ABOUT THE ROLEAs the Associate Manager, Formulation / Chemistry with SC Johnson Professional, located at SC Johnson's global headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, you will play a key role in shaping the future of professional cleaning and hygiene solutions. You'll help bring innovative, effective, and sustainable products to market, translating customer needs and emerging technologies into differentiated solutions that make a meaningful impact across healthcare, industrial, food manufacturing, and institutional environments.
In this highly collaborative role, you will independently lead technical projects spanning new product development, product enhancements, and emerging technologies across cleaning, disinfecting, and floor care. Partnering with cross-functional and global teams, you will help advance our surface hygiene innovation pipeline, strengthen our iconic brand platforms, and deliver solutions that meet evolving customer and business needs.
Success in this role requires a combination of technical expertise, innovative thinking, strong project leadership, and the ability to influence across functions. You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of meaningful innovation initiatives, explore new technologies, and contribute to the continued growth and evolution of SC Johnson Professional's surface hygiene portfolio.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Lead new product development (NPD) and existing product development (EPD) projects from concept through formulation, validation, scale-up, and launch, ensuring alignment with quality, cost, and timeline objectives.
- Drive formulation innovation across cleaning, disinfecting, floor care, and emerging hygiene technologies, developing differentiated solutions that address customer needs and sustainability goals.
- Support long-term innovation strategy by contributing technical insights to the five-year surface hygiene roadmap and executing assigned innovation initiatives.
- Design and evaluate technical studies, including product performance, microbial efficacy, stability, packaging compatibility, and surface compatibility, in collaboration with internal experts and external laboratories.
- Partner with Regulatory and Product Safety teams to ensure product development and claims comply with applicable requirements, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and European Union Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR).
- Identify and assess emerging technologies, ingredients, suppliers, and sustainable chemistry opportunities through technical research, benchmarking, and feasibility testing.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Commercial, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Sustainability, and external partners to translate customer insights into commercially viable solutions.
- Lead assigned brand innovation initiatives, identifying opportunities for product enhancements, differentiated claims, improved delivery systems, and long-term portfolio growth.
- Support commercialization and continuous improvement, including manufacturing trials, technology transfer, troubleshooting, product maintenance, and technical risk assessment.
- Maintain technical documentation and project records using the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system, including the internal PIE platform. Communicate project progress, technical recommendations, and key findings to stakeholders while providing guidance to project colleagues
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of formulation experience
- Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States
PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS- Experience in professional cleaning, hygiene, disinfectants, floor care, or related product technologies.
- Knowledge of formulation science, cleaning performance, antimicrobial efficacy, product stability, and material compatibility.
- Familiarity with EPA, BPR, and regional regulatory testing and product claim requirements.
- Experience with NPD/EPD processes, supplier collaboration, product scale-up, and manufacturing support.
- Understanding of sustainable product development, including ingredient selection, packaging, and environmental impact.
- Proficiency with PIE or similar Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, including data management and documentation.
- Strong project management, technical writing, communication, and cross-functional influencing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead technical projects, prioritize deliverables, and escalate risks.
- Experience designing experiments, analyzing data, troubleshooting technical challenges, and driving product development.
JOB REQUIREMENTS- Full time, Monday through Friday, business hours
- Up to 20% travel, domestic and international
- Remote work is available once after 90-day onboarding period
- Office and Laboratory work environment
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