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The successful candidate will join the Refinish Product Development team and serve as the team's formulation expert for the development, optimization, scale-up, and launch of waterborne basecoat toners and related technologies.\nThis role is designed for a seasoned scientist who can independently tackle the team's most difficult formulation challenges. The individual will diagnose complex performance gaps, define formulation strategies, design efficient experimental approaches, integrate knowledge across relevant scientific disciplines, and identify optimized formulations that balance color, application, product performance, robustness, manufacturability, and business requirements.\nThe position will also provide end-to-end technical leadership for transferring toners from the laboratory into the Delaware manufacturing plant. The individual will lead the technical execution and coordination of NPL, FRR, CMWS batch following, manufacturing color confirmation, scale-up troubleshooting, and readiness for routine manufacture.\nThis is an individual contributor role with broad assignments and minimal day-to-day instruction. The individual will act as a technical resource to colleagues, provide informal guidance to less experienced employees, and influence decisions across R&D, manufacturing, quality, color, procurement, and other partner functions.\nThe base salary range for this position is $115,000 to $130,000, with the possibility of an annual bonus up to 10% of base salary. PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings. Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.\nKey Responsibilities\nOwn the team's most complex formulation challenges for automotive refinish basecoat formulations, working independently from problem definition through technical resolution. \nDevelop formulation strategies based on mechanistic understanding of pigment dispersion, resin and additive interactions, rheology, spray application, film formation, color development, appearance, and coating performance. \nDesign and execute focused experimental programs, including DOE or other structured approaches, to efficiently identify critical variables, define operating windows, and select optimized formulations. \nIntegrate formulation performance, color position, application behavior, stability, raw-material variability, cost, robustness, and manufacturability into balanced technical recommendations. \nLead complex root-cause investigations and implement robust corrective actions for formulation, application, color, appearance, stability, or manufacturing issues. \nEstablish clear technical success criteria, interpret multifactor data, exercise sound scientific judgment, and make recommendations that move programs forward despite ambiguity. \nServe as the formulation subject-matter expert for the team, review technical approaches, and provide practical guidance to formulators and other project contributors. \nLead the manufacturing and scale-up pathway for all toners transferred from the laboratory to the Delaware plant, including NPL, FRR, CMWS batch following, and manufacturing color confirmation. \nDevelop and maintain technology-transfer packages that define formulas, raw-material requirements, processing parameters, critical-to-quality attributes, test methods, acceptance criteria, and known technical risks. \nPartner with plant, quality, color, process, and R&D teams to plan manufacturing trials, provide on-site or remote technical support, evaluate batch data, resolve deviations, and confirm readiness for routine manufacture. \nAssess scale-dependent risks and translate laboratory learning into practical plant instructions, control strategies, and contingency plans. \nLead post-scale-up learning and formulation or process optimization when plant results do not meet established color, quality, performance, or robustness requirements. \nPlan and manage broad technical assignments with minimal supervision while maintaining clear priorities, documentation, milestones, and stakeholder alignment. \nCommunicate formulation strategy, experimental evidence, technical risks, manufacturing status, and recommendations through concise reports, presentations, and decision-focused discussions. \nBuild productive partnerships across global R&D, manufacturing, quality, procurement, product management, suppliers, and other technical communities. \nProtect intellectual property and maintain complete, traceable technical records in accordance with internal requirements and project governance. \nModel a safety-first mindset, promote safe laboratory and plant practices, and support 6S, continuous improvement, and technical best-practice development. \nAdhere to corporate policies, government regulations, business conduct standards, environmental requirements, and EEO guidelines. \nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Coatings Science, or a related STEM discipline. \nMinimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience, or 5 years of professional experience following completion of a PhD. \nDemonstrated depth in waterborne formulation development and optimization within coatings, paints, dispersions, polymers, or another complex formulated-product environment. \nProven ability to independently resolve difficult, multifactor technical problems using scientific judgment, disciplined experimentation, and data analysis. \nExperience designing formulation strategies and converting experimental findings into optimized, robust product recommendations. \nExperience supporting technology transfer, manufacturing trials, scale-up, commercialization, or production troubleshooting. \nStrong knowledge of experimental design, laboratory practices, structured problem solving, data interpretation, and technical documentation. \nAbility to work across two or more related technical disciplines and connect formulation science with application, color, performance, and manufacturing requirements. \nAbility to manage broad assignments with minimal day-to-day instruction and to provide informal technical guidance to colleagues. \nStrong planning, organization, decision-making, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities. \nStrong verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills, including the ability to deliver clear technical recommendations. \nAbility to build effective partnerships at all levels and work successfully in collaborative, cross-functional, and global teams. \nCommitment to laboratory and plant safety, regulatory compliance, and environmental standards. \nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's degree or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Coatings Science, or a related discipline. \nDeep experience with waterborne automotive refinish basecoat formulation, toner development, pigment dispersion, rheology, spray application, film formation, color development, or coatings performance testing. \nDemonstrated success optimizing formulations against multiple competing requirements, including color, appearance, application, stability, durability, manufacturability, robustness, and cost. \nExperience leading toner or color-product scale-up from laboratory development through plant manufacture and final color confirmation. \nPractical knowledge of plant batching, mixing, dispersion, filling, quality, and manufacturing deviation resolution for coatings. \nExperience with design of experiments, statistical analysis, multivariate data interpretation, or data-driven formulation tools. \nExperience qualifying raw materials, alternatives, or suppliers and managing formulation risk associated with material variability or supply continuity. \nTrack record of serving as a technical resource, raising team capability, and influencing decisions without direct reporting authority. \nExperience working with global development and manufacturing teams, suppliers, customers, or external technical partners. \nAbout us:\nPPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD ®\nThrough leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X.\nThe PPG Way 2030\nWe are customer champions\nProactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don’t stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.\nWe act with purpose and speed\nAgile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.\nWe are excellent operators\nProductive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.\nWe compete to win\nFuture-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths.\nWe are PPG proud\nStrong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.\nAt PPG we use AI in the hiring process to make the process more efficient. AI tools do not make hiring decisions. You can learn more by going to https://careers.ppg.com/us/en/candidate-resources.\nPPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.\nIf you need an adjustment due to a disability, please email .\nPPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply. \nOur employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents. 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