Customer Development Chemist, Senior

As a Senior Chemist, you will develop coating products for Automotive OEM customers. You will lead complex technical projects, drives innovation, and support technology approvals while collaborating across cross-functional and global teams. We ask that you have technical expertise, project leadership, and the ability to influence outcomes and teams without direct authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop products for Automotive OEM customers, including new color and product development projects

• Lead technology cost, complexity, and performance improvement projects

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan, manage, and execute projects using project management skills, process technology, manufacturing knowledge, and internal and external resources

• Independently plan and direct all aspects of assigned project areas while managing resources and timelines for customer teams

• Apply root cause analysis and BPI tools to resolve technical, manufacturing, and field issues

• Lead formula optimization and raw material initiative projects

• Influence technical direction on projects outside of direct responsibilities and lead more than one technology area

• Seek out new projects and challenging assignments and clearly communicate action plans to appropriate stakeholders

• Communicate effectively at all organizational levels and motivate peers and associates in cooperative efforts

• Make difficult technical and decisions and earn support across teams, customers, and partners

• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement while driving positive change

• Lead change programs and guide technology approvals

• Use and support standard processes and internal IT tools, including LFA, RMT/OPLA, and INDX

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Science Degree in Chemistry or related Engineering or Science field with 5 or more years of coating experience

• Project management experience and ability to support multiple projects

• Experience in using statistical tools for data analysis

• Strong experience in technology transfer across different regions (globally)

• Experience in development of Primer and Basecoat (WB/SB), and Clear coat

• Excellent communications skills

• Flexibility to lead meeting with Japan during the nights/earlier mornings

• Agility to support unexpected issues outside of office hours

• Excellent knowledge of office packages (word, excel, power point) and preferred basic knowledge on power BI, power automate and power apps.

• Language skills are preferred

• Ability to travel up to 15

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