Senior Product & Application Developer

Company Overview

Aurorium is the materials innovation partner that helps global manufacturers harness the power of possibility, making the world a better place. Their specialty ingredients and high‑performance materials enhance quality of life, support health and wellness, and enable customers to deliver value‑added solutions.

Key industries served include healthcare, personal & home care, mobility, infrastructure and specialty paper & packaging.

Aurorium is a Responsible Care® company and follows the highest regulatory standards across all manufacturing facilities.

The company’s global integrated supply chain offers customers product consistency, easy access, supply security and reasonable turnaround on delivery.

Aurorium is committed to operating at the highest levels of manufacturing consistency, quality control and safety.

The Senior Product & Application Developer leads development of new and modified small molecules and polymers, develops technical value propositions, and works directly with customers to advance evaluations, trials and commercialization activities. The role combines hands‑on laboratory work with direct customer engagement to translate market needs into technical solutions.

• Lead development of new and modified small molecules and polymers, including hands‑on laboratory work to advance development goals.
• Lead development of technical value propositions for the growth of existing products into new applications, including establishing end‑application claim support via targeted internal/external test methods and benchmarking.
• Explore, identify and understand customer needs and assist customers in applying and qualifying Aurorium products in their applications.
• Translate customer requirements into technical work plans and develop products as needed to achieve growth. Work directly with customers to advance evaluations, trials and commercialization activities.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and communicate opportunities to the team.
• Convert technical information into appropriate language and level for external and internal technical and commercial audiences – present material as required.
• Serve as a project manager and participate as a team member on market‑driven growth programs and customer‑specific projects.
• Become an active member of the global technology group and provide expertise, consultation and recommendations as assigned.
• Assist with developing intellectual property, including assessing technical landscape and commercial viability, maintaining technical records, writing invention disclosures and coordinating filings with patent counsel.
• Work directly with sales and marketing teams to develop solutions that provide customer value.
• Additional duties as needed and assigned.

• Complies with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures and arrangements.
• Reports all Health, Safety and Environmental accidents, incidents and near‑misses promptly.
• Acts in a safe and responsible manner at all times.

• Active participation in continuous improvement activities.
• Participates in problem‑solving.
• Takes responsibility and ownership of own learning and development in the spirit of continuous improvement of both self and the business.
• Assists in the training, mentoring and assessment of other team members.
• Exercises autonomy and judgement subject to overall direction or guidance.

• Minimum of 5 years hands‑on laboratory experience developing new products and/or applications involving at least one of the focus industry segments.
• Demonstrated experience working with polymers including characterization, structure‑property relationships and synthesis/modification.
• Experience working directly with external customers to solve customer problems and identify growth opportunities.
• Previous technical contacts within the industrial and professional society communities to foster learning and accelerate potential new business opportunities.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in chemical engineering, colloid and surface science, polymer science, chemistry, material science or equivalent.