Job description

Senior Scientist

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the top specialty chemical distributors in the world. You will be able to join a team of dedicated professionals serving the global industries Azelis represents. This position operates in the Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Elastomers (CASE), Construction and Textiles spaces with state-of-the-art laboratories in Covington, GA and Oak Creek, WI. (The open position based in Wisconsin.)

The position demands a leading industry expert based on experience and contributions with a record of consistently steering growth in emerging technical trends. The position includes hands-on laboratory bench work requiring clear technical thinking, consistent focus on safety, good communication skills, enthusiastic collaboration, and the abilty to guide or teach other scientists.

At Azelis, you will have multiple opportunities for career growth. These opportunities can include growing into more advanced technical roles, technical management, technical sales, or regional labs in other industries where Azelis participates.
Mission
To collaboratively lead the laboratory team in delivering innovation through formulation, training commercial and technical colleagues, and providing new formulations for use by the sales team. This position provides technical guidance to the market segment for the region it serves and liaises with the global lab organization. The Senior Scientist works closely with the lab leaders and commercial colleagues in identifying and selecting projects with both technical feasibility and tangible commercial opportunity. They will work with technical teams from Principals in application areas. This position typically requires deep technical understanding of the science behind the products and formulations used in the market segment for the region, plus the ability to think beyond current industry offerings.

To develop formulations for promotion of Azelis products and inclusion in customer formulation projects. Use career experience to create innovative formulations and expanded application areas within the CASE market segment.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Main Accountabilities

• Develop formulations and formulate samples for use by Sales Team and customers
• Act as a leading Azelis technical expert with forward vision and deep insight into future technical trends. Provide technical guidance for our lab projects and areas in which we should focus.
• Routinely provide expert customer support with clear, concise, and timely communication.
• Represent Azelis expertise with key principals and at industry events
• Lead the development of project plans in collaboration with Lab Manager, senior lab staff, commercial colleagues, customers, and principals.
• Develop theoretical technical insight into unanticipated formulation behavior and use this to develop innovative formulations.
• Prepare formulations and conduct evaluations of the performance.
• Develop new test methods for formulation performance testing.
• Interpret lab results. Form and report sound conclusions and recommendations in a clear manner.
• Contribute new understanding of unanticipated results.
• Build the Azelis knowledge base for future projects and communicate learning to our global labs.
• Deliver a steady stream of unanticipated technical innovations over time.

• Use digital tools as they are developed for the betterment of Azelis knowledge sharing.
• Implement laboratory procedures
• Maintain good Health and Safety Procedures in the laboratory at all times. Contribute to improved procedures.
• Assist with the management of the laboratory by ensuring accurate records are kept in line with regulatory requirements, maintaining stock records where required, and perform maintenance on equipment.

• Provide technical training for our commercial and technical colleagues on our lateral value chain of products and the formulations comprised of them. This may include occasional travel.
• Communicate/Share knowledge and discoveries with technical and commercial colleagues on a regional and global basis as appropriate.

Experience, Skills & Education

• BS degree minimum; MS or PhD preferred.
• Broad related industry experience and understanding Operational experience in the market segment served or an adjacent field
• Analytical approach and attention to detail
• Excellent listening skills and ability to write and speak clearly and persuasively
• Ability to liaise with people at all levels and to influence and achieve results through others
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and product technologies
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines (with safe procedures always the first responsibility)
• Strong, relevant IT skills
• Flexible approach
• Team player; Ability to work as part of a small team
• Good knowledge of English

Internal and external stakeholders of the role

• Internal: Laboratory Directors, Sales VPs, Business VPs
• External: Customers, Principals

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.

Design - Generates creative solutions; Translates concepts and information into applied improvements; Uses feedback to modify designs; Demonstrates attention to detail.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Demonstrates group presentation skills and a good command presence; Participates in meetings.

Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Presents numerical data effectively.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically.

Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses.

Qualifications:

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to lift and move objects of 50+ lbs. such as pails, drums and bags of chemicals.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Oak Creek, WI 53154: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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