R&D Chemist

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Date: Nov 28, 2025

Location: Vilafranca del Penedes, ES

Company: AkzoNobel

 

 

Vilafranca del Penedès (Spain)

 

 

R&D Chemist

 

Are you a hands-on chemist with a passion for solving real-world challenges? Join our R&D team as an R&D Chemist, where you’ll take ownership of maintaining and optimizing our packaging coatings portfolio. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our products continue to meet customer expectations and market demands.

 

 

 

About the role

 

  • Ensure Safety First: Maintain a safe, clean, and compliant lab environment.
  • Support Existing Products: Adjust and fine-tune formulations to meet specific customer requirements or adapt to raw material changes.
  • Manage Lab Work: Plan, execute, and document lab activities related to product support and improvement.
  • Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Technical Service, and Manufacturing to address customer feedback and support product performance in the field.
  • Analyze & Recommend: Interpret test results, troubleshoot issues, and propose formulation improvements.
  • Stay Informed: Keep up with raw material developments, regulatory changes, and customer trends to ensure product compliance and competitiveness.

 

 

 

About You

 

  • A degree in Chemistry or a related scientific field.
  • 3+ years of experience in coatings or a similar industry, with strong formulation and testing skills.
  • A detail-oriented mindset and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
  • Strong communication skills in English and Spanish.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and experimental design software or statistical analysis.
  • Experience working with commercial or customer-facing teams is highly valued.
  • Availability to travel internationally during the training period is required.
  • Personal vehicle to access the Site (in an industrial area).

 

 

What we offer

 

  • Join a growing multinational company.
  • Permanent project.
  • Professional and personal development in a dynamic environment.
  • On-site modality.
  • Dining room benefits.
  • Flexible remuneration.
  • Access to training platform.
  • Free parking.

 

 

 

Please upload your CV in English.

 

 

 

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