Lead Materials Scientist

Lead Materials Scientist

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

About You

The Global Research & Development 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 / engineer for this role will provide technical direction to develop materials and processes in support of our Personal Care and Family Care wet wipes businesses. Candidates should have experience across developing nonwoven technologies and materials, ideally coform or other wipes basesheet technologies (such as, spunlace, wetlaid, or airlaid) and will have a demonstrated ability to effectively interface with a broad range of global team members, customers, and manufacturing. Practical experience leading projects, working with internal customers and external vendors is also a strong preference.  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. The Lead Scientist reports to the R&D Sr. Research Manager and receives direction in the form of specific project objectives.

In one of our R&D roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include:

• Lead and support material and process development projects / programs in the area of wipes basesheet materials, in support of K-C’s global wet wipes businesses; Scope ranges from early front-end innovation through development and commercialization.

• Plan and carry out project responsibilities with limited assistance and direction; 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.

• Seek, recognize, define and solve technical problems to determine root cause, develop and recommend solutions.

• 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.

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To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• ​Bachelor's or advanced degree in a related major scientific or engineering discipline; and 3+ years relevant materials and/or process experience in a variety of technical assignments.

• Effective communication skills with the ability to discuss technical issues in a business environment.

• Ability to travel up to 30%; flexible on work hours to support global customers.

• A strong knowledge and background in nowwoven materials and technology and a demonstrated ability to translate that knowledge into execution of process or product related initiatives. A preferred candidate has experience in polymer processing, coform and/or alternative wet wipes basesheet (spunlace, wetlaid, or airlaid) is preferred.

• Manufacturing Experience in a plant assignment and/or with execution and startup of capital projects.

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Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.​

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Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clar