Sr Scientific Associate

Henkel; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k matching

Performance bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a PhD-level researcher to drive development of electronic adhesive technologies at our Irvine, CA site. You will lead complex R&D projects, collaborate across functions, and push IP creation while delivering new products to market.

The role requires strong leadership, independent execution, and a track record of innovation in polymer-based composites or adhesives for electronics. Onsite work five days a week with participation in cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in Chemistry, Polymer Sciences, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific areas.

Responsibilities

• Develop new technologies and products in support of electronic adhesives business.
• Lead one or multiple R&D projects and ensure timely milestone advancement.
• Stay current with technology and market megatrends; secure IP position in own area of development.
• Design, develop, and support on-time commercialization of new film adhesive formulations and products.
• Prepare and deliver presentations on research projects for internal teams, management, customers and technical conferences.
• Interact with external customers and respond to requests in a timely fashion.
• Work in cross-functional teams across time zones with product development, project management, application engineering, process engineering, marketing and sales.
• Understand state-of-the-art technology advancement and apply it to product development.
• Generate new intellectual properties and pursue new ideas and technology.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Invent and innovate

Experimentation

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Chemistry or related field

Job description

About this Position

AtHenkel, you’ll part of an organization that’s shaping the future throughinnovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands likePersil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edgetechnologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths andgrow.

Thisposition is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower ourpeople to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitiveadvantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

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

What you´ll do

• Develop new technologies and products in support of electronic adhesives business. Identify opportunities for new technologies, products, or performance improvements
• Leads one or multiple R&D projects critical to business and ensures timely project milestone advancement. Actively makes specialized knowledge available to the organization
• Stays current with technology and market megatrends. Acts as responsible for new research, IP, publications, technology roadmap. Secures IP position in own area of development
• Design, develop, execute and support on-time commercialization of new film adhesive formulations and products.
• Prepare and deliver presentations on research projects for internal teams, management, customers and technical conferences
• Directly interact and communicate with external customers and respond to customer requests in timely fashion
• Effectively work in cross functional teams across different time zones with members from product development, project management, application engineering, process engineering, marketing and sales
• Understand state-of-art technology advancement and apply it to product development
• Generate new intellectual properties. Actively search for new ideas and technology from within or outside

What makes you a good fit

• PhD degree in Chemistry, Polymer Sciences, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or in any other related scientific areas
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the areas of polymer based composite or adhesive product development is required.
• Prior experience of adhesive product development for electronic applications, metallurgical experience or knowledge of semiconductor packaging is highly desired
• Strong leadership, communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills are essential
• Proven ability to invent and innovate, and strong ability to design and implement experiments are needed
• Motivated self-starter with strong initiative and with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in team collaboration
• Individual with proven track record of success in new technologies and products developed, invention disclosures and patents, and published scientific papers publication in peer reviewed journals
• The ability to work autonomously on multiple projects is needed
• Ability to work onsite, 5 days a week, in Irvine, CA.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordableplans 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 / sellprogram
• Financial: 401kmatching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matchingshares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loanreimbursement
• Family Support:12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents givingbirth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discountedchild and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diversenational and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skillsdevelopment courses, and tuition reimbursement

Thesalary range for this role is $90,000.00 and $130,000.00. This range represents thegood‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offerfor this role at the time of posting.In addition to base salary, thisposition may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, asapplicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package asdescribed above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as thecandidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. Thisposting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local paytransparency laws.

AtHenkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and lifeexperiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us.Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicantswithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability,veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.