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Associate Scientist - Fiberglass Insulation Product Development Location(s): Granville, OH, US, 43023-1200 Function: Research and Development Audience: Experienced Professional Work Arrangement: On Site Requisition ID: 64019 OC Business Title: Sr. Technician Job Title: Associate Scientist - Fiberglass Insulation Product Development Job Code(s): RRU702/7A Revision Date: 1/8/2025 PURPOSE OF JOB Support new product development and innovation for Owens Corning's North American Fiberglass Insulation Product Development team. The Associate Scientist - Fiberglass Insulation Product Development is a product development support role that helps drive improvements of existing products and the development of next generation products. This position will include leading portions of projects, maintaining product development and prototype testing lab spaces, working with a contractor to perform day-to-day duties, and providing general hands-on prototype fabrication and material handling support to the broader Fiberglass Insulation Product Development team. This position works closely with other internal technical teams, manufacturing, testing labs, and business partners, as well as working with external suppliers and customers. Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale. Reports to: North American Fiberglass Product Development Team Leader Span of Control: Individual Contributor with room to grow, contractor management JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Safer Together Actively participates in monthly safety meetings Ensures rigorous compliance to safety procedures and OC corporate policies Focuses on sustaining a safe work environment for self and coworkers Product Development and Innovation Plan, design, and help fabricate test fixtures or stands to facilitate prototype testing or new test method development. Prepare prototypes and technical demonstrations for customer evaluation and testing, in support of the building insulation initiatives within the Fiberglass Insulation Product Development team. Support the planning and execution of prototype or product evaluation trials at Owens Corning labs or 3rd party facilities. Coordinate testing, organize data, and present results to help drive projects forward. Document all experiments and trials to support IP strategies and contribute to technical reports Lab Operations Assists with communicating coordinates resources within the lab space. Works with a contractor to perform day-to-day lab activities. Maintain lab equipment in the prototype lab space by authoring and updating safety documents and submitting facilities request for maintance, as needed. Identify opportunities to increase safety with