Scientific Principal

Overview

About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

• Conceive and lead innovative routes in strategic new product development platforms
• Employ sound experimental designs to effectively develop new materials for electronic applications
• Design, develop, execute and support on-time commercialization of new adhesive formulations and products
• Prepare and deliver presentations on research projects for internal teams, management, customers and technical conferences
• Effectively work in cross functional teams across different time zones with members from product development, project management, application engineering, process engineering, marketing and sales
• Understand state-of-art technology advancement and apply it to product development
• Generate new intellectual properties
• Proactively seek out innovative ideas and emerging technologies from both internal and external sources
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills
• Quickly identify issues, absorb new information, spot logical gaps, and develop technical solutions
• Provide appropriate coaching and development for junior team members
• Perform all laboratory work in a safe manner and comply with all regulations, safety precautions, PPE requirements, and 5S processes

• Master’s or PhD degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Sciences, Materials Science, or in any other related scientific areas with 10-15 years experiences of product development preferred
• Candidate with
  
  B. S. degree with track record of 15-20 years of successful Product Development in the relevant area may be considered
• Focus in thermoset materials, adhesive formulations, semiconductor packaging is a plus
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong ability to design and implement experiments and define technical strategic directions for product development in semiconductor packaging
• Experience working in a professional laboratory
• The ability to work autonomously on multiple projects is needed.
• Must sit and stand alternately up to as much as 10 hours per day.
• Ability to occasionally / regularly lift 10 to 25 pounds.
• May require passing additional security screening based on customer requirements.

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance:
  Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary for this role is $ - $. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.