Process Chemist

Henkel; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Financial benefits

Family support

Career growth

Job summary

Henkel's Adhesive Technologies team seeks a chemist/engineer to evaluate synthesis routes for monomers and coatings, define scale-up strategies, and help select viable materials. You will work in a safety-conscious lab, pilot, and manufacturing setting, coordinating with internal teams and suppliers to optimize yields and reduce costs.

The role requires a chemistry or chemical engineering degree and 1–3 years of lab or plant experience, with familiarity in GPC/FTIR/GC and benchtop scale

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
• 1-3 years of chemical lab experience or chemical plant experience.
• Synthetic benchtop laboratory experience from 50mL to 6L.
• Experience with analytical testing techniques: GPC, FTIR, GC.
• Production or pilot plant experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate routes for monomers/polymers and coatings to define scale-up strategies.
• Contribute to the selection and design of viable pathways and raw materials to improve yields and reduce costs.
• Work safely in the laboratory and help lead safety initiatives.
• Demonstrate processes safely in laboratory, pilot and manufacturing with equipment recommendations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers of raw materials.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Tools

GPC

FTIR

GC

Job description

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What You´ll Do

• Evaluate existing and new synthetic routes for monomers/polymers, and coating formulations to define scale up strategies.
• Make valuable contributions to the selection and design of viable synthetic pathways and raw materials to generate high quality products, increase yields, stream line the synthesis process, and optimize any safety and environmental aspects at reduced cost.
• Work safely day-to-day in the laboratory and help lead safety initiatives.
• Demonstrate processes safely in the laboratory, pilot and manufacturing with recommendations on equipment selection which allows safe manufacturing.
• Collaborate and maintain interactions with internal stakeholders as well as suppliers of raw materials.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelors degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• 1-3 years experience chemical lab experience or chemical plant experience
• Synthetic benchtop laboratory experience on a scale from 50mL to 6L
• Experience with analytical testing techniques, specifically GPC, FTIR, and GC
• Production plant or pilot plant experience is nice to have but not necessary

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $70,000.00 and $95,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.