Senior Organic Polymer Chemist

Are you passionate about creating breakthrough materials and transforming scientific discoveries into real-world products? We are seeking a Senior Polymer Chemist to join our innovative R&D team in Windsor, CT. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly accomplished scientist to lead the development of next-generation polymers, adhesives, elastomers, and surfactant technologies that will drive new products and business growth.

In this role, you'll have the freedom to explore novel ideas, solve complex technical challenges, generate intellectual property, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and commercial teams to bring innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace.

• Lead cutting-edge materials innovation
• Influence products from concept through commercialization
• Collaborate with industry-leading scientists and engineers
• Drive patentable technology development and strategic growth initiatives
• Enjoy a flexible Monday-Friday schedule with work-life balance

As our Senior Polymer Chemist, you'll serve as a technical leader responsible for advancing innovative materials technologies and delivering commercially impactful solutions.

• Lead the design, synthesis, and characterization of advanced polymeric materials, adhesives, elastomers, and surfactant-based technologies
• Unlock new performance capabilities by investigating structure-property relationships and application mechanisms
• Develop innovative formulations balancing performance, manufacturability, cost, regulatory requirements, and intellectual property strategies
• Design and execute sophisticated research programs utilizing DOE methodologies, statistical analysis, and data-driven decision making
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing teams to successfully scale technologies from concept to commercial production
• Collaborate with suppliers, customers, and external research partners to accelerate innovation and product development
• Identify emerging technologies, market opportunities, and strategic growth initiatives
• Analyze and communicate technical findings through reports, presentations, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders
• Generate intellectual property through inventions, patents, and proprietary technology development
• Support product validation, field testing, and commercialization efforts
• Manage multiple projects while maintaining scientific rigor, organization, and attention to detail

• Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related scientific discipline
• 15+ Years expertise in polymer synthesis, characterization, and structure-property relationships
• Strong knowledge of silicones, adhesives, elastomers, and surfactant chemistry
• Proven success developing innovative materials from research through commercialization
• Advanced understanding of chemical, thermal, mechanical, and physical testing methodologies
• Extensive experience utilizing DOE, statistical analysis, and experimental design techniques
• Demonstrated record of innovation, technical problem-solving, and patent generation
• Ability to independently drive research initiatives and deliver impactful results

• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and commercial teams
• Partnering with suppliers, customers, and external research organizations
• Supporting patent filings and intellectual property strategies
• Translating complex scientific concepts into commercially successful products

This is a Permanent position based out of Windsor, CT.

This full-time position ONSITE in Windsor CT - offers a flexible Monday-Friday schedule, with start times generally ranging from 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM and corresponding end times between 3:00 PM and 5:30 PM. You'll work in a dynamic R&D environment where curiosity, innovation, and scientific excellence are valued and rewarded.

If you're driven by scientific discovery, thrive on solving complex materials challenges, and want to see your innovations reach the marketplace, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a fully onsite position in Windsor,CT.

The pay range for this position is $135000.00 - $200000.00/yr.

• Lifetime Benefit Maximum Unlimited
• Unlimited Annual Deductible $2,000 single / $4,000 family
• $4,000 single / $8,000 family Annual Outof Pocket Maximum (includes…