Mitigate technical risk by designing and analyzing experiments, coordinating, and conducting mill trials, and collecting consumer/market feedback on product designs.
Develop Intellectual Property through the creation of invention disclosures, patent applications and trade secrets by partnering with the Legal team.
Provide technical advice on claims, data substantiation, and overall product points of view to our business leaders, operations, manufacturing, sales, and marketing teams
Collaborate with Product Development Strategist and other capabilities to develop product specifications that meet feasibility, desirability and viability objectives through designed experimentation
Translate market and consumer needs into product design, performance criteria, and technical specifications.
Requirements
paper science
m.s.
r&d
project management
problem solving
10+ years
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Paper Science, Material Science or Engineering
Five (5) or more years’ product development experience in paper products
Willing and able to travel, general average of 25% based on business needs
Experience working in an R&D environment with experience leading projects or experiments, product development activities, and scaling up to commercial feasibility
Solve complex problems, by exercising critical thought and approaching data analysis and potential recommended paths forward with a creative and open-minded approach
Ten or more years’ experience in paper products development – papermaking and/or converting
Project management experience
Advanced Engineering Degree (M.S.) in Engineering, Paper Science, or related disciplines