R&D Chemist: Construction Materials & Data-Driven Innovation

Sika AG; Redditch; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Core-hours working

Company pension contribution up to 10%

Private healthcare

Group life cover

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Staff discount platform

Cycle to Work scheme

Service awards

Discounted Sika products

Job summary

Sika Redditch Technology Centre is seeking a scientist to drive development, maintenance and data-led improvements for the Ucrete product range. You will merge formulation expertise with governance, safe lab practice and disciplined decision-making to deliver robust products and controlled changes.

The role combines R&D, operations and cross-functional collaboration, with opportunities to progress into broader specialist or R&D leadership roles within a global company.

Qualifications

• A degree, or equivalent relevant experience, in chemistry, materials science, polymer science, chemical engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Practical industrial R&D experience in formulation, materials development, product development or product maintenance; experience of resin, cementitious, flooring or construction-material systems would be advantageous.
• Strong experimental skills, including safe laboratory working, test planning, troubleshooting, interpretation of results and clear technical reporting.
• The ability to work within product-creation, stage-gate, change-control, quality and compliance processes while building effective relationships across functions.
• Data literacy beyond routine spreadsheet use, with the ability to structure, clean, analyse and visualise technical data and the appetite to learn tools such as Power BI, Python, statistical software, AI or machine-learning platforms.
• Scientific curiosity, ownership and integrity, with the ability to communicate complex findings clearly, adapt quickly and progress work proactively.

Responsibilities

• Lead development work from technical concept through formulation, testing, scale-up support and product introduction, responding to customer, market, performance and sustainability needs.
• Own assigned product-maintenance and lifecycle activities, including raw-material changes, reformulation, quality investigations and technical support, using clear risk assessment and validation plans.
• Help shape a modern data culture by creating reliable, reusable datasets and applying advanced analytics, visualisation, artificial intelligence and machine learning where they add genuine scientific and commercial value.

Skills

Data literacy

Analytical reporting

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Chemistry or related field degree

Tools

Power BI

Python

Statistical software

AI/ML platforms

Job description

Sika Redditch Technology Centre is seeking a scientist to drive development, maintenance and data-led improvements for the Ucrete product range. You will merge formulation expertise with governance, safe lab practice and disciplined decision-making to deliver robust products and controlled changes.

The role combines R&D, operations and cross-functional collaboration, with opportunities to progress into broader specialist or R&D leadership roles within a global company.