R&D Product Development Scientist

About the role

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 Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Responsibilities

• Develops and conducts experimental designs and laboratory screening methods to measure desired performance metrics for the creation of prototype products
• Reviews data, provides preliminary interpretation and draws conclusions
• Proposes next steps and strategies of development efforts
• Coordinates necessary tasks and discussions with R&D cross-functional teams to ensure tasks are executed in a timely manner
• Works closely with business partners (i.e. marketing, supply chain, finance, purchasing) when appropriate
• Prepares and delivers presentations, both written and oral, to various levels of management
• Ensures compliance with Henkel corporate SHE standards, policies and procedures

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering or related science/engineering field
• 1-3 years of hands-on lab experience with a focus on safety, accuracy, and data integrity
• Strong experimental, data analysis, and problem-solving skills
• Clear communicator with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive, self-driven team player with strong ownership and accountability

Benefits

• 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

Pay

The salary range for this role is $75,000.00 and $85,000.00. This range represents the good-faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable.