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Staff Formulation Chemist, Adhesives

Kimia

Kimia

United States · Europe
Posted on Dec 4, 2025

Staff Formulation Chemist, Adhesives

Own and shape how AI enhances adhesive formulation. As a strategic subject matter expert, you’ll help build tools that reflect the real-world workflows of chemists working in automotive, packaging, industrial, and consumer product applications.
Responsibilities
  • Act as the subject matter expert on adhesive formulation, providing perspective on customer needs, selection drivers, and development timelines across verticals.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define AI workflows that support how chemists actually work.
  • Represent the voice of the adhesive chemist in user research, product design, and customer conversations.
  • Help go-to-market teams understand how different segments (e.g., automotive vs. consumer) weigh performance, compliance, cost, and other priorities.
  • Identify opportunities where the platform can reduce time-to-formulation, improve decision-making, or accelerate regulatory and commercial readiness.
  • Evangelize the platform’s value not just as an efficiency tool but as an enabler for deeper innovation and faster iteration.

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technical requirements
  • 5+ years experience in adhesive formulation or applied R&D in a commercial context.
  • Hands-on familiarity with performance requirements, regulatory hurdles, and customer qualification.
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally with marketing, regulatory, and sales to bring products to market.
  • Ability to articulate how digital tools can enhance—rather than replace—the chemist’s role.
  • Strong communicator, confident working with both technical and non-technical teams.

Nice to Have

  • Experience across multiple adhesive segments such as automotive, packaging, personal care, or electronics.
  • Exposure to cheminformatics, formulation databases, or digital R&D platforms.
personal attributes
  • Deep, nuanced understanding of product development trade-offs in adhesives.
  • Strategic and collaborative - not a bench role.
  • Passionate about shaping the future of chemistry using AI.
  • Comfortable influencing product and go-to-market decisions in a global context.
what you’ll get
  • High-impact role shaping AI workflows for the $5T chemical industry.
  • Work directly with experienced founders, engineers, and scientists.
  • Meaningful traction with global customers and early signals of strong product-market fit.
  • Backed by top-tier investors behind companies like Canva, Atlassian, Figma, Zoox, and Robinhood.
  • Remote-friendly team with flexibility and optional office presence.
  • Opportunity to define how chemists work in the future.
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