Formulation Scientist: Polymers & Thin-Film Coatings

VioNano Innovations, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity opportunity

Job summary

VioNano Innovations, Inc. is seeking a Scientist specializing in Formulation and Polymer Science to join our product development team alongside our CTO.

This hands-on lab role will bridge polymer design and hardware performance, owning development, optimization, and physical characterization of formulated products for scalable materials that define our commercial path. You will work with advanced polymers, contribute to process integration with cleanroom engineers, and shape experimental

Qualifications

• PhD (or MS with 3–5+ years of industrial experience) in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemistry, or related field.
• Deep hands-on formulation experience with complex fluids, polymer blends, functional coatings, or electronic materials.
• Experience with advanced structural, surface, and thin-film characterization techniques (AFM, ellipsometry, contact angle, DLS, rheology).
• Ability to design experiments with limited equipment in an agile, startup-like environment.
• Strong scientific communication and ability to present findings.

Responsibilities

• Formulation Development: Design, prepare, and optimize multi-component liquid formulations utilizing novel polymeric materials, ensuring targeted solubility, stability, and processability.
• Polymer Physics & Thin-Film Characterization: Conduct rigorous evaluation of polymer solution properties and thin-film physics, utilizing characterization tools such as ellipsometry, contact angle goniometry, rheometry, and AFM.
• Process Integration: Collaborate with cleanroom fabrication engineers to translate liquid formulations into spin-coating, baking, and development processes.
• Structure-Property Optimization: Analyze data to correlate polymer architecture and formulation variables with lithographic/patterning performance.
• Strategic Input: Partner with synthesis team and CTO to define material specs, manage IP documentation, and build repeatable lab workflows.

Skills

Formulation expertise

Polymer physics & thin-film

Process integration

Structure-property optimization

Strategic input & IP

Scientific communication

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering / Materials Science / Polymer Science / Chemistry

Tools

Ellipsometry

AFM

Rheometry

DLS

Job description

VioNano Innovations, Inc. is seeking a Scientist specializing in Formulation and Polymer Science to join our product development team alongside our CTO.

This hands-on lab role will bridge polymer design and hardware performance, owning development, optimization, and physical characterization of formulated products for scalable materials that define our commercial path. You will work with advanced polymers, contribute to process integration with cleanroom engineers, and shape experimental