Research Scientist

Henkel • Madison Heights, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science or equivalent, from four-year college or university.
• 3-5 years of related chemistry industry experience
• Able to work independently on a defined project and manage multiple project activities
• Able to set up experiments and perform standard characterization testing on formulations

Nice To Haves

• Master's or Ph.D. strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Fully manage and lead product analysis and testing while documenting progress and results in the Albert systems
• Provide technical support to customer and analyze results after product release
• Perform data analysis, draw conclusions, and make experimental recommendations
• Actively participate in scientific publications and forums & present technical work internally and externally
• Develop innovative products and technologies by maintaining a strong understanding of customer needs, emerging market trends, and scientific advancements
• Collaborate & support, product management, production and sourcing teams to develop new products and nurture current product lines through product development process
• Contribute to the generation of intellectual property including patents, publications, and other innovative technologies
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders and leverage their feedback to optimize processes towards customer requirements.

Benefits

• affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time
• flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role)
• vacation buy / sell program
• 401k matching
• employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• annual performance bonus
• service awards
• student loan reimbursement
• 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth)
• fertility support
• adoption & surrogacy reimbursement
• discounted child and elderly care
• scholarships
• diverse national and international growth opportunities
• access to thousands of skills development courses
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level