R&D Chemist I — Ink & Coatings Innovator

Seton; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Brady Corporation in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Chemist I to be an influential member of the Materials R&D team, leading hands-on research to develop new products for BradyID.com and to support existing offerings through testing, process improvements, and cross‑functional collaboration with manufacturing.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related disciplines, experience with Stage-Gate development, and a track record of delivering projects with cross‑functional teams;

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or related disciplines.
• Track record of delivering on projects by working with cross‑functional teams.
• Familiarity with a Stage / Gate development process.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands‑on research projects that deliver business results.
• Work with operations to support new materials, quality concerns, and process improvements.
• Understand process capability and variability, design selection criteria, structure‑property relationships, iterative problem solving, risk management, and intellectual property fundamentals.
• Perform as the Technical Lead on various project activities through a defined Stage Gate process.
• Work well within cross‑functional teams to enable new product development project success.
• Work with site manufacturing and test engineers to complete product qualifications.
• Understand how to follow existing test methods (ASTM), and how to develop new test methods.
• Effectively communicate the right data to the right decision makers at the right time.
• Properly document technical and experimental activities.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Research

Stage‑Gate development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related disciplines

Job description

Brady Corporation in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Chemist I to be an influential member of the Materials R&D team, leading hands-on research to develop new products for BradyID.com and to support existing offerings through testing, process improvements, and cross‑functional collaboration with manufacturing.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related disciplines, experience with Stage-Gate development, and a track record of delivering projects with cross‑functional teams;