Polymer Development Scientist

Job Description
Avery Dennison is hiring a Polymer Development Scientist with proven skills in polymer design and acrylic polymerization to expand our Performance Polymer Division’s (PPD) technical team at our production and research facility in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania.
Reporting to the Global R&D Manager, this scientist will support development of acrylic polymers for the global pressure-sensitive adhesive market. You'll lead technical teams, innovate, and guide new product development from start to finish!
Representative Activities
Conduct hands-on lab scale polymerizations and formulated prototypes of adhesives and coatings
Setup and conduct experiments, perform relevant application and analytical testing in the laboratory, following set procedures. Work is typically peer reviewed for soundness of technical judgment, overall accuracy and adequacy.
Translate new product requirements into actionable work plans.
Understand and scope experimental design objectives, gather and analyze data, develop findings, prepare technical reports to be shared both inter-organizationally and with external customers.
Transfer knowledge to project teams and R&D community via presentations, technical reviews and day-to-day interaction.
Working closely with other departments, lead the scale-up of new adhesives from laboratory through pilot and to full scale production
Work closely with project team members and key partners of other departments, including marketing, quality, process engineering, operations and supply chain to ensure favorable R&D project outcomes and product launches.
Coach technician and lab support colleagues
Conduct travel (up to 15%) for the purposes of gathering customer needs, performing experimental trials and team collaboration.