Senior Chemist - Innovation Ventures

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers. The Team: Innovation Ventures is where Mattel builds what's next. As our entrepreneurial innovation studio, Innovation Ventures exists to create the next generation of breakthrough brands, new business models, and entirely new ways to play. Operating with the agility of a startup and the resources of one of the world's leading toy companies, our team turns emerging consumer insights into bold new concepts that have the potential to become Mattel's next growth driver. If you're energized by ambiguity, passionate about solving problems in new ways, and excited by the opportunity to build something from the ground up, Innovation Ventures offers the rare chance to shape the future of play while making a lasting impact on Mattel's long-term growth. The Opportunity: The Senior Chemist partners with Design and Product Development to develop chemical features that deliver product intent while balancing performance, aesthetics, cost, manufacturability, safety, and regulatory requirements. Independently manages complex chemical-feature development from early concept through production, applying formulation expertise to translate creative objectives into viable solutions, guide technology selection, troubleshoot challenges, and support reliable production execution. Collaborates across Design, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Procurement, suppliers, and global development teams. What Your Impact Will Be: Partner with Design and Product Development early in concept development to identify appropriate chemical and material solutions. Independently develop, formulate, evaluate, and optimize chemical features, including inks, cosmetics, play compounds, and other formulated products, against performance, aesthetic, cost, manufacturability, safety, and regulatory requirements. Evaluate tradeoffs and recommend chemical technologies and material solutions to cross-functional partners. Lead chemical-feature development from concept through production, defining technical requirements, testing needs, milestones, and technical risks. Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex formulation, processing, performance, and production issues. Work with suppliers and manufacturing partners to evaluate and qualify materials and technologies and support formulation transfer and scale-up. Develop and maintain formula specifications, mixing procedures, ingredient information, Bills of Substance, and other documentation required for global execution. Partner with Quality and Regulatory to define testing, evaluate results, and ensure applicable safety and regulatory requirements are met. Manage multiple projects concurrently, independently prioritizing work to meet development milestones. Provide technical guidance to junior team members and evaluate new technologies that can improve product performance, consumer experience, cost, or development efficiency. What We’re Looking For: BA/BS degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related physical science. Typically 3–5 years of relevant experience in chemistry, formulation, materials development, or consumer product development. Strong knowledge of chemistry principles, formulation practices, raw materials, and material interactions. Demonstrated ability to independently develop and troubleshoot moderately complex to complex formulations and evaluate technical alternative…

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