative environment. They are responsible for research, development, technical evaluation and stability testing of the formulations. This position requires a creative individual with a passion for technical learning and curiosity. The R&D Formulation Scientist will spend a minimum of 50% of their daily activity working at the lab bench to create new products and solve complex technical problems to support the ITW Global Brand's business strategies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Translates customer needs into effective product designs and customer-driven innovation strategies.

Identifies, plans, recommends and completes major technical programs leading to innovative applications or extensions of existing and new technologies that have significant impact on the organization.

Collaborate with various raw material suppliers to research and create differentiated formulas and coatings.

Lead formula development and work closely with R&D Project Manager to deliver projects on-time via the new product introduction process.

Innovate with polymers, silicone oil and its derivatives, surfactants, and solvents in adhesives and coatings to fulfill unmet customer/application needs for developing differentiated products and solutions. Knowledge of ISO practice/requirements for manufacturing scaleups will be added advantage.

Manage technical aspects of assigned projects within ITW's stage-gate process in conjunction with a project manager.

Clearly identify project goals, product design requirements, technical approach, test strategy, and conduct laboratory evaluations, comparison testing and issue final comprehensive reports.

Conduct patent searches to monitor competitive innovations and generate intellectual property in own area of development in the form of patents, formulation know-how, and trade secrets.

Support the scale-up of formulations from lab scale to mid- and full-size manufacturing batches. Coordinate and work with internal departments on the technology transfer for scale-up, and commercialization, and determine the appropriate design and product specifications to maximize ease of manufacturing and customer applications.

Provide short- and long-term support for current products to maintain ITW's reputation for quality and performance by qualifying alternative sources of raw materials and validating performance.

Manage multiple projects/tasks independently and as part of a team and fully utilize analytical laboratory equipment.

Work hands-on in the laboratory, when necessary, and manage the daily activities of a research lab technician(s).

Understand and stay abreast of important safety and regulatory requirements affecting this industry.

Adhere to all safety, health, environmental, and quality policies and procedures.

Minimal business travel required (
Other duties as assigned.

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