Role: Customer Innovation Scientist
Location: Launceston
Employment: Permanent
Overview:
This position would suit a technically minded scientist who enjoys solving real-world customer challenges through innovation. The role focuses on developing and scaling new material solutions for a wide range of industrial applications, particularly in sustainable and emerging technologies. It combines hands-on laboratory work, customer collaboration, and technical project management.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead and manage customer-driven product development projects from concept through to commercialisation.
2. Work directly with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to create tailored, high-performance materials aligned with specific end-use needs.
3. Provide technical input on process optimisation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
4. Manage laboratory and pilot-scale trials, ensuring consistent quality and successful scale-up.
5. Use structured problem-solving tools (such as Six Sigma) to design experiments and analyse performance data.
6. Support wider business priorities, including compliance, IP mana...