R&D- Senior Chemist

The Product Technology Exterior Architectural team is seeking a motivated individual to support and lead long-term light industrial & exterior architectural product development initiatives. Candidate must be willing to develop technical knowledge and embrace novel approaches to assessing and developing technology. This position provides the opportunity to lead project teams and collaborate with stakeholders from multiple departments, such as Marketing, Commercialization, Purchasing, and Polymer Technology.

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.

10% Travel

Responsibilities include:

• Identification/assessment of coatings technologies, paint making and testing, data analysis and application of paint formulation/knowledge to meet performance requirements. 
• Leading Stage Gate project teams that will transfer to the Commercialization team 
• Significant interaction with Commercialization in addition to moderate interaction with Marketing and other various support groups and vendors to ensure successful and timely product development. 
• Written documentation and verbal presentation of information and the ability to adapt to various audiences.                                                                                                                      
• Accurate documentation of lab results and technical information                   
• Ability to create and adjust project timelines as needed and manages own time with moderate input from supervisor. 

Minimum Requirements
• 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
• Must have a bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (“STEM”) field
• Minimum of 5 years of coatings formulation or related field
• Experience in scale-up procedures for manufacturability
• Experience in project management 
• Basic knowledge of statistics and data analysis with the ability to apply to product design and development. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Preferred Qualifications
• MS or PhD in Chemistry, Polymer Science or Materials Science
• Minimum of 7 years of coatings formulation or related field
• Advanced understanding of analytical techniques for physical characterization  
• Experience utilizing data science techniques to identify trends and patterns in large data sets 
• Experience in method development and onboarding new equipment  
• Paint Industry knowledge and awareness 
• Proven track record of using DFSS tools in new product development 
• Two-component formulation experience