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Brady Corporation

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Compensation
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Location
Milwaukee, WI
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Brady Corporation seeks a Chemist I for its Materials R&D department. The role conducts hands-on research and provides technical knowledge and leadership to develop products through commercial launch and support existing products. Its technical focus includes inks for digital printing, print-receptive coatings, pressure-sensitive adhesives, and flexible substrates for roll-to-roll coating operations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hands-on ResearchCross-Functional CollaborationStage-Gate DevelopmentASTM Test MethodsTest Method DevelopmentProject DeliveryChemistryManufacturing

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Related

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

What We Need:

Brady Corp is seeking a Chemist I who will be an influential and visible member of the Materials R&D department with responsibility for providing hands-on research, technical knowledge, and leadership to develop new products through commercial launch, and support existing products within the Global Identification Solutions business (BradyID.com). Technical areas of focus will be in inks for digital print, print-receptive coatings, pressure-sensitive adhesives, and flexible substrates for roll-to-roll coating operations.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Lead hands-on research projects that deliver business results.

  • Work with operations to support new materials, quality concerns, and process improvements.

  • Understand process capability and variability, design selection criteria, structure-property relationships, iterative problem solving, risk management, and intellectual property fundamentals.

  • Perform as the Technical Lead on various project activities through a defined Stage Gate process.

  • Work well within cross-functional teams to enable new product development project success.

  • Work with site manufacturing and test engineers to complete product qualifications.

  • Understand how to follow existing test methods (ASTM), and how to develop new test methods.

  • Effectively communicate the right data to the right decision makes at the right time.

  • Properly document technical and experimental activities.

What You Will Need To Be Successful:

  • Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or related disciplines.

  • Chemistry experience in manufacturing (time spent towards a graduate degree can count).

  • Track record of delivering on projects by working with cross-functional teams.

  • Familiarity with a Stage / Gate development process.

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About Us: Who we are: Brady Corporation is a global industrial technology leader dedicated to making workplaces safer, more productive, and more connected. Backed by a 110+ year legacy of reliability and innovation, we have entered an exciting era of transformation and growth, powered by more than 10,000 team members serving customers across 40+ countries. Following our acquisition of Honeywell's Productivity Solutions and Services business in August 2026, Brady brings together trusted leadership in safety, materials science, and identification with advanced mobile computing, scanning, and automation. We help organizations make work safer, more productive, and more connected by transforming everyday critical information into actionable intelligence. Our end-to-end platform unites two powerful pillars: Identification Solutions: High-performance labels, safety signs, engineered materials, and rugged industrial printing systems. Intelligent Productivity Solutions: Industry-leading mobile computers, barcode/RFID scanners, specialized software, voice automation, and workflow services. From aerospace, healthcare, and laboratories to manufacturing plants, retail, data centers, and global transportation and logistics hubs, we empower customers to identify, protect, track, and optimize the people, assets, and processes that keep the world running. Why work at Brady:A career at Brady means working for a global company that has thrived for over 100 years, and whose innovative spirit drives our future growth. Brady offers competitive pay and great benefits, supported by a culture that encourages collaboration and innovation. We strive to foster an inclusive workplace where diverse talent can learn, grow, and succeed. And with deeply rooted values, no matter where you work at Brady, you'll feel connected to the community through our charitable contributions and opportunities to give back. Our headquarters are in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but we have more than 70 locations globally, giving our employees the opportunity to work with colleagues around the world.

Our Benefits:

  • Comprehensive insurance coverage starting on your first day of employment, including medical, dental, and vision

  • Generous 401(k) with company match

  • Paid time off and holidays

  • Opportunity to participate in incentive programs for all full-time employees

  • Family planning benefits including paid parental leave, fertility coverage, adoption and surrogacy assistance

  • Education reimbursement opportunities

  • Scholarship program for children of Brady employees

  • A variety of Employee Resource Groups to provide you with unique networking, development, and volunteer opportunities

  • Employee Assistance Program and related wellness programs (mental and behavioral health, family counseling, financial management)

  • Dress-for-your-day dress code

  • Charitable contributions matched through Brady's Matching Gift program

How this job compares

Set against the 564 open Chemist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$74–100K/yr146 salary ranges
  • US median$25–28/hr154 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 28 open Chemist jobs in Wisconsin and 564 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
Chemist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 4 years (334 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 259 of the 564 open Chemist jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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