Job Description:

At GAF, we cover more than buildings. We cover each other. No matter what role, tenure, or track, under this roof you are empowered to be there for your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we don’t back down from hard work– we support one another in pursuit of something bigger. We define the future while leading the present. And under this roof, we own our opportunities. Becoming the market leader only happens when everyone feels they have the opportunity, and the support, to thrive. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Summary:

We are looking for a Principal Scientist to join our R&D team in Parsippany, NJ. The person in this role will have the challenging opportunity to develop new products for the residential roofing market. The successful candidate will be a productive hands-on, self-directed scientist with exceptional capabilities to deliver on technical and commercial requirements.

Essential Duties:

• Work with various functional groups including Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, Purchasing as well as other R&D scientists to drive innovation and guide research project activities.

• Lead the development of key residential roofing product initiatives from concept, design, testing, manufacturing and codes approvals to product launch.

• Work closely with partner companies and key raw material suppliers to advance the development of products or processes.

• Successfully use advanced material characterization techniques to establish structure property relationships of materials and final product performance.

• Establish correlations with the analytical data to the performance and durability of the finished product in order to reduce development time, establish quantitative performance benchmarks, and assure that products & systems will meet building code body and internal performance standards.

• Represent GAF at key industry meetings and technical conferences.

• Manage technical business support for current products including raw material qualification, benchmarking of competitive materials and product/system testing at external laboratories.

• Publish technical reports and conduct presentations on key projects regularly.

• Effectively coordinate and manage technicians in support of several simultaneous research programs.

• Excellent planning, organizational and documentation skills coupled with effective teamwork and communication skills.

Under This Roof, We Require:

• A Ph.D. in Chemistry, Polymer/Material Science or an equivalent Engineering discipline with 10+ years industrial product development experience skills. A proven track record of successful commercialization of technology is also highly desirable.

Under This Roof, We Also Value:

• The incumbent is recognized within the company as a key and critical contributor providing strategic technical direction for major projects in their area. The individual is the company expert for a key product or process, making major product line extensions or major process changes.

• Develops significant new products to provide for long term business impact and growth.

• Provides mentoring and guidance to junior scientists to strengthen and grow the R&D organization’s capabilities.

• Identifies and takes initiative to lead continuous improvement efforts.

• Adds new product lines to existing platforms.

• Contributions are patentable/trade secrets. Develops and utilizes new to the company materials and processes.

• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

• Provides technical direction for major projects and programs that impact a key product area and technology advancement.

• Required to work with key operations and marketing people to determine tactical objectives.

• Self-directed within broad parameters; initiates projects within area of expertise, with approvals from other functional areas. Required to present project justifications to senior R&D management and to other functions.

How We Protect What Matters Most

• We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.

• Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.

• Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.

• Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.

• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.

• We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).

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With 130+ years in the industry, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, we are also part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world.

Our communities help give our work meaning and the products we manufacture help protect what matters most. The shingles help to shelter the families living in the homes in our towns. The TPO helps protect what is under that hospital’s roof. In addition to quality products, we make sure they are installed by quality craftsmen and women. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors.

GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. Our success is driven by a commitment to empowering our people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation and the desire to protect what matters most. ​