Senior Scientist

Company : Owens Corning

Job Type : Full Time

Granville, Oh

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Job Description - Senior Scientist

🔬 Senior Scientist
Composites Chemistry & Product Innovation

Location: Granville, OH (on‑site; lab environment), 1 day a week telework possible
Travel: 10–30% (customers, plants, conferences; including international)
Organization: Owens Corning Composites – Product Technology & Innovation (Glass Reinforcements)

Are you driven by scientific excellence, structured innovation, and the ambition to see your ideas become real industrial products?
Join our international Composites R&D organization as a Senior Scientist – Product Innovation, where advanced chemistry, disciplined experimentation, and project leadership come together to deliver high‑performance composite solutions used across wind energy, automotive, construction, and infrastructure markets.

🌍 Why this role is compelling

Work on meaningful scientific challenges

You will operate at the intersection of organic chemistry, polymer science, and composite materials, developing fiber sizing and coating chemistries that directly impact composite performance, durability, and manufacturability.

Drive innovation from idea to reality

This role goes well beyond laboratory research. You will lead innovation projects through a structured Stage‑Gate process, from early‑stage concepts to industrialization and commercialization, ensuring scientific rigor, robustness, and business relevance at every step.

Combine science with leadership

As a senior individual contributor, you will bring together methodical experimental design, project management discipline, and stakeholder leadership, influencing decisions and outcomes across R&D, process engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, and marketing teams.

Be part of a global, collaborative culture

You will work in an international, cross‑functional environment, engaging with colleagues, plants, and customers worldwide, while contributing to a culture rooted in passion, ownership, and team spirit.

🔧 What you will do

Innovation & product development

Lead the design, synthesis, and optimization of fiber sizing and coating chemistries compatible with thermoset and thermoplastic resin systems
Establish structure–property relationships using materials characterization techniques (surface energy/tension, mechanical testing, physicochemical analysis)
Design and execute robust experimental plans (DOE, statistical analysis, data‑driven decision making) to support technical choices and trade‑offs

Structured execution & Stage‑Gate leadership

Drive innovation projects through the full Stage‑Gate process, from ideation and proof‑of‑concept to launch readiness
Translate scientific findings into scalable, manufacturable solutions, partnering closely with process engineering during scale‑up and plant trials
Anticipate technical risks, define mitigation plans, explore alternative scenarios, and ensure development robustness

Project & stakeholder management

Lead technical workstreams, managing priorities, resources, interfaces, and timelines within complex R&D projects
Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders across R&D, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and marketing
Push through technical and organizational barriers with a results‑oriented and solution‑focused mindset

Technical influence & knowledge sharing

Act as a technical reference in composites chemistry and glass reinforcement systems
Document and communicate results through technical reports and presentations
Engage with customers and represent the organization at technical forums or conferences as needed

🧠 What you bring

Advanced degree (PhD or MSc) in organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related field
5+ years of industrial R&D experience in composites, polymer systems, or advanced materials, with demonstrated product development and commercialization impact
Strong experience with structured innovation, experimental design (DOE), and data‑driven decision making
Proven ability to lead technical projects end‑to‑end, managing complexity and multiple stakeholders
Comfort working in a global, cross‑functional environment and influencing without formal authority
Willingness to travel up to 30%

✨ What we offer

A scientifically stimulating environment with tangible industrial impact
Exposure to global projects and stakeholders
The opportunity to see your innovations commercialized and used in demanding applications
A culture that values rigor, collaboration, ownership, and winning together

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