Listed 04/28/10 - Kimberly-Clark
Formulation Scientist II, Kimberly-Clark
Summary
Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people, nearly a quarter of the world’s population, trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene, and well-being. With brands such as KLEENEX®, SCOTT®, HUGGIES®, PULL-UPS®, KOTEX®, and DEPEND®, Kimberly-Clark holds No.1 or No. 2 share positions in more than 80 countries. With a 137-year history of innovation, we believe in recruiting the best people and putting them in the right jobs so that they can do their best work.
The Scientist II - Formulation Scientist will report to a manager and work closely with fellow scientists, marketing, legal, regulatory and business unit partners to develop commercially viable formulations aligned with business, consumer, and technical insights. This position will be located at our Kimberly-Clark Research & Engineering offices in Neenah, Wisconsin.
Description
Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with technical leaders and business partners to translate technical, business and consumer knowledge into profitable formulated product opportunities.
• Contribute as a team member on large projects and/or lead smaller programs within our Corporate Research and Engineering organization to deliver technology opportunities for compositions that are well aligned with business unit aspirations in the areas of skin care and infection control.
• Protect technologies and products through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant scientific discipline (i.e. chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology) and 3 – 5 years of industrial research experience in formulation development or a similar Master’s degree and a lesser amount of industrial experience.
• Ability to work safely in both laboratory and diverse manufacturing settings.
• Demonstrable experience with successfully commercializing technical innovations for formulated personal care and/or drug products.
• Travel up to 25% (domestic and international).
• Excellent communication skills (oral and writing)
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in translating laboratory findings to industrial processes (scale up).
• Familiarity with U.S. pesticide and/or drug regulations as they relate to consumer, professional, and health care products is highly desirable.
• Ability to interact effectively with raw material vendors to complement internal development efforts.
• Experience with searching and reading patents and the procurement of new patents to shelter intellectual property.
• Ability to work in an international environment.
• Language skills beyond English are highly valued.