Scientist- Agriculture & Food R&D

Do you want to be part of our R&D team focusing on finding innovative and sustainable solutions for our crop protection business? We are searching for a creative team player with an innovative mindset to join our team in Stenungsund, Sweden. We believe that you are passionate about research & development and want to make a difference. As a person you are seen as responsible, communicative with an ability to build relationships and you base your decisions on facts. For this role you will be involved in product development, project leadership and customer interactions to contribute to the success of the team. If you’re up for the challenge and want to grow as a person, you´re our new scientist.


In your future role as Scientist you will

Initiate and develop innovative solutions to address customer needs and market trends
Lead projects from inception to commercialization
Contribute to excelling our scientific and application knowledge
Establish technical relationships with our customers
Build a network with other functions such as sales, marketing, regulatory affairs, and manufacturing to involve them in your projects and to support them when needed.
Communicate results with colleagues, higher management, at conferences and to customers both in written and oral form.


We believe you bring

MSc or PhD in Chemistry, Material Science, Surface Chemistry, or related field
Five years of experience in industrial product formulation preferably related to Agriculture applications
Proven problem-solving skills and an innovative mindset
Must enjoy hands-on laboratory bench work
Experience in project leadership and customer interaction is an advantage
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the technical and business networks




We believe you possess a high level of
Problem Solving and an Innovative mindset
Customer Focus
Curiosity
Teamwork
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Project leadership
Communication




We offer you

The Agriculture & Food R&D team is a group of scientists enthusiastic to deliver sustainable and innovative solutions to our customers through R&D projects with strategic business importance. We are curios and want to learn more by constantly pushing our application and science knowledge forward. As a member of the team, you will work together with our scientists as well as people from other functions as a project leader or project member, in close collaboration with customers to solve their needs as well as research partners. As a team leader I believe in openness and communication to promote an inspiring working environment, teamwork and creativity.

At Nouryon, we not only offer an exciting role and nice colleagues, but also benefits in addition to your salary. Nouryon has a collective agreement with IKEM, but in addition to that, we also offer unilateral benefits such as bonus, reduced working hours, health care allowance, lunch allowance and much more.

Are you passionate about sustainability, innovation, safety, and collaboration? Do you want to grow together with a company that is forward-looking and continuously improving how they work? Our employees have ideas on how to build a sustainable future and the drive and passion to realize them. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.



Good to know

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to Peter Westbye, R&D Section Manager Agriculture & Food and based in Stenungsund.

Please apply via our online recruitment system with an uploaded job specific resume. We care for your personal data (GDPR) hence we do not accept applications via e-mail, these applications will be disregarded.

We look forward to receive your application! Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! We aim to get back to you at the soonest but latest after application closing date, with an update on the process.

We kindly ask you as an internal candidate to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.


About Nouryon
Nouryon is a global, specialty chemicals leader. Markets and consumers worldwide rely on our essential solutions to manufacture everyday products, such as personal care, cleaning goods, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Furthermore, the dedication of more than 7,650 employees with a shared commitment to our customers, business growth, safety, sustainability and innovation has resulted in a consistently strong financial performance. We operate in over 80 countries around the world with a portfolio of industry-leading brands. Visit our website and follow us @Nouryon and on LinkedIn.

For additional information about the vacancy please contact hiring manager Peter Westbye, peter.westbye@nouryon.com

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or your application or need assistance, please contact: Recruiting.SE@Nouryon.com

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Sveriges Ingenjörer: Anna-Lena Palm +46 303 851 13
Unionen: Magnus Svensson +46 303 858 38 or Thomas Nilsson +46 303 856 18
IF Metall. Annika Josefsson +46 303 854 96




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