Sr Scientific Associate

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 t youll do Develop new technologies and products in support of electronic adhesives business. Identify opportunities for new technologies, products, or performance improvements Leads one or multiple R&D projects critical to business and ensures timely project milestone advancement. Actively makes specialized knowledge available to the organization Stays current with technology and market megatrends. Acts as responsible for new research, IP, publications, technology roadmap.

Secures IP position in own area of development Design, develop, execute and support on-time commercialization of new film adhesive formulations and products. Prepare and deliver presentations on research projects for internal teams, management, customers and technical conferences

Directly interact and communicate with external customers and respond to customer requests in timely fashion

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. Actively search for new ideas and technology from within or outside

What makes you a good fitPhD degree in Chemistry, Polymer Sciences, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or in any other related scientific areas Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the areas of polymer based composite or adhesive product development is required.

Prior experience of adhesive product development for electronic applications, metallurgical experience or knowledge of semiconductor packaging is highly desired

Strong leadership, communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills are essential

Proven ability to invent and innovate, and strong ability to design and implement experiments are needed

Motivated self-starter with strong initiative and with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in team collaboration Individual with proven track record of success in new technologies and products developed, invention disclosures and patents, and published scientific papers publication in peer reviewed journals The ability to work autonomously on multiple projects is needed

Ability to work onsite, 5 days a week, in Irvine, CA.Some benefits of joining Henkel 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 reimbursementThe
salary…