Sr. Scientist - Liquid Reaction

H.B. Fuller • Saint Paul, MN

1d • $95,000 - $120,000

About The Position

As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2024 revenue of $3.6 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,500 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets. Learn more at www. hbfuller.com . The Sr Scientist – Liquid Reaction leads projects that generate new product, process or method concepts leveraging the Stage-Gate process discipline to meet market and business needs. In this position the ability to collaborate and communicate across disciplines, functions and regions is highly valued. This role will mentor and guide research of technical colleagues and has a deep understanding of markets and applications, enabling scientists to proactively identify new opportunities and gain buy-in from senior leadership to create projects or initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Materials Science/Polymer Science and 6 years of professional industry experience OR Masters degree in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Materials Science/Polymer Science and 4 years of professional industry experience OR PhD in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Materials Science/Polymer Science & 2 years of professional industry experience
• Adhesives and coatings formulations experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Nice To Haves

• Chemical industry experience
• Experience in formulating liquid reactive adhesives including polysulfide sealants
• SAP experience
• Electronic lab notebook experience
• Experience with statistical software, JMP or Minitab
• Aerospace industry experience
• Management experience

Responsibilities

• Leading projects in the development of liquid reactive products including polyurethane, epoxy, and polysulfides.
• Planning and leading large-scale research and development projects, using project management discipline, design of experiment (DOE) methodologies and statistical analysis to draw conclusions and present solutions based on understanding of structure-property-performance relationships.
• Generating new products, process or method concepts within an area of specialty.
• Meeting research goals within time and budget constraints
• Providing technical leadership of projects through the Stage-Gate process.
• Preparing and presenting reports to customers and business leaders.
• Participating in global or cross-functional project teams, collaborating across functional and regional boundaries.
• Coaching and mentoring others in the lab.
• Supporting operations to facilitate scale-up and efficient production of developed technologies.
• Fulfilling responsibilities as required by the Quality System for the site/business unit.
• Working in a safe and efficient manner.

Benefits

• In addition to your salary, H.B. Fuller offers employees a competitive total rewards package including comprehensive benefits, incentive and recognitions programs, health & wellness benefits, 401K contributions, paid time off and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees