Technical Strategist - Chemistry

Technical Strategist - Chemistry

Job Description

You were made to do this work: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.  It starts with YOU. 

As the Technical Strategist for Chemistry within Family Care & Professional R&D you will provide technical leadership in the conception, development, validation, translation of prioritized consumer focused needs into short-, medium- and long-term technical pipelines.  In this role, you will provide a robust technical toolkit leading to new or improved products, processes, materials, systems or scientific knowledge aligned with business unit objectives of skin health, environmental stewardship, and sustainability.

You will champion the technical vision in the design, development, optimization, and commercialization of chemistries and process capabilities across the Family Care Professional machine asset base and technologies. This role will also play an important role in setting the strategic vision for technical knowledge capability building and focus

In this role, you will:

• Provide leadership by example in corporate safety, quality, regulatory, product safety and sustainability

• Conceive, develop, validate, translate and share consumer focused needs into short, medium and long term technical pipelines for ideas leading to new or improved products, processes, materials, systems or scientific knowledge aligned with business unit objectives.

• Coach and mentor team members to increase technical understanding and ability to execute programs to improve Family Care’s business results.

• Support and lead Lean management practices through Lean thinking and work methods (visual management, problem solving, strategy deployment).

• Implement strategies to protect novel technology solutions to sustain identified advantage in market. · Maintain technical and scientific expertise in an area of technology and communicate impact of developments on Kimberly-Clark. ·

• Prepare and implement unit budgets and schedules. Implement appropriate internal controls and standards.

• Implement the documentation and report of unit work as required by KC policy, effective communication, protection of proprietary information, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Protect and defend K-C proprietary technology, products, and business processes through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.

• Communicate appropriately with all customers, internal and external

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our technical roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Advanced degree in Chemistry and 10 years or more of relevant industry experience

• Subject matter expertise in topical chemistry solutions for skin health & wellness, environmental stewardship and sustainability in manufac