Sr. Associate, Chemistry

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more.

The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

As the Senior Associate, Chemistry, you will be part of the International Air Care Business Unit, developing products for consumers across markets around the world. You will work in a fast-paced environment where you will apply hands‑on formulation expertise, technical problem‑solving, and cross‑functional collaboration to support teams across regions and cultures. In this role, you will formulate and develop new Air Care products across multiple technologies, including liquids, candles, gels, powders, and aerosols.

You will support new product development, product improvements, line extensions, and technology advancements that deliver consumer‑preferred benefits. You will apply formulation science, experimental design, and technical curiosity while partnering with regional Research, Development and Engineering teams, Marketing, Manufacturing, Procurement, Regulatory, fragrance houses, suppliers, and other external partners. Together, you will develop products that meet consumer, performance, cost, regulatory, sustainability, and manufacturing requirements across international markets.

• Develop and optimize innovative formulations for new and existing Air Care products across multiple technologies, including liquids, candles, gels, and aerosols, to address consumer needs and improve product performance across international markets.
• Develop formulations for international markets, accounting for regional consumer needs, regulatory and sustainability requirements, manufacturing capabilities, raw material availability, cost targets, supply resiliency, and environmental conditions, including varying temperature and humidity.
• Apply Design of Experiments (DOE), statistics, laboratory testing, and scientific analysis to evaluate formulation performance and stability, analyze data, draw conclusions, troubleshoot technical challenges, and make technically sound recommendations.
• Investigate and evaluate new raw materials, fragrances, formulation approaches, and delivery technologies through laboratory experimentation and partnerships with fragrance houses, suppliers, and other external technical partners.
• Identify emerging technologies, secondary sourcing opportunities, and potential intellectual property that support innovation, cost, sustainability, and supply resiliency objectives.
• Plan, conduct, and coordinate product testing, including stability, micro challenge, toxicological, clinical, and performance testing.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records and prepare technical documentation and data to support product performance, claims, and commercialization.
• Partner with regional RD&E teams, Manufacturing, Procurement, suppliers, and other cross‑functional partners to transfer formulations, troubleshoot technical challenges, support pilot batches and first production runs, and successfully scale formulations from the laboratory through commercialization across multiple markets.
• Serve as the formulation representative on cross‑functional project teams, proactively communicating technical progress, risks, and recommendations.
• Translate technical insights into clear, consumer‑relevant stories, benefits, and claims that enable Marketing and commercial partners to effectively communicate…