Chemical Commercialization engineer

Job Summary

The Senior Commercialization Engineer is responsible for supporting New Products Introductions & Formula Optimization by providing the link between product development R&D and manufacturing. This position supports new product and product improvement pipelines and will report directly to the Sr. Resin, PSM, & Commercialization Manager.

The ideal candidate will have experience and a proven record of working cross-functionally and achieving results in commercializing high-performing customer-centric products. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who understands process operation, loves to work for hands-on with production equipment, and is a skilled communicator of engineering concepts to non-engineers. The ability to analyze the processes that affect the overall production cycle. Outstanding problem-solving ability and understanding of various processes in the manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Well-rounded experience in commercialization and scale-ups in a liquid/batch processing environment.
• Lead new product and process implementation when products move past the R&D phase and are being scaled up at manufacturing facilities
• Support new product development projects through R&D and commercial scale-up.
• Cultivate relationships with key personnel in Operations, Product Marketing, R&D, Corporate Engineering, and Procurement.
• Actively support ongoing and new technical projects. Lead coordination of commercialization master schedule and drive on-schedule / on specification scale-ups in support of new product/formula launches
• Development of standardized scale-up process tools & techniques. Drive consistent approach to scale-up.
• Use analytical tools to ensure lab formulations translate smoothly to production scale
• Develop a database of manufacturing capabilities & parameters across all sites
• Partner with R&D and Operations to clarify roles, success criteria, and methodology for the commercialization process.
• Develop proposals to improve the technology and tools used in the scale-up process
• Capture & communicate the learnings from commercialization / scale-up initiatives to drive organizational learning.
• Build & Share knowledge on the “science of scalability” to add speed & agility to the commercialization process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or chemistry; chemical or mechanical engineering required
• 7+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• 5+ years of cross functional coordination, collaboration & leadership with R&D, Procurement, Marketing, Quality
• 5+ years of batch/liquid processing experience in an industrial setting preferred
• Direct experience successfully leading scale-up/commercialization projects from Bench/R&D though to large scale manufacturing.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently with strong project management skills
• Solid problem-solving skills; RCCA experience preferred
• Ability to translate complex technical needs into robust commercialization plans
• Leads individuals or project teams to achieve milestones and objectives by setting priorities and providing direction
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite & Minitab (or other statistical software packages)
• Strong ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels in the organization
• Ability and willingness to work in corporate, R&D, and production environment
• Travel required: ~35%