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Sherwin-Williams

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Compensation
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Location
Brecksville, OH
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Commercialization New Product Development Architectural Paint team seeks a Staff Chemist to develop and commercialize products for interior and exterior applications. The role formulates, makes, and tests paint prototypes; leads experiments and high-level projects; and works with stakeholders to complete projects through the Stage Gate process. It also includes providing updates to management and Marketing and eventually mentoring and training team members.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Paint Formulation, nice to haveProduct Development, nice to havePaint Prototyping, nice to haveExperiment Design, nice to haveColorant Compatibility, nice to have

Qualifications

7+ Years Paint Formulation Experience, nice to have

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance

Full job description

The Commercialization New Product Development Architectural Paint team is seeking a highly motivated individual to lead and support product development initiatives. We are looking for a well-rounded Chemist with at least 7 years of paint formulation experience. This Staff Chemist will develop and commercialize new products and execute strategies within interior and exterior spaces. This position will be tasked with leading high-level projects and working with various stakeholders to drive business results. This position will be responsible for the formulating, making, and testing of paint prototypes. The Staff Chemist will also be leading the design and execution of experiments, leveraging knowledge of networks inside and outside of Commercialization, and ensuring the on-time completion of projects following our Stage Gate process. This Staff Chemist will be responsible for providing regular updates to upper-level management and Marketing teams, as well as eventually mentoring and training other members of the team on formulation knowledge and Commercialization processes.

This position will work directly on the NPD team but may be asked to flex to other projects as business needs arise. The Staff Chemist will be responsible for developing aligned base structures and ensuring adequate performance and colorant compatibility.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

This role is not hybrid and will be located at Sherwin-Williams Morikis Global Technology Center located at 6745 Miller Road, Brecksville, OH 44141.

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being

Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution

Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities

It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible

At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.

Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.

How this job compares

Set against the 533 open Chemist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$75–101K/yr145 salary ranges
  • US median$25–28/hr141 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 51 open Chemist jobs in Ohio and 533 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
Chemist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 4 years (327 postings).
Education
240 of the 533 open Chemist jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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