Spectrum Plastics Group, A DuPont Business · 9 hours ago
Senior Scientist
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expSpectrum Plastics Group, a DuPont Business, is seeking a Senior Scientist to drive innovation in blown polymer film formulation and technology. This role involves rapid product formulation, customer technical support, and collaboration with various teams to enhance product performance while focusing on sustainability.
ManufacturingMedical DevicePlastics and Rubber Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Rapid Product Formulation: Drive accelerated development, testing and scale up of film formulations to meet emerging customer opportunities
Customer Technical Support: Partner with Sales/Commercial teams in a '2-in-a-box' model to provide technical expertise to customers (10-20% travel)
Open Innovation Partnerships: Own development and execution of external collaborations to enhance mechanical and barrier properties of 3-layer films without sacrificing recyclability. Identify partners for pilot line or small-scale trials
Supplier Collaboration: Build and maintain technical relationships with PE resin suppliers to optimize resin performance and enable second-source options for cost control
Analytical Testing: Conduct competitive film composition analysis (layer count, thickness, polymer composition, mechanical and barrier properties). Specify, acquire, and leverage analytical equipment as needed. This also includes ensuring appropriate lab test result entry and Laboratory Data Management system improvements and usage
Internal Expertise Integration: Partnerships with DuPont’s analytical and polymer experts to strengthen technical capabilities and know-how for the business
Intellectual Property Strategy: Lead IP strategy for the F&I business, ensuring protection and differentiation of innovations
Cross-Functional Trial Support: Collaborate with Manufacturing Technology, Commercial, and Operations teams to plan and execute trials for new materials
Innovation Documentation: ensure timely documentation of innovation through presentations, innovation portfolio metric updates, 3rd-party agreements as they relate to innovation, electronic laboratory notebook entries and EDL report documentation
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. or M.S. in Polymer Science, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline
8+ years of experience in polymer formulation, extrusion, and/or film development
Demonstrated ability to deliver rapid technical solutions and manage complex projects
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across internal and external stakeholders
Entrepreneurial mindset to envision and drive change rather than settle for the way things are
Strong analytical skills and familiarity with rheology, thermal analysis, and barrier property testing
Company
Spectrum Plastics Group, A DuPont Business
Acquired in August 2023 by DuPont, Spectrum’s history spans over 60 years of applications expertise including precision extrusion, specialty injection molding, blown film extrusion and conversion, medical balloon fabrication, laser processing, additive manufacturing, and complex assembly of catheters and other devices.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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unknown2023-05-02Acquired
Leadership Team
John Wolf
President and CEO
Joe Mannina
Chief Financial Officer
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