We are seeking an experienced Advanced R&D Chemist/Engineer to join of Avient’s research and development team. The Advanced R&D Chemist/Engineer will be responsible for the research and development of sustainable, polymer-enhancing solutions with an initial focus on the development of foaming technologies that create value for our customers.
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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; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll 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!
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 Avient’s 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 person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.

• MSc./PhD. in either Chemistry, Polymer Science/Engineering, Material Science
• At least three years of industrial or academic research experience in the fields of either chemistry, petrochemicals, plastics, coatings, adhesives, rubber, polymer formulation, composites or polymer processing
• Experience of working in a laboratory/material processing environment
• Knowledge & experience of polymer characterization/analysis
• Strong team working and communication skills
• Strong competencies in use of Microsoft Office
• Strong skills in the scientific method and use of design of experiments for data-driven research
• Experience of designing and conducting experiments
• Fluent in English.

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