Advanced Product Development Specialist

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Job Description:

Advanced Product Development Specialist (Solventum)

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As an Advanced Product Development Specialist you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Inventing and developing chemical and materials solutions to improve and create novel dental products
• Collaborating across R&D within Solventum, including internationally, to advance projects
• Generating intellectual property through the filing of new patent applications leading to commercialized products
• Completing work with little supervision and working well in a team
• Driving inventions from concept, design, development, and scale-up for seamless commercialization

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Ph.D. Degree in chemistry, materials science, engineering, polymer science, bioengineering, or related discipline (STEM) from an accredited institution and five (5) additional years of research or industry experience in the STEM field

OR

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher with ten (10) years of experience in STEM product development, technology development, and/or basic research with a chemistry or engineering focus in a private, public, government or military environment.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, including documentation of work
• Demonstrated interest and ability to make connections between science/technology and products that solve customer problems
• Track record of intellectual property generation

Work location:

• Onsite Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 30% domestic and international

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $160,284 - $195,903, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexi