Senior Scientist, Materials

Senior Scientist, Materials

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. 

The Global Research & Development’s Wipes Dream Team (part of the Product Steward Team) is seeking an experienced scientist/engineer for material and process development in Roswell, Georgia. The scientist for this role will provide technical leadership to develop materials and processes in support of our Global Wipes business. Candidates should have experience across developing coform and, ideally, other wipes basesheet technologies (such as, spunlace, wetlaid, airlaid, or other similar technologies) and will have a demonstrated ability to effectively interface with a broad range of global team members, customers, and manufacturing. The selected candidate will need to have strong leadership and interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to effectively interface with a broad range of team members, global customers, and manufacturing partners.

In this role, you will:

• Lead material and process development projects / programs for wipes basesheet materials, specifically coform and plastic-free/sustainable basesheet processes, in support of K-C’s Global Wipes Business. Scope ranges from early front-end innovation through development and commercialization.
• Plan and carry out project responsibilities with limited assistance and direction.
• Seek, recognize, define, and solve problems to achieve unit objectives.  Identify complex technical issues to determine root cause, develop and recommend solutions.
• Deliver on key material and process innovation, development, commercialization, and customer programs, globally.
• Communicate and document project plans and results to key customers.
• Provide functional guidance and leadership in the development, and ongoing optimization of nonwoven materials and processes.
• Provide protection to technologies, processes, materials, and products through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.
• Develop knowledge and skills to be recognized as an effective implementer of research principles, scientific analysis, and project management.
• Be flexible on work hours to support global customers.

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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:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (preferably a Masters or advanced degree) in a related major scientific or engineering discipline from an accredited college or university; and 5+ years of experience in a variety of technical assignments in a professional R&D.
• A demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team to successfully lead and complete commercialization projects within required timeframes.
• Adept knowledge and background in coform materials and technology and a demonstrated ability to translate that knowledge into execution of