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GAF Principal Scientist in Parsippany, New Jersey
Job Description:
Introduction:
At GAF, we cover more than buildings. We cover each other. No matter what role, tenure, or track, under this roof you are empowered to be there for your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we don’t back down from hard work– we support one another in pursuit of something bigger. We define the future while leading the present. And under this roof, we own our opportunities. Becoming the market leader only happens when everyone feels they have the opportunity, and the support, to thrive. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.
Summary: We are looking for a Principal Scientist to join our R&D team in Parsippany, NJ. You will work in a team focusing on developing innovative solutions for the roofing and waterproofing industry. This will include identifying development opportunities through market and customer insights, scaling and commercializing new products, as well as identifying new technologies relevant to business needs. The successful candidate will demonstrate proficiency in analysis, innovation and creative problem solving. Project assignments will be challenging, complex and demanding in nature and require a hands on scientist to successfully execute multiple projects in parallel.
Essential Duties:
Plan and conduct research for the development and commercialization of new technologies and product concepts that provide differentiated performance in the marketplace.
Develop innovative solutions that enable improved performance, reduced cost and increased efficiency
Be a key contributor within cross-functional teams across R&D, Marketing, Sales and Manufacturing to scale up quickly from the lab to commercial scale.
Translate unmet customer needs into fitness-for-use criteria for specific applications and reduce these to fundamental material characteristics using knowledge of structure-property-processing relationships
Maintain understanding and serve as a resource for internal and external customers on market specific product, process technology, external technical community trends and the competitive intellectual property.
Provides technical support to Marketing, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Sales.
Ability to represent GAF and lead technical committees at key industry meetings and technical conferences.
Produce timely project updates, develop presentations, and report out to internal and external stakeholders. Publish technical reports and conduct presentations on key projects regularly.
Effectively coordinate and manage technicians in support of several simultaneous research programs.
Mentor junior technical personnel
Under This Roof, We Require
Masters or Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemistry, or other relevant science discipline
Minimum of 7-10 years of broad research experience in the formulation of industrial coatings, adhesives & polymer membranes/constructions with particular emphasis on:
Lo-voc/100% solids chemistries & formulations (Urethanes, STP’s, 1&2K)
Dry mix thermoplastic hot melts -maleic acid esters, tall oil or hydrocarbon based.
Methyl methacrylate (MMA)-based coating chemistries
Under This Roof, We Also Value
Expertise in use of design of experiment methodologies (DOE).
Capable of “end to end” technical development from concept to commercialization
Proficiency in scaling up from the lab to pilot scale to full commercial process scale
Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Strong critical thinking, strategic thinking, problem-solving, organizational and interpersonal skills
Excellent planning, organizational and documentation skills coupled with effective teamwork and communication skills
How We Protect What Matters Most
We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.
GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.
We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).
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With 130+ years in the industry, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, we are also part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world.
Our communities help give our work meaning and the products we manufacture help protect what matters most. The shingles help to shelter the families living in the homes in our towns. The TPO helps protect what is under that hospital’s roof. In addition to quality products, we make sure they are installed by quality craftsmen and women. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors.
GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. Our success is driven by a commitment to empowering our people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation and the desire to protect what matters most.