Senior Scientist Technology

Senior Scientist Technology

Job Description

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:

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a cross-functional Discovery team to develop Vision innovation plans with a lens on odor control materials. 
• Collaborate with FEI teams to assess and prioritize a pipeline for PC Brands and Materials to deliver on consumer demand spaces and needs.
• Collaborate with PC Materials Team Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Supplier Relationship owners to advance development through Technical Readiness Level 5.   
• Mentor Lead Material Scientists to advance Discovery development efforts. 
• Protect and defend K-C proprietary product and technology through the appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.
• Ensure all work complies with corporate safety, regulatory, product safety and sustainability requirements.

Key Customers:

• KCNA Senior Leadership, KCNA R&E Leadership and Directors, PC R&E Product Teams, PC R&E Process Teams, and KCNA PC Brand / Marketing.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional Discovery team to develop Vision innovation plans with a lens on odor control materials. 
• Collaborate with FEI teams to assess and prioritize a pipeline for PC Brands and Materials to deliver on consumer demand spaces and needs.
• Collaborate with PC Materials Team Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Supplier Relationship owners to advance development through Technical Readiness Level 5.   
• Mentor Lead Material Scientists to advance Discovery development efforts. 
• Protect and defend K-C proprietary product and technology through the appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.
• Ensure all work complies with corporate safety, regulatory, product safety and sustainability requirements.

Key Customers:

• KCNA Senior Leadership, KCNA R&E Leadership and Directors, PC R&E Product Teams, PC R&E Process Teams, and KCNA PC Brand / Marketing.

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 professional 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:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
• A minimum of 5+ years of in material development.
• Experience effectively communicating and influencing across all levels of the organization.
• Experience in Front End Innovation, Strategic development, or Innovation partnerships with Material Suppliers.
• Ability to provide work direction and coaching to team members to achieve success criteria.
• Demonstrated strengths in key skills: creativity, broad thinking, scientific experimen