R&D- Sr. Scientist

Seeking an ambitious and goal-oriented technical expert with familiarity in products and technologies related to sealants and waterproofing. Relatable chemistries include reactive silanes, reactive (and nonreactive) polyurethanes, silicones, acrylics, epoxies, and various hybrid technologies. This individual will have responsibility for developing short and long-term technical strategies for the sealant and waterproofing categories. Candidate must be capable of identifying new technical knowledge and embracing novel approaches to assessing and developing technology. This position provides the opportunity to lead project teams and collaborate/influence stakeholders from multiple departments such as Commercialization, Marketing, Raw Materials, and Operations. This position is accountable for leading the formulation of new coatings technologies and development of new test methods through physical, technical, and other measurement techniques. As an integral leader in the Product Technology team, your technical expertise and organizational knowledge will help shape the future state of the business by developing technical strategy aligned with business growth drivers.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access to confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

This role is not remote/hybrid. This role will report to Sherwin-Williams Morikis Global Technology Center located at 6745 Miller Road, Brecksville, OH 44141.

The focus areas where your contribution will assist the organization are as follows:

Product Innovation:

* Independently lead new product initiatives individually and as a team with a focus on sealants, water-proofing, and other coatings technologies
* Utilize the stage gate process, project management and DFSS tools to effectively manage technical projects
* Develop technical approaches in collaboration with internal and external resources aligned with project objectives
* Demonstrate independent data driven decision making based on data and technical expertise
* Collaborate with marketing and commercialization teams to align developed technologies to successful products
* Clearly communicate project updates, technical challenges and recommendations to drive projects forward
* Record project progress and summaries through presentations, closing reports, white papers, and other avenues

Innovation Leadership:

* Develop technical strategy for the sealant and water-proofing categories
* Recommend new project opportunities to marketing and technical through detailed assessments
* Identify and incubate innovative technologies impacting future projects though involvement in SAB - Senior Advisory Board
* Leverage expert status to influence projects cross-divisionally and cross-regionally
* Communicate learnings with the larger organization in the form of presentations, knowledge capture, mentorship and method development
* Mentor/coach/train others in sealants and waterproofing
* This individual must be passionate about being in the lab and working alongside team members to advance initiatives

Communication:

* Prepare written documentation and verbal presentations with technical/business information and demonstrate ability to adapt content to various audiences
* Interact independently with vendors & external partners to drive project outcomes
* Provide input on department projects
* Communicate effectively and concisely with all levels of Technical Management and Customers

Safety and Quality:

* Follow and model the standard for Safety and Housekeeping practices established
* Follow quality standards
* Actively seek to reduce risk through corrective action of unsafe practices
* Routinely Document lab results and pertaining technical information in electronic lab notebook

BASIC QUALIFICATION:
* Must be legally authorized to work in the country for which you are applying for employment (without now or in the future needing sponsorship for employment work visa and/or permanent residence status).
* Must be at least 18 years of age

FORMAL EDUCATION:
Required:
* Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics ("STEM") field

Preferred:
* Master's or Ph.D. degree

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
Required:
* Must have at least 10 years of relevant experience with sealants and/or waterproofing products and related chemistries
* Basic knowledge of statistics and data analysis
* Project leadership/management experience

Preferred:
* At least 15 years of relevant experience with broad exposure to diverse technologies spanning water-based and solvent-based in addition to sealant and/or waterproofing expertise
* Strong familiarity with product commercialization processes with understanding of how to mitigate risk as a new product progresses toward launch

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT:
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