R&D Analyst

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking an R&D Systems Analyst to support North America Packaging lab, pilot plant, and production operations by managing data across PDH, BIOS, PV, and related systems. You will partner with R&D, Manufacturing, Sales, Procurement, Marketing, Quality, and IT to ensure accurate product data for development, scale-up, and pilot activities.

You will also generate reports, enter QC data, and maintain data integrity under governance standards, with an emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with exposure to data and process systems.
• Experience interpreting formulas, raw materials, and product specs.
• Ability to learn multiple systems for data governance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage set-up of packaging formulas/raw materials in the PDH system.
• Lead point of contact for new finished goods and internally produced raw materials across BIOS platforms.
• Support BIOS setup of purchased raw materials and intermediates.
• Collaborate with Plants, Sales, and Technical teams to support finished good item creation.
• Support System Formula Feedback completion in Product Vision (PV).
• Enter quality control data for all NAR Pilot Plant batches.
• Generate reports using Tableau, Business Objects, Navigator, and Advanced Excel.
• Support formula entry and maintenance; maintain data governance and change-control.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Data interpretation

Multi-system knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Chemistry / Chemical Engineering

Tools

Tableau

Business Objects

Navigator

Product Data Hub (PDH)

Job description

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

The R&D Systems Analyst supports North America Packaging laboratory, pilot plant, and production operations by creating, maintaining, and validating formula, raw material, intermediate, and finished-goods data across Product Data Hub (PDH), BIOS, Product Vision (PV), and related business systems. The role partners with R&D, Manufacturing, Sales, Procurement, Marketing, Quality, and IT to ensure product data is accurate, complete, and available to support product development, scale-up, and pilot. The analyst also identifies data or system issues, coordinates resolution, and develops reports that improve data quality and operational visibility.

• Manage set-up of Packaging formulas/raw materials in the Product Data Hub (PDH) system.

• Lead point of contact for setting up new finished goods and internally produced raw materials across BIOS platforms.

• Support BIOS setup of purchased raw materials and intermediates.

• Work with Plants, Sales, and Technical teams to support Finished Good item creation.

• Support System Formula Feedback completion in Product Vision (PV).

• Enter quality control data for all NAR Pilot Plant batches.

• Generate reports using Tableau, Business Objects, Navigator, and Advanced Excel.

• Support formula entry and maintenance.

• Maintain accurate and complete product data in accordance with established data-governance, documentation, and change-control requirements.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM
• One year of experience supporting technical, product, material, formula, manufacturing, or master-data processes. - Sean said that this should be in preferred.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related STEM discipline.

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail when creating, reviewing, and maintaining technical and product data.

• Ability to interpret formulas, raw-material information, product specifications, manufacturing requirements, and related technical documentation.

• Ability to learn and work effectively within multiple product-development, master-data, reporting, and manufacturing systems.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including sorting, filtering, lookups, data validation, reconciliation, and basic data analysis.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify discrepancies, determine root causes, and coordinate resolution.

• Ability to manage multiple requests, prioritize work, maintain documentation, and meet established deadlines.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to gather information and explain data or system requirements to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently within established procedures and appropriately escalate exceptions, risks, or unresolved issues.

• Ability to handle confidential and proprietary product and formula information appropriately.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 10%