Polymerization scientist M/F

GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION: * City: Tavaux * Country: France * Region: Europe JOB CATEGORY: Research & Innovation JOB TYPE: Regular TYPE OF CONTRACT: Permanent WORKING TIME: Full-time WORK SCHEDULE: Day shift Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program. The Research & Innovation function (R&I) leads Solvay into new growth territories with breakthrough innovation to generate new products, applications and processes in the field of sustainable chemistry. Partners with the GBUs to deliver more value and leverages the Group’s capabilities to improve competitiveness and create new business opportunities for Solvay and its customers. JOB OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Polymerization Scientist is responsible for leading research and innovation projects that support product development for Solvay Specialty Polymers for high growth markets. Position accountabilities are: * Designing performance into materials by understanding customer needs and translating these requirements into product attributes. * Demonstrating strong technical depth in the area of radical polymerization and of material science to ensure the product development activities are technically rigorous. * Demonstrating Project Management skills in leading innovation projects. * Leading or assisting in the scale-up of new polymerization recipes from research to commercial scale working in close collaboration with Process Technology and Manufacturing Functions. * Working with Sales/Marketing/Customer Technical Development, Customers, and Suppliers to commercialize new products. * Providing technical support to on-going plant operations. Assisting in the review and monitoring of patent/scientific literature relevant to our products/technology EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE * Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry and specifically in Radical Polymerization preferably in despersed media or related fields. Additional background in Materials Science is a plus. * Experience in the development of polymers for flexible packaging applications is a plus. * 0-3 years experience SKILLS * Technical depth in the fields of radical polymerization and material science * Passion for Science, Creativity, open mindedness * Problem-solving skills with high focus on the final achievement * Leadership, autonomy and organizational skills * Ability to work in a team environment and cross functional groups * Fluent French and English, written and spoken ADDITIONAL INFORMATION