Senior Research Scientist, Papermaking

Your Job

Join Georgia‑Pacific at the Neenah Technical Center as a Senior Research Scientist, Paper making focused on advancing paper making technologies for tissue-based consumer products! You will lead early‑stage research and pilot trials, design experiments, evaluate results, and translate successful concepts into commercially viable solutions that improve product performance and manufacturing processes.

Our Team

You'll be part of a multidisciplinary R&D group within GP Consumer Products that collaborates closely with product development, operations, and engineering teams. The team partners with external organizations, universities, suppliers, and OEMs, to scout and adopt breakthrough technologies and drive measurable improvements at scale.

What You Will Do

* Identify and lead research projects involving paper making technologies for our manufacturing processes of tissue-based consumer products, leading to new or improved products or machine performance.

* Design, develop, prototype, and test cutting-edge paper making components, equipment, and machinery while working with cross-functional teams to drive innovation.

* Act as a Subject Matter Expert in tissuemaking technology. Participate in troubleshooting, training, and knowledge transfer to provide direction to team members.

* Effectively work with various internal capabilities, including Operations, Engineering, and Product Development to drive transformation within the company and scale experiments from pilot to commercial feasibility.

* Collaborate with external partners, including academic partnerships, industry consortiums, and supplier/OEMs to identify and screen new technologies as well as stay up-to-date on industry advancements.

* Use economic thinking to determine viability, use the scientific method to evaluate, use statistical methods to analyze data, and use written and verbal techniques to communicate and document the results and next steps.

* Support the organization through developing Intellectual Property that includes competitive intelligence, invention disclosures, patent applications and maintaining trade secrets.

* Improve current test methods or develop new test methods for characterizing and evaluating various paper making technologies. Be creative and think beyond the obvious.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

* Bachelor's degree in paper making, chemical engineering, or a related field.

* Five (5) or more years of relevant experience in the paper industry.

* Demonstrated experience in an R&D environment leading research projects and scaling successful concepts toward commercialization.

* Proficient with experimental design and statistical analysis methods (e.g., DOE, ANOVA, regression) and comfortable documenting and communicating technical results.

* Willing and able to travel up to 25%.

What Will Put You Ahead

* Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in paper making, chemical engineering, or a related field.

* Hands‑on experience in industrial/manufacturing settings with pilot and commercial paper making equipment.

* Track record of intellectual property contributions (invention disclosures, patent experience) and familiarity with protecting trade secrets.

* Demonstrated success partnering with external research institutions, suppliers, or OEMs to accelerate technology adoption.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty…