Dispersion Chemist
Axalta
- Philadelphia, PA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develops new or improved dispersions, including formulation, stability/durability testing, and pigment selection for automotive, performance and industrial coatings.
- Applies statistically designed experiments and six sigma methods to conduct research and validate results.
- Supervise technician(s), organize work flow, including setting and meeting key deadlines.
- Participates in creation of novel analytical techniques for dispersion testing and qualification.
- Networks with global business, marketing, manufacturing, sourcing and technology personnel to maximize effectiveness of technical programs and implement results.
- Networks with suppliers of critical color / dispersion materials (such as pigments and dispersants).
- Networks with external resources in academia, professional societies and customers to gather and apply information to technical and business objectives.
- Minimal travel required
- MS or PhD degree in Materials Science, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with at least 3 - 5 years of experience in pigments, dispersion process, or formulations.
- Demonstrated ability to get results.
- Effective written and oral communications to multiple levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to bring a strategic perspective to complicated issues, with a data-based approach and analysis tools.
- Demonstrated ability to perform efficient experiments to identify issues, develop relationships and validate results. Must be able to interpret, analyze and apply numerical color and appearance measurements.