Technical Service & Development Chemist Ne

Technical Service & Development Chemist
Ne
Liguria, Ne

At allnex, you can go to work knowing you make a lasting impact on the world around you.

Our work helps to protect and improve more than 1, 000 products; from interior coatings for airplanes and scratch-resistant coatings for smartphones, to corrosion protection for cars, and even printing inks for glossy magazines.

We are present in 4 regions, with more than 4, 000 employees globally, and serve customers in over 100 countries, which makes allnex the world's leading industrial coatings resins company.

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**Position overview**:

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for contributing to and leading new projects aimed at short term product and process development and long term innovations for powder coating resins portfolio

- Utilize the strong synthetic background and understanding of structure-performance relationships to identify and propose new research spaces to develop and characterize new crosslinker chemistries aligned with growth initiatives and market opportunities

- Understand and adhere to SHE policy, maintain a safe workplace and demonstrate leadership in driving safety behaviors

- Collaborate cross-functionally with technical, manufacturing, regulatory and business teams to develop and launch new technologies

- Interact with internal and external analytical teams to characterize the structure of new product developments

- Monitor and understand the patent and non-patent literature to keep abreast of emerging and competitive technology in support of new product development and identifying IP space to patent developed technology

- Clear communication via technical reports and oral presentations

- Coach and mentor chemists

**Required skills and experience**:

- Significant hands-on experience with chemical synthesis with expertise in understanding compositional characterization is a must

- Demonstrated 5-10 years work experience with polymer and/or organic synthesis with an understanding of new product development and characterization in chemical industry R&D laboratories

- Experience with condensation and poly-condensation chemistry preferred

- Experience with solvent and water based polymerization techniques a plus

- An understanding of industrial coating chemistries related to radiation (UV/EB) curing is a plus

- Attention to safety and safe work practices

- Broad knowledge in Organic Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials, and Engineering (PhD)

- Working knowledge of process development and scale up requirements

- Good time management and prioritization of project work with ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

- Attention to documentation of work

- Good verbal and written communication skills (English)

- Strong interpersonal and team work skills

- Exhibits awareness of commercial and environmental impact of project work

- Knowledge, awareness of ISO compliance

**We offer**:

We are proud to offer an international working experience with a tight-knit network of employees, making it easy to connect and learn from people all across our different functions.

On top of that we are a truly innovative company with a strong team spirit, openness to new ideas, and great opportunities to grow and develop your career.

**Equal Employment Opportunity

allnex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to an environment where all colleagues contribute for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our communities.

Find out how you can make an impact!

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We look forward to hearing from you.