Lead Chemist/Engineer
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with expected 2021 revenues of $4.6 to $4.7 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation
- Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses
Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.
WHY AVIENT:
At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as Lead by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride at Avient and Embrace to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.
At Avient, we believe diversity of 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 in hiring, promotion, development, compensation and advancement are based upon non-discriminatory factors such as, for example, qualifications, abilities, experience, and performance.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Lead Chemist or Engineer with strong polymer science fundamentals interested in advancing their career within Avient’s Corporate Technology Group. The Lead Chemist or Engineer is responsible for the research and development of sustainable polymer formulations, functional additives, and composites that create value for our customers. The successful candidate will be creative and impactful within a team environment.
Essential Functions
· Conduct work in a safe, respectful and ethical manner
· Lead the development of products and technologies within existing and new markets
· Drive innovation that enriches Avient’s intellectual property portfolio
· Apply multiple theories in testing/approaches to polymer formulation
· Statistical experimental design, product testing and data analysis
· Identify raw material and other functional specifications to meet customer requirements
· Project management
· Partner with manufacturing to establish quality and testing conditions for new materials
· Present technical work to customers and various levels of management
· Conduct and troubleshoot materials and testing
· Documentation
· Other duties as assigned
Education and Experience
· Ph.D. is required in a related field (materials science, chemistry, polymer science, polymer engineering, etc.)
· 3-5 years of related industry experience is preferred.
Additional Qualifications
· Experience with polymer chemistry, polymer rheology, thermoplastic polymer processing, including internal mixing, twin screw extrusion, injection molding, etc.
· Working knowledge of polymer structure-property relationships
· Comfortable with polymer characterization/testing techniques
Competencies
· Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and/or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behavior that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles, while supporting individual and career development.
Physical Demands
The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical and environmental demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
• Requires remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time, and frequent communication.
• Must be able to traverse and operate computer and other office equipment.
• Typical work is in an office or lab environment where the noise level is low to moderate.
Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination 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 veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.