Senior Scientist Materials - Kimberly-Clark Corporation

We are seeking a Senior Scientist Materials to support the Adult Care Technology Team under the Personal Care sector in Neenah, Wisconsin. This role is a member of the Research and Engineering (R&E) team, supporting material changes required to support product, process, material, or technology concepts. This role will work with fast moving Personal Care consumable products. This role will work in conjunction with the Personal Care R&E Discovery, Product and Process Teams, KC Corporate Research Organization, Procurement, Supply Chain and other Personal Care cross-functional organizations as needed, as well as external vendors to identify, develop and qualify materials for use in Kimberly-Clark Personal Care products.  The incumbent reports to a Team Leader and receives direction in the form of specific project and innovation pipeline objectives.

The incumbent will interact daily with the R&E community consisting of product, process, and material experts. This team is accountable for the development through launch phases of improved or new materials the deliver on consumer needs. The incumbent will provide leadership and decision making from the material perspective to the overall project stakeholders through qualification process. Weekly the incumbent will influence vendors and partner with procurement, supply chain, safety, regulatory, and legal as required by project needs.

In this role you will:

• Collaborate with Product teams to understand business innovation plans.  Utilize the business innovation plans to lead development from a materials standpoint to meet business and project objectives. 
• Collaborate with Product teams to understand consumer needs and product performance targets and work to optimize material solutions to meet and exceed consumer needs.
• Work with product developers, process development engineers and other materials scientists to secure, develop, and commercialize improved or new materials.
• Develop and lead material qualification plans in partnership with Product, Process, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams.
• Collaborate with Process and Supply Chain teams in order to understand opportunity areas for materials, ensuring development/commercialization work for material qualification is effectively progressed.
• Collaborate with key material suppliers to develop relationships and technologies to accelerate innovation to our consumers.
• Mentor others within the materials discipline.
• Lead pipeline building of design to value efforts as needed.
• Ensure all work complies with corporate safety, regulatory, product safety, and sustainability requirements.
• Work independently and progress with limited instruction and as part of a larger cross functional team.
• Protect and defend KC proprietary product and technology through the appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related scientific or engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of broad experiences in material development (research or engineering, product/material development, project management roles or other related experience).
• A demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and across functional boundaries to complete projects within required timeframes.
• Exceptional skills effectively communicating/translating complex technical concepts to others.
• Demonstrated strengths in these skills: creativity, scientific experimentation methods, analysis and planning/organizing.
• Travel up to 15% if needed, including some international travel.

Preferred:

• Experience with vendor management.
• Experience analyzing material properties and impact on product performance.
• Experience in materials development including translating material development needs from prototype to commercial scale demonstrations, completing material and product validations.
• Experience leading material and product commercial launch activities with global manufacturing partners.
• Experience communicating effectively and influencing leaders
• Work experience in Research & Engineering organization, including experience in executing both technical and consumer studies, and translating consumer insights into tangible innovation opportunities. 
• Strong understanding of Personal Care products, brands, business and technologies
• Strong mentoring skills of experienced technical talent
• International experience in a global organization

Total Benefits

Here are a few of the benefits you’d enjoy in this role working for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

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And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” -  or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.

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