CHEManager International · 3 hours ago
Associate Product Development Scientist
McElhattan, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expFirst Quality is a family-owned company that produces high-quality personal care and household products. The Associate Product Development Scientist will be responsible for creating, developing, and implementing new designs of absorbent-related product systems based on customer and consumer needs while supporting existing product systems.
Newspapers
Responsibilities
Participate as a member of the Product Development team; execute projects in timely, diligent, safe, and professional manner, and contribute to the growth of the team and department
Design new products and product improvements to meet business and consumer needs
Develop new and improved materials and technologies with suppliers, and ensure all new raw materials obtain proper safety testing and clearance
Use basic Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques to develop experimental plans
Support the existing business product cost improvements through product redesigns
Provide technical support to reduce consumer complaints
Support corporate proprietary technology by documenting and patenting novel ideas
Develop new test methods to better predict and understand product performance in use
Work with more senior scientist or manager to help set project objectives
Coach and develop indirect reports to enhance team performance towards department objectives
Qualification
Required
Four-year technical degree (e.g. Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science Engineering) or equivalent; additional business studies preferred
3+ years in R&D inventing, developing, and implementing new products
Knowledge of and experience with developing product systems for the retail market, preferably hygiene products
Knowledge of materials used in retail absorbent products (e.g. pulp, super absorbent polymers, nonwovens)
Working knowledge of consumer product converting technologies for pulp, paper, and nonwoven materials
Experience with the process of searching, evaluating, and filing patents
Experience providing direction for the physical testing of hypotheses, resulting in specific conclusions and recommendations
Able to speak, read and write the English language and have strong oral and written communication skills
Good analytical skills, with working knowledge of basic statistics
Good computer skills in Microsoft Office program
Able to travel ~20-30% to US and International for product and process trials
Benefits
Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
Paid time off (three-week minimum)
Medical, dental and vision starting day one
401(k) with employer match
Paid parental leave
Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
Tuition assistance
Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
...and more!
Company
CHEManager International
Wiley’s leading media brand providing first-hand information on the global chemical, life science and process industries
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase