Lead R&D Chemist

Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Innovation goes far beyond materials science; its powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether youre a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, youll find your place at Avient. Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!

Job Summary

Responsible for developing new products for the composite market and/or the company's other key growth areas. Responsible for conducting industry and product trend studies, reporting findings to technology and business managers, and working with the R&D group to define and successfully create new products.

Essential Functions

• Key part of a team that develops chemistry formulations for various applications.
• Understanding of inorganic and organic chemistry; Chemistry lab experience.
• Actively participates in materials formulations and testing to facilitate lab feasibility to scale up to production.
• Ensures all activities are in line with Safety and Health principles. Proactively supports safe working environment and assess all potential hazards.
• Demonstrates strong technical writing skills, compiles project reports, results, and communicates and presents recommendations.
• Leads and participates in manufacturing trials.
• Supports marketing and sales through development of product and application data.
• Leads development of products, adhering to customer specifications, quality, and operational goals and standards.
• Applies multiple theories in testing/approaches to the creation of if needed.
• Provides project management to product platform development including application of statistical experimental design, product testing, and data analysis.
• Identifies material and other functional specifications to meet customer requirements.
• Provides technical guidance across business units.
• Partners with manufacturing to establish quality and testing conditions for new materials.
• Presents technical work to customers and various levels of management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors-Chemical Engineering or Equivalent Experience
• A Master's degree is preferred.
• Experience and knowledge with polymer chemistry and composite materials is preferred.
• Experience with both inorganic and organic chemistry is required.
• Chemistry lab experience and chemical handling is required.
• Experience in coatings technologies will be a plus.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant technical experience is required.
• Personal Skills - Stress Management, Research, Project Management, Self Motivated, Analytical Skills, Time/Priority Management, Work Independently, Technical Writing, Work on a Team
• Software Skills - Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

Physical Demands

• Requires standing and sitting for extended periods of time, talking and listening.
• Must be able to walk and use hands. Occasionally requires bending, stooping, climbing ladders and stairs.
• May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to frequently communicate and understand work instructions and information in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where noise level is loud
• Must be able to detect and discern safety alarms and respond accordingly
• Generally requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, hard hat, respiratory protection.
• Exposure to outside weather conditions is routine.
• May be exposed to working in extreme heat and humidity.
• May also be exposed on occasion to dust or fumes.

We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business. By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avients strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.

At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a persons qualifications, abilities, experience and performance. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of nondiscrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veterans status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ....