Lead Process Scientist

Kimberly-Clark

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. In this role, you will: We are currently seeking a highly motivated Lead Materials Scientist to join the Sustainability Moonshot & Breakthrough Materials Team focused on the development of emerging biomaterial nonwovens to drive innovative solutions for the Kimberly-Clark Personal Care portfolio. Specifically, this role will devote time supporting establishing nonwoven process parameters and specifications to enable the manufacturing of novel biomaterials supporting Baby & Child Care products. This role will be located in Roswell, GA reporting to the Director of Sustainability Moonshot & Breakthrough Materials. The role is critical to maintaining our leadership position in the Personal Care categories. The incumbent will be a key contributor working cross-functionally to ensure processes, materials, and products meet established brand standards and regulatory and quality guidelines. This position requires an individual who thrives in an innovative and emerging manufacturing environment and brings forward subject matter expertise to nonwovens processing at pilot scale with capability to direct scale-up opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or materials science discipline from an accredited college or university.
• 5+ years of experience in a variety of technical assignments.
• 2+ years of experience in the nonwoven processing roles with manufacturing/scale up exposure.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a team to complete projects within required timeframes.
• A track record of strong project leadership capabilities and communication/stakeholder management skills.
• Strong understanding of regulated and formulated product qualification and validation process with external contract manufacturers.

Nice To Haves

• Strong knowledge and background in nonwoven manufacturing processes is desired.
• Strong knowledge and experience in personal care products, particularly baby wipes, is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to solve business challenges and to partner with internal or external manufacturing facilities.
• Familiarity with product development processes (e.g. stage gate, rapid learning cycles).
• Experience working cross-functionally with business unit marketing and manufacturing.
• Understanding Kimberly-Clark products, procedures, and processes.
• General knowledge and practice of project management and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with Materials SMEs to identify novel biomaterials for nonwoven applications
• Driving biomaterial processing trials to meet or create specifications to meet product performance requirements
• Partnering with Category & Product leaders to establish product specification requirements
• Documenting learning, reporting learning to stakeholders, and establishing new intellectual assets from work (e.g. invention disclosures, patents, etc.)
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams such as category, materials, operations, quality, product safety, regulatory, and manufacturing teams
• Plan and carry out project responsibilities with limited assistance and direction
• Communicate and document project plans and results to key stakeholders
• Develop robust timelines, budgets, and resource forecasts
• Supporting qualification or commercialization activities for formulated products

Benefits

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.
• Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
• Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees