Requisition Number: 79184
Role PurposeThe Senior Polymer Scientist will provide technical leadership and execute research to support innovation across Corning businesses, including Mobile Consumer Electronics, Optical Communications, Life Sciences, Automotive, and Emerging Materials Technologies.
The successful candidate will possess broad technical expertise, a strong drive for innovation, and excellent collaboration skills, enabling effective work across multidisciplinary teams with diverse backgrounds.
Key Responsibilities- Accountable for all aspects of laboratory and manufacturing safety while adhering to company values and policies.
- Act as a technical expert and project owner for polymeric material development efforts.
- Mentor scientists, specialists, and technicians in formulation, testing, and process development activities.
- Lead the development of new polymer materials, formulations, and forming processes from concept through qualification and manufacturing scale-up.
- Coordinate with materials laboratories to plan, prioritize, and interpret characterization and performance testing
- Build fundamental understanding of polymer structure-property-processing relationships and apply these insights to improve product performance and manufacturability.
Experiences/Education - Required- Ph.D. in Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field OR Master's degree in a related discipline with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Broad experience across polymer material systems, including thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, adhesives, composites, and filled materials.
- Proven technical leadership, sound engineering judgment, and ability to drive projects independently.
- Working knowledge of polymer manufacturing processes such as injection molding, extrusion, compounding, lamination, or composite fabrication methods.
- Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
- Hands-on experience with polymer characterization techniques, including FTIR, TGA, DSC, DMA, TMA, NMR, UV-Vis, GPC, GC, MS, or equivalent methods.
Experiences/Education - Desired- Familiarity with glass fiber composites, highly filled plastics, additives, reinforcements, and formulation development.
- Knowledge of polymer durability, environmental aging, reliability testing, and failure analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with clear priorities, schedules, and deliverables.
This position supports immigration sponsorship.The range for this position is $85,138.00 - $117,066.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.
A job that shapes a life. Corning offers you the total package. Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
- As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning's total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
- Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
- Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That's why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.
