Sr. Polymer Synthesis Chemist - Emulsion Polymerization

  Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.   To strengthen our team in Allentown, we are looking for you as a(n) Sr. Polymer Synthesis Chemist - Emulsion Polymerization.

 

This is Us:

You know us. You just didn’t know it. WACKER is a global chemical manufacturer that prides itself on “Creating Tomorrow’s Solutions”. WACKER materials are so versatile and adaptable, they have virtually unlimited applications just about anywhere imaginable, making WACKER an integral part of daily life. Whether it’s protecting buildings from the elements, a tube of toothpaste, a cell phone, airbags, or cosmetics, people from all over the world come into contact each day with our products and achievements. We are looking for capable, innovative, and enthusiastic achievers to join our team and grow with us. We are currently seeking a Sr. Polymer Synthesis Chemist - Emulsion Polymerization at the site in Allentown, PA.

 

What you will do:

The Sr. Polymer Synthesis Chemist - Emulsion Polymerization will develop new products and technologies that enable both growth as well as strengthen and defend the existing business position. In addition, this role will leverage core technology to develop offerings that provide long term performance and/or economic advantage in the marketplace, as well as serve as the dispersion chemistry expert for the purposes of safety, plant operation, raw material strategy, quality, and regulatory. The Sr. Polymer Synthesis Chemist - Emulsion Polymerization will also provide training for junior scientists/engineers, sales, purchasing, and manufacturing personnel, share knowledge of analytical chemistry related to dispersions to ensure that adequate analytical capabilities and methods exist to support research and manufacturing, especially related to product quality, and develop and maintain intellectual property to strengthen the overall business position. Lastly, this role will monitor industry technology trends to understand competitive positions, identify future opportunities where core technologies can be leveraged to create sustainable market advantage, supervise the staff and operation of the research laboratories, and ensure the safe operation of the laboratories as well as maximize the impact of technology has on meeting the overall objectives of the business.

 

• Develop new products and technologies via planning and execution of projects and analysis and interpretation of data.
• Provide manufacturing support to improve plant safety, quality, efficiency, etc.
• Supervise and train technical staff and coordinate efforts to achieve objectives in an optimal fashion.
• Maintain the excellent safety performance of the research labs, as well as provide chemistry related safety input to manufacturing.
• Establish intellectual asset protection for the products and technologies developed and keep current on IP developments both internally and with competitors

 

What we need from you:

• Master's degree in chemistry, polymer science, material science or engineering.  PhD preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
• Detailed knowledge of polymer chemistry (including both polymerization and structure property aspects of the science) is necessary.
• Knowledge of the raw materials used to manufacture dispersions (from both a chemistry and economic perspect