Saint-Gobain Research (SGR) North America is seeking a driven, talented, and experienced researcher to join our Sustainable Materials and Processing Technologies team. The ideal candidate will leverage her/his extensive research and project experience, as well as broad expertise in polymeric materials, process techniques, and products, to innovate and enhance Saint-Gobain’s extensive product lines by improving performance or reducing costs. Essential Functions + Lead R&D projects in materials technology, collaborating effectively with R&D colleagues, product managers, product engineers, application engineers, and external customers. + Create and execute project plans, design and conduct experiments, analyze data, and present findings in both written and oral formats. Additionally, the candidate will propose projects and programs vital to the R&D direction of the group and be responsible for developing direct reports and others within the group. + Utilize broad technical background and experience to develop and/or improve products, processes, and performance, or reduce costs within a major product area. + Stay aware of new technology applications and competitive uses of the same in work with materials, products, and processes, and in the development of new knowledge. The candidate will apply this knowledge to personal research and products, making decisions on IP in agreement with upper management and business. The qualified candidate will collaborate closely with internal and external partners and customers to enable the success of technology and product development and qualification. The candidate will rely on communication and people skills to identify customers’ unique needs and use creative problem-solving skills, combining literature search, scientific knowledge, and hands-on experiments. All of this will support current and next-generation products in high-performance materials and the construction material sectors. The new team member will be a technical leader, leveraging their expertise in chemistry, material science, polymer science and engineering, and data analysis to understand how material structure-property relationships impact performance. The candidate will generate data to drive engineering and business decisions related to formulation, manufacturing processes, compliance, lifetime, and cost. Materials include thermoplastics and thermosets, composites, adhesives and sealants, novel green chemistries, and biopolymers with a focus on sustainability. Excellent communication and people skills are essential to effectively collaborate across all levels of the organization, influence others, and drive success in projects. The candidate is expected to understand gate process methodology/ideology and incorporate it into research projects. ------- **Required Qualifications** BS Degree with a minimum of 15+ years’ experience, or MS with 10+ years of experience, or PhD with 6+ years of experience in Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering or other related disciplines where technical judgement/accomplishments are demonstrated. + 6+ years of firsthand experience with formulation and process development in an industrial or research setting. + Must have practical and theoretical knowledge of polymer and composite materials – including formulation and structure-property relationships, performing standard material characterization and product tests, and interpreting the data and developing new tests. + Experience with industrial product and process development (minimum 6 years). + Experience with characterization and testing of polymeric materials (thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers), composites, and adhesives & sealants, using a range of techniques, including thermal analysis (DSC, DMA, TGA), mechanical testing (tensile), imaging (SEM), spectroscopy (FTIR, NMR), and rheology. + Proven ability to champion efforts to drive HSE and environmental consciousness and lab safety. + Proven ability to think critically, learn and iterate quickly, strategize and organize tasks autonomously on assigned projects, and establish viable technical paths forward. + Proven ability to determine and execute IP strategy, monitor and summarize new IP, industry and scientific literature, and technical advances in key markets and technologies. + Experience with adhesives and sealants formulation and product development strongly preferred. + Experience with data analysis, statistics, modeling, and visualization tools preferred. Saint-Gobain Research (SGR) North America is one of Saint-Gobain’s largest industrial research laboratories. The center is home to more than 400 employees working at the leading edge of innovation on multidisciplinary industrial research, preparing the future by designing tomorrow's products and processes across an amazing variety of markets and technical disciplines. Since 1985, SGR North America has been supporting existing businesses, developing future businesses, and nurturing talent. Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change. Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.