Scale‑Up Chemist, Specialty Surfactants & Polymers
About The Position
Join us to turn ideas into plant-ready products At Polyventive, we create solutions that perform—from HI&I cleaners to coatings, textiles, adhesives, and O&G applications. In this role, you’ll be the bridge between discovery and manufacturing, reconstructing and deconstructing formulas, planning new product formulations, and guiding them into production. How you’ll contribute Imagine you’ve just identified a promising surfactant blend from your literature review. You validate it on the bench, confirm performance via FTIR, GCMS, and HPLC, then lead the pilot run and coordinate with operations to deliver a successful plant scale-up. Along the way, you document results, support cross-functional discussions, and help teammates troubleshoot. Conduct syntheses and analyses for both routine and developmental products with direction from the Technical Director, commercial stakeholders, and SLT. Drive new product development through research and literature mining; contribute as both an independent scientist and a collaborative teammate. Own the path from lab to plant: prepare pilot batches, manage full scale-up, and grow toward technical leadership within the group. Provide technical and plant support as needs arise. Lead and participate in meetings for new product introductions and MOC’s. Maintain a safe, orderly laboratory environment. Direct R&D and QC technicians; prepare clear, pertinent technical documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and training.
- 3+ years in surfactant and polymer synthesis/formulation/structure–activity across at least two areas: textiles, HI&I, O&G, adhesives, or coatings.
- 3+ years of hands-on use of FTIR, GCMS, HPLC.
- Strong computer skills, plus excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
Responsibilities
- Validate surfactant blends on the bench and confirm performance via FTIR, GCMS, and HPLC.
- Lead pilot runs and coordinate with operations for plant scale-up.
- Document results, support cross-functional discussions, and help teammates troubleshoot.
- Conduct syntheses and analyses for routine and developmental products.
- Drive new product development through research and literature mining.
- Prepare pilot batches and manage full scale-up.
- Provide technical and plant support as needs arise.
- Lead and participate in meetings for new product introductions and MOC’s.
- Maintain a safe, orderly laboratory environment.
- Direct R&D and QC technicians; prepare clear, pertinent technical documentation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
