R&D Chemist
Rust-Oleum Corporation

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JOB DESCRIPTION

As an R&D Chemist, you will assist in formulating new products, re-formulating current product lines for improvement, and in solving technical scale-up and manufacturing problems. You will ensure the availability of quality and value engineered products which satisfy customer's requirements and increase sales and profitability of the corporation.

Solving challenges is the very foundation of who we are. After all, in the beginning, our founder, sea captain Robert Fergusson, didn't particularly care about paint. When he founded our company in 1921, he just wanted to keep his ship intact and stumbled upon a valuable solution. Today, that discovery is Rust-Oleum Corporation.

The same passion that drove the Captain to spend his next few years creating the world's first rust-preventative paint still drives us today. When we see a problem, we work diligently until we've perfected a solution, which has led to some of the most cutting edge, durable and innovative products in the industry. Our creative and talented team of over 2000 people across every corner of the world, help us remain the global leader in protective paints and coatings for both home and industry.

Technology Knowledge

• Solid understanding of organic and physical chemistry
• The ability to develop an experimental plan and investigate results.
• Analyze data, identify trends, patterns, correlations, and level of statistical significance. Perform Cost/benefit analysis. Identify and perform risk assessment to quantify risk. Reach defensible data driven conclusions and guide project progression based on results.
• Perform routine lab experiments with minimal supervision.
• Collect and organize data in a timely and efficient manner and present to the scientists/leaders/marketing.
• Collect and organize the raw data, organize into presentable format and provide limited interpretation of the data.
• Good understanding of Scientific Methodology. Hypothesis driven research and problem-solving capability with an ability to analyze data and document clearly.

Technical Leadership

• Continuous learning and intimate awareness of open literature and competitive landscape
• Adhere to safety, quality and housekeeping policies/guidelines.
• Confer with peers and supervisors to conduct analyses of research projects, interpret test results, or develop nonstandard tests.
• Ability to interact with cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
• Good business acumen

People Leadership

• Good personal and interpersonal skills - listening, compassion, motivating, inspiring, humor, patience, understanding diversity, negotiating etc.
• Energetic, Driving and Inspiring
  • Action oriented, perseverance and results driven
• Continuous learning/growth and mentorship and teaching skills

Organization Leadership

• Agility to respond to emerging business needs - strong change of management skills
• Assess organizational processes and develop new processes to improve efficiency and quality
• Good presentation skills
• Demonstrate strong career ambition - potential to become top leader

Required Experience

• B.S. degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or another scientific technical field.
• 0-3 years of relevant experience

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.

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