Senior Polymer Chemist

As our new Senior Polymer Chemist, you will play a key role within our Resin Technology team, helping to drive forward key initiatives aligned to our technology and sustainability strategy. Working across a range of medium and long-term development projects, you will contribute to the development of innovative platform technologies that support future business growth.

You will collaborate with both academic and industrial partners as part of cross-functional research projects, bringing technical expertise and fresh thinking to complex challenges. Alongside this, you will support the smooth transfer of new technologies into the wider development teams, ensuring innovation can be successfully scaled and applied.

Some of your key responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver medium and long-term development projects and technical support activities aligned to the Technology department roadmap and wider business objectives.
• Develop, evaluate and scale up new and existing polymer products and formulations, ensuring efficient delivery from concept through to market launch.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, customers and external partners to provide technical expertise, resolve challenges and support innovation initiatives.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by sharing knowledge, supporting junior team members and promoting best practice across the Polymer Development team.
• Support the wider technology function through effective project reporting, IP and legislative awareness, technical troubleshooting and championing high HSE standards.

What do I need to be successful in this role?

• Degree in Chemistry with polymer development experience in an industrial environment, or a PhD in Polymer Chemistry with relevant industrial R&D experience.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering polymer development projects from laboratory stage through to production scale.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, including experience using tools such as MS Excel to analyse data and identify meaningful insights.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong project and workload management capability, with the ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines and support or coordinate the work of others.

What’s in it for me?

• A competitive salary alongside inclusion into our company bonus scheme.
• Enhanced employer pension contribution whereby Scott Bader will contribute a maximum of 2x your contribution, up to a maximum of 10%.
• Private medical insurance alongside a host of further discounts and employee benefit schemes.
• 25 days annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays – We also offer the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 day’s annual leave in case you need a couple of extra days.
• We offer all our employees one full day per year to complete volunteering work of your choice which is fully paid.
• If you are thinking about fundraising for your favourite charity or local community event, we will happily match the funds that you have raised up to a maximum of £1000 in any one year.
• Access to free onsite car parking, electric car charging points, discounted cafeteria and even an onsite swimming pool.

Who are Scott Bader?

Scott Bader is an employee-owned global manufacturer of advanced composite resins, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we have a century of expertise in manufacturing high-quality, innovative products for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs over 800 people across 7 manufacturing sites and 18 offices worldwide.

We are committed to expanding our global reach, with recent ventures including India, Japan and Australia, while continuing to build on our reputation for innovation, outstanding quality and technical expertise.

Diversity & Inclusion: Our aim is to create an environment that is welcoming to all people, and ensures we treat each other and customers with respect. We appreciate different and fresh ways of thinking, encouraging innovation where colleagues feel they can express their views freely, and create a working atmosphere in which everyone is able to deliver a high-quality service.