Lead, R&D (Engnr/Chemist/Specialist)

Responsible for designing and conducting experiments toward the development or improvement of custom polymer compounds. Responsible for developing a testing plan, and procedure, data analysis, and communication of results. Five plus years direct, relevant experience with ability to operate independently.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

• 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.

Physical/Environ. Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and/or hear. Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area. Work is inside and the individual is exposed to a normal lab environment. Occasionally work in a manufacturing environment where the noise level is loud. The individual will be required to work extensively at a computer screen and will, at times, sit at a desk for extended periods.

Scope

Business Unit

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.