Senior Chemist, Senior Chemist Synthesis/Resins/Alkyds

About us:

Polynt is one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers of composites, intermediates, and coatings with household-name customers across four continents. With 65 years history we provide a wide range of products designed for all key sectors like industrial, transportation, building and construction, marine, medical, consumer, and food additive markets.

Our R&D department is a group of talented and well experienced individuals who are ready to share their knowledge and expertise. 

Benefits:

• Polynt offers generous PTO benefits
• 401k with employer match
• Medical coverage including PPO, HSA, and FSA
• Vision
• Dental
• Long term disability insurance
• Company paid short term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Company paid life insurance
• Paid holidays.

About the job:

Senior Chemist, Specialty Resins Group.

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is looking to enter booming industry and get her/his hands on exciting technology developing product used by millions of people. Job responsibilities will include but not limited by following:

•    Synthesis of waterborne alkyd and urethane resins 

•    Responsible for completing assigned synthesis related projects that will cover multiple coatings application areas including both architectural and industrial markets 

•    Projects include developing new products, modifying existing products to meet the needs of our customers, and providing technical support to our customers as well as manufacturing support.

•    This position will interface with Customers, Sales, Manufacturing, Technical Service, procurement, and other synthesis groups

•    Generation of technical reports, invention disclosures, presentations, and product literature

•    Up to 25% travel to support customers and manufacturing is possible 

Job Qualifications 

•    BS in chemistry with a minimum of 5-years of synthesis in waterborne alkyd, waterborne urethane, epoxy, or latex resins developing products for the commercial market

•    PHD Chemist with 0-2 years of synthesis in waterborne alkyd, waterborne, urethane or latex resins developing products for the commercial market

•    Proven record with commercializing of new products

•    Strong knowledge of organic chemistry

•    Good structure-property understanding

•    Track record of innovative thinking and technical accomplishments and utilization of analytical tools, technical knowledge, data, and statistical tools to solve technical challenges and enhance chemistries and process development

•    Knowledge of surfactant chemistry a plus

•    Excellent oral and written communication skills to work in a team environment

•    Efficient in Excel, word, PowerPoint, and SAP preferred