PVC Scientist

Carlisle Construction Materials LLC (CCM) is a diversified manufacturer and supplier of premium building products and related technologies for the commercial and residential construction markets. Carlisle is one of the most respected companies in the building materials industry. After being around for more than 100 years, our customers know us for our superior products, remarkable service, and groundbreaking innovations. Our culture at CCM is one that values collaboration and team success over individual credit. Carlisle core values are safety, bias for action and results, continuous improvement, teamwork and communication, customer focus, empowerment, and mutual trust respect, and integrity. These core values are the center of all business decisions and make CCM the successful company that it is.

The PVC Research and Innovation team consists of scientists that are responsible for developing breakthrough technologies in support of CCM’s current and future needs in the PVC roofing business. The research scientist will work closely with value chain partners, commercial leadership, and technical leadership to support current business and influence technology development to enable the next generation of sustainable PVC roofing membrane.

This position provides an excellent opportunity for an individual to contribute innovative technology and product solutions to deliver growth for the PVC roofing product line and market. The successful candidate in this position will become an expert in flexible PVC roofing products and will lead major innovation and new product development projects within the Research and Innovation group. This position operates under the general guidance of the R&D Manager.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leading research activities on new and existing products as well as identifying and implementing new technologies within the PVC business group.

• Leading multiple Innovation and New Product Development projects critical to grow the PVC roofing business.

• Utilizing advance material characterization techniques to establish structure property relationships of polymer materials.

• Managing the technical projects from ideation through scale up to commercialization.

• Supporting the PVC roofing business through new product development, processing and performance improvement, raw material qualification and cost reduction projects.

• Collaborating with sales, marketing, manufacturing, purchasing, warranty departments and CCM staff on defined project priorities, project scope and future development directions.

• Publish technical reports, conduct technical presentations, and champion safety

General knowledge/skills:

• A Degree in Polymer Science and Engineering or Material Science & Engineering

• Experience in the development of plastic products and their associated processing technologies such as extrusion and calendaring are a plus

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of the physical, chemical, and mechanical behavior of the thermoplastic polymers

• Knowledge to analyze data, understand structure property relationships of polymers and conduct relative testing and evaluations

• Experience with FTIR, DSC, TGA and rheology analysis of polymers

• Training or experience on the design of experiments, especially as applied to development of chemical formulations

• Project management skills in a cross functional environment

• Ability to communicate effectively

Benefits and Compensation

Carlisle provides competitive salaries, bonus eligibility, time-off, multiple and competitive healthcare options, 401K, tuition reimbursement, continuing training and support. This position would require someone to work in Carlisle, PA and relocation assistance is available upon request.