Master's or PhD in Chemistry, Engineering, Material or Polymer Science, or a related field preferred.
Field experience in compounds development and expertise in high-performance polymers is a plus.
Strong technical and problem-solving skills essential.
Ability to plan and schedule activities according to customer needs.
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams with or without direct authority.
Experience interacting with various functions and customers effectively.
Responsibilities
Promote a robust safety culture and ensure regulatory compliance within the team.
Lead research and innovation projects for product development of specialty polymers.
Characterize and develop new materials tailored to customer specifications and new property profiles.
Collaborate with key customers and commercial teams to drive product development via extrusion processes.
Support product asset management and manufacturing in sustaining existing product solutions.
Ensure timely industrialization of new compounds by working closely with product realization teams.
Document research effectively through technical reports, patents, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Benefits
16+ weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave as per local regulations.
Access to a training platform for all employees.
Free physical and psychological well-being sessions.
401-K Matching benefits.
Full Job Description
We are looking for:
Team Research Scientist
We count on you for:
Act and promote a strong safety culture within the team and ensure regulatory compliance.
Be responsible for leading research and innovation projects supporting product development for Syensqo Specialty Polymers.
Developing and characterizing new materials aligned with targeted customer requirements, developing materials with new and innovative property profiles to accelerate growth
Collaborate closely with Key Customers, Commercial Teams, Product Asset Management (PAM), other R&I teams to:
Develop new products (via extrusion and reactive extrusion) that sustain existing business and drive future growth
Support PAM and Manufacturing to maintain existing solutions for various product families and applications.
Work closely with Product Realization to ensure timely and effective industrialization of new compounds and formulations in Manufacturing plants.
Expand technical knowledge of polymeric/reinforcement/additives availability, technical attributes, and their impact on compounded materials performance.
Stay informed about and understand the intellectual property landscape in experimental areas, including reviewing industry literature, filing invention disclosures, and collaborating with patent attorneys on new filings, defending existing patents, and challenging competitive patents with sound scientific data.
Systematically document the development and reasearch work in the form of technical reports, seminars and patent applications to ensure good knowledge sharing and retention.
You will bring:
Master's or PHD with work experience preferred in Chemistry, Engineering, Material or Polymer Science, or a related field.
Preferred qualifications: field experience in compounds development, and experience with high-performance polymers.
Strong technical and problem-solving skills
Plan and schedule activities to meet customer needs and delivery timeframes.
Ability to influence people both with and without direct authority.
Comfortable interacting directly with multiple functions across the organization and with customers.
Skills:
Motivated, self-starter.
Strong teamwork abilities.
Excellent communication skills (in-person, web meetings, emails, calls).
Ability to create and follow detailed project schedules.
You will get:
The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $98,720 to $123,400 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.
16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
Training platform for all employees
Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)
