Product Development Scientist

17 hours ago


State College, Pennsylvania, United States First Quality Full time
Product Development Scientist

First Quality is a leading global company with a strong commitment to innovation and quality. We are seeking an experienced Product Development Scientist to join our team at our First Quality Retail Services site in Lewistown, PA.

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating, developing, and implementing new and proprietary designs of absorbent-related product systems based on business, customer, and consumer needs. This will involve working closely with cross-functional teams to design and develop new products and product improvements, as well as providing technical support to reduce consumer complaints.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop new products and product improvements to meet business and consumer needs.
  • Develop new and improved materials and technologies with suppliers, ensuring all new raw materials obtain proper safety testing and clearance.
  • Use Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques to develop experimental plans and support existing business product cost improvements through product redesigns.
  • Provide technical support to reduce consumer complaints and develop new test methods to better predict and understand product performance in use.
  • Work with senior scientists or managers to help set project objectives and coach and develop indirect reports to enhance team performance towards department objectives.

Requirements:

  • Four-year technical degree (e.g. Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) or equivalent; additional business studies preferred.
  • 3+ years in R&D inventing, developing, and implementing new products.
  • Knowledge of and experience with developing product systems for the retail market, preferably hygiene products.
  • Knowledge of materials used in retail absorbent products (e.g. pulp, super absorbent polymers, nonwovens).
  • Working knowledge of consumer product converting technologies for pulp, paper, and nonwoven materials.
  • Experience with the process of searching, evaluating, and filing patents.
  • Able to speak, read, and write the English language and have strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Good analytical skills, with working knowledge of basic statistics.
  • Good computer skills in Microsoft Office programs.
  • Able to travel ~20-30% to US and International for product and process trials.

What We Offer:

Excellent compensation and benefit package.

First Quality is committed to protecting information under our care, commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. We provide annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who may come into contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.



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