Scientific Associate Product Development

About the role

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability, and collaboration. With trusted brands like Persil®, all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have 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 customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.

Responsibilities

• Execute new product development projects
• Develop new approaches, solutions, processes, and products within an agreed timeframe
• Manage projects and resources to meet planned objectives
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, environmental (SHE), and laboratory standards
• Provide technical support services to Manufacturing and Quality as required
• Execute processes and develop solutions to support cross-functional teams in completing new technology product initiatives aligned with strategic objectives
• Ensure all new products meet international chemical health and safety requirements and other regulations
• Protect Henkel's new IP through collaboration with internal and external partners
• Provide guidance and recommendations on patents, trademarks, and proprietary agreements
• Conduct and evaluate product stability and performance testing

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Sciences, Surface Sciences, or related field
• 7-10 years of relevant industry experience
• Strong knowledge of advanced coating technologies, including functional and protective coatings, sol-gel systems, UV-curable materials, and hybrid organic-inorganic coatings
• Understanding of polymer and surface science, including polymer chemistry, crosslinking mechanisms, surface energy, and interfacial interactions
• Experience formulating and optimizing coating systems, including rheology, adhesion performance, and substrate preparation
• Knowledge of nanomaterials and nanoparticle-enabled coating technologies and their impact on material performance
• Proficiency in surface analysis and performance testing, including contact angle measurement, environmental exposure, and durability testing
• Experience applying statistical analysis and Design of Experiments (DOE) to support product development and process optimization
• Experience with materials characterization techniques, such as SEM, AFM, optical microscopy, FTIR, DSC, and TGA
• Ability to work 5 days in office

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 and hybrid work policies (depending on role); 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 and 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 $95,000.00 to $110,000.00. 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. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location.