Principal Scientist Glad Product Materials

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Your role at Clorox:

As a Principal Scientist in Material Product Development, you will play a crucial role in driving the technical formulation development, technology scouting and scale-up of Glad products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, supply chain, and regulatory, to bring innovative ideas to life. Your work will span new product innovation, material development, resin/plastic processing understanding, claims improvements, optimization, cost savings, and sustainability.

This position will be located in our Willowbrook, IL office, and the individual will be expected to be in the office 3 days a week. Relocation assistance will be offered.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with Brand, Insights and R&D Innovation leads to identify and recommend a pipeline of technical discoveries that enable innovation concepts 

• Serve as a materials/resin expert and lead technical development on innovation and executional projects.  Ensure seamless integration with process development and scale up technology.  Bring knowledge of resin formulation and processing to identify areas of growth and cost optimization. 

• Develop and create robust project plans for scaling up new and improved products and processes driven by consumer insights. 

• Collaborate closely with R&D peers, as well as marketing, sales, supply chain, and regulatory teams involved in development. 

• Leverage internal and external expertise, along with digital tools, to tackle cutting-edge technical problems. 

• Drive Superior Consumer Experience in products by connecting consumer drivers of liking to technical attributes and develop robust test methods that correlate to consumer perception. 

• Identify, select, and apply new materials and processes from inside and outside sources to deliver against consumer and customer needs. 

• Analyze and interpret data to drive technical understanding, meet project targets, and make recommendations that drive efficiency and manage risk. 

• Track external industry technology development and trends to incorporate into business growth plans. 

• Collaborate with supply chain and engineering teams to ensure successful start-ups and influence future capabilities. 

• Work closely with domestic and international suppliers and manufacturers to provide innovative solutions and identify process improvements. 

• Travel expected around 20%. 

What we look for:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Science or Engineering required. 

• Minimum 8 years of experience in product or process development, preferably in consumer products, resin expertise and/or plastic film extrusion. 

• High energy, positive drive, and commitment to setting and meeting aggressive goals. 

• Strong technical curiosity and creative problem-solving skills with a record of implemented innovative technical solutions.