UV Digital Ink Formulator

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Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience.

Serving industries worldwide—including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive—we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion.
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• Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and paid holidays

Role Overview: We are looking for a highly capable UV Digital Ink Formulator (PhD) to lead and execute research and development of UV/LED curable inks—from concept through commercialization. You will work cross‑functionally (R&D, applications, quality, manufacturing, regulatory) to drive formulation innovation through raw material selection, assessment of physical performance properties, regulatory compliance and scale‑up readiness. If you thrive in a fast‑paced, materials‑science driven environment and want to make an impact in advanced ink systems, this is for you.

• Lead the development of next‑generation UV/LED‑curable digital ink formulations, selecting ink components such as monomers/oligomers, photoinitiators, dispersions and additives to create ink formulations for performance on various substrates.
• Manage multiple product development projects focused on ink‑jet inks design and improvement, while achieving targeted costs, project timing, and customer and regulatory specifications.
• Design, execute and analyse experiments to optimise cure behaviour, adhesion, flexibility, print performance, colour stability, shelf life, print‑head compatibility and durability (mechanical, chemical, environmental).
• Validate ink performance through printing in‑house and working with customers.
• Carry out on‑site hands‑on ink formulation, testing and printing.
• Translate customer and market requirements (industrial printing, direct‑to‑object, packaging graphics) into technical specifications and formulation targets.
• Scale‑up promising formulations from lab to pilot manufacturing; work with manufacturing/compounding teams to ensure batch reproducibility, process robustness, cost targets and quality metrics.
• Support regulatory and sustainability initiatives: ensure inks meet environmental, health & safety standards and support requested certifications and compliance requirements.
• Generate technical documentation: formulation records, test method protocols, stability/aging studies, failure analyses, root‑cause investigations and intellectual property capture (patent ideas).
• Mentor junior chemists/technicians, share best practices in UV chemistry, photopolymerisation and ink‑system engineering.
• Stay abreast of emerging UV/LED photochemistry, ink‑jet / digital printing trends, new substrates and materials to position us ahead of competition.

Required:

• PhD in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Material Science or closely related discipline (emphasis on photopolymerisation or UV curable systems).
• Minimum 2+ years of relevant experience developing UV/LED curable coatings or inks in industrial environments.
• Strong analytical skills: experience with rheology, particle‑size measurement, surface tensiometry, cure‑testing, adhesion testing, environmental ageing.
• Hands‑on lab experience with formulation and small‑scale compounding, plus experience facilitating scale‑up to…