Senior Materials Scientist

Avery Dennison Corporation; Mentor (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Inclusive Care

Job summary

Avery Dennison is seeking a highly creative, scientifically rigorous Senior Materials Scientist to advance silicone and non-silicone release systems, acrylic adhesives, and related materials technologies for our pressure sensitive and functional laminate platforms.

You will bridge polymer chemistry, physics, interface science, and AI/ML-enabled materials development to accelerate innovation and translate science into practical, scalable solutions across our global manufacturing footprint.

Qualifications

• PhD in Polymer or Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or a closely-related discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of direct industrial R&D experience in developing novel materials paradigms with demonstrated expertise in polymer science, coatings, or related fields.
• Strong ability to connect materials structure, formulation, processing, properties and performance through rigorous scientific reasoning and independent experimentation.
• Prior experience with the use of automated high-throughput experimentation, robotics, self-driving autonomous laboratory concepts, or developing model-ready scientific databases is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• On-site: Drive fundamental understanding and insights of complex materials and phenomena, including silicone and non-silicone release coatings, polymeric adhesives, gels, colloids, and multi-layer laminates.
• Conceive and develop new material paradigms and translate fundamental scientific understanding into practical, scalable materials, process solutions, and differentiated products.
• Identify and drive appropriate experimentation and/or modeling approaches to construct sound scientific structure-property-process-performance fundamentals.
• Work with cross-functional teams to translate concepts to reality and construct careful experiments to prove or disprove hypotheses by blending scientifically driven experimentation with predictive computational insights.
• Establish the scientific and experimental foundation for autonomous self-driving laboratory capabilities by connecting automated high-throughput experimentation, scientific databases, predictive models, and human scientific judgement.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Independent experimentation

Scientific reasoning

Education

PhD in Polymer or Materials Science and Engineering

Tools

Automated high-throughput experimentation

Robotics

Autonomous laboratory concepts

Job description

We are a global materials science and digital identification solutions company with locations in over 50 countries, and approximately 35,000 employees worldwide. As a science and innovation company, we believe that diverse teams are stronger teams. We are committed to fostering a culture of curiosity and courage, where you can grow your career with a company that has innovation in its DNA. Founded on creating real-world impact to enable a better future, we strive to provide an open, collaborative culture where diversity of thought is encouraged and respected. Hear from our employees about what it's like working at Avery Dennison. Learn more at www.averydennison.com .

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

Inclusive Care: Primary and specialty care from a provider with LGBTQ+ experience.

401(k) Plan: You receive an automatic contribution of 3% of eligible pay (even if you contribute $0) plus a matching contribution of 50% on the first 7% of eligible pay you contribute.

Paid Parental Leave: Your salary is 100% paid during your approved parental leave of absence as a biological, adoptive, and/or foster parent.

Paid Time Off: We offer a generous vacation program that varies based upon your experience and position within Avery Dennison.

Job Description

About the role

Avery Dennison is seeking a highly creative, scientifically rigorous Senior Materials Scientist to augment the understanding and development of silicone and non-silicone based release systems, acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives, and other materials technologies critical to our pressure sensitive and functional laminate platforms. In this role, you will work at the intersection of polymer chemistry, physics, interface science, and AI/ML-enabled materials development to advance our scientific understanding. You will be instrumental in transforming how we develop materials in R&D to accelerate our innovation trajectories and translate scientific concepts into actionable, practical technology solutions for our global manufacturing footprint.

Key Responsibilities

On-site

Drive fundamental understanding and insights of complex materials and phenomena, including silicone and non-silicone release coatings, polymeric adhesives, gels, colloids, and multi-layer laminates.

Conceive and develop new material paradigms and translate fundamental scientific understanding into practical, scalable materials, process solutions, and differentiated products.

Identify and drive appropriate experimentation and/or modeling approaches to construct sound scientific structure-property-process-performance fundamentals.

Work with cross-functional teams to translate concepts to reality and construct careful experiments to prove or disprove hypotheses by blending scientifically driven experimentation with predictive computational insights.

Establish the scientific and experimental foundation for autonomous self-driving laboratory capabilities by connecting automated high-throughput experimentation, scientific databases, predictive models, and human scientific judgement.

Qualifications

Qualifications

PhD in Polymer or Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or a closely-related discipline.

Minimum of 7 years of direct industrial R&D experience in developing novel materials paradigms with demonstrated expertise in polymer science, coatings, or related fields.

Strong ability to connect materials structure, formulation, processing, properties and performance through rigorous scientific reasoning and independent experimentation.

Prior experience with the use of automated high-throughput experimentation, robotics, self-driving autonomous laboratory concepts, or developing model-ready scientific databases is highly desirable.

Industrial R&D experience with silicone release coatings, release liners, silicone formulations or related technologies is highly preferred.

Additional Information

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $160,000 / year.

The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status.

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