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R&D Chemist roles in the U.S. are strong candidates for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process. Employers file with the Department of Labor to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available, then petition USCIS for permanent residence. Priority-date backlogs vary by country of birth, so starting the green card sponsorship process early matters.
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At Avient, our people power our performance. As a Research & Development Chemist, you will develop and support textile screen printing inks within Avient's Specialty Inks Materials Development Team. This hands-on role focuses primarily on water-based ink and coating technologies while also supporting plastisol product development, manufacturing, quality, and commercialization activities. The position works closely with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative products that meet customer and business needs.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and optimize water-based textile screen printing inks and related coating technologies
- Conduct laboratory formulation, testing, and evaluation of new and existing products
- Support product maintenance, raw material qualification, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Service, Marketing, and Product Management on development projects
- Analyze technical data and communicate results through reports and presentations
- Support pilot trials, scale-up activities, and commercial product launches
- Engage with suppliers to evaluate new raw materials and emerging technologies
- Maintain accurate laboratory records and a safe working environment
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific discipline
- Minimum 2 years of formulation experience in water-based textile screen printing inks, water-based coatings, textile coatings, graphic arts coatings, or similar aqueous systems
- Experience conducting hands-on product development and laboratory testing
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with textile screen printing applications
- Experience with pigment dispersions, rheology modifiers, acrylics, polyurethane dispersions, or related coating technologies
- Familiarity with plastisol inks
- Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical analysis, or Minitab
- Experience with analytical and physical testing equipment such as rheometers, FTIR, DSC, and color measurement systems
WHY AVIENT
- Visible impact across multiple sites and businesses
- Strong partnership with business and enterprise leadership
- Opportunity to lead change
- Growth-focused culture that values innovation, collaboration, and accountability
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities may require close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc. Work is inside and the typical noise level is loud. Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.
CA-KV
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
INTRODUCTION
At Avient, our people power our performance. As a Research & Development Chemist, you will develop and support textile screen printing inks within Avient's Specialty Inks Materials Development Team. This hands-on role focuses primarily on water-based ink and coating technologies while also supporting plastisol product development, manufacturing, quality, and commercialization activities. The position works closely with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative products that meet customer and business needs.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and optimize water-based textile screen printing inks and related coating technologies
- Conduct laboratory formulation, testing, and evaluation of new and existing products
- Support product maintenance, raw material qualification, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Service, Marketing, and Product Management on development projects
- Analyze technical data and communicate results through reports and presentations
- Support pilot trials, scale-up activities, and commercial product launches
- Engage with suppliers to evaluate new raw materials and emerging technologies
- Maintain accurate laboratory records and a safe working environment
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific discipline
- Minimum 2 years of formulation experience in water-based textile screen printing inks, water-based coatings, textile coatings, graphic arts coatings, or similar aqueous systems
- Experience conducting hands-on product development and laboratory testing
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with textile screen printing applications
- Experience with pigment dispersions, rheology modifiers, acrylics, polyurethane dispersions, or related coating technologies
- Familiarity with plastisol inks
- Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical analysis, or Minitab
- Experience with analytical and physical testing equipment such as rheometers, FTIR, DSC, and color measurement systems
WHY AVIENT
- Visible impact across multiple sites and businesses
- Strong partnership with business and enterprise leadership
- Opportunity to lead change
- Growth-focused culture that values innovation, collaboration, and accountability
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities may require close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc. Work is inside and the typical noise level is loud. Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.
CA-KV
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a R&D Chemist
Align your credentials to EB-2 requirements
An EB-2 petition requires a master's degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in chemistry or a closely related field. Document each position with offer letters, pay stubs, and performance reviews before you start applying.
Search for PERM-sponsoring R&D employers on Migrate Mate
Target employers with a documented history of PERM filings in chemistry and life sciences roles. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified green card sponsorship history by occupation, so you can focus on companies already comfortable with the EB-2 and EB-3 process.
Verify your SOC code matches your actual duties
PERM filings use O*NET occupational codes, and a mismatch between your job duties and the posted SOC code can trigger a DOL audit. Review the O*NET profile for Chemists before your employer files so the minimum requirements in the job posting accurately reflect your role.
Push for PERM filing before your H-1B years run out
If you're on H-1B visa status, your six-year clock runs continuously. An approved I-140 filed before the five-year mark lets you extend H-1B status in one-year increments under AC21 while your priority date is pending, buying critical time in long backlogs.
Confirm prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer's PERM filing must offer at least the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage ranges for your specific metro area before you sign an offer letter.
Understand the PERM recruitment requirements your employer must meet
DOL requires employers to run a mandatory recruitment test, including newspaper ads, job postings, and internal notices, before PERM can be filed. Confirm with your prospective employer that they've completed or are prepared to complete this process, as skipped steps void the entire filing.
Green Card R&D Chemist: Frequently Asked Questions
How is green card sponsorship for an R&D Chemist different from H-1B sponsorship?
H-1B sponsorship gives you temporary work authorization for up to six years. Green card sponsorship through PERM, I-140, and adjustment of status or consular processing leads to lawful permanent residence with no renewal requirement. The PERM process also requires your employer to conduct a formal recruitment test proving no qualified U.S. workers are available, a step the H-1B does not require. Priority-date backlogs, particularly for nationals of India and China, can extend the total timeline significantly.
Which green card category is best for an R&D Chemist, EB-2 or EB-3?
EB-2 applies if you hold a master's degree in chemistry or a related field, or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience. EB-3 covers professionals with a bachelor's degree or skilled workers with at least two years of relevant experience. EB-2 generally offers a faster priority date in most countries, but both categories require PERM labor certification unless you qualify for a National Interest Waiver under EB-2.
Where can I find R&D Chemist jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified green card sponsorship history by occupation, letting you search specifically for R&D Chemist roles at companies that have already navigated the PERM and I-140 process. This saves significant time compared to cold-applying at employers who may be unfamiliar with or unwilling to undertake employment-based sponsorship for permanent residence.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers as an R&D Chemist?
Once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability allows you to move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without losing your place in line. Your original approved I-140 priority date can also be carried over to a new employer's I-140 petition. You'll need a new PERM filing and I-140 from the new employer, but the retained priority date protects your queue position.
Can an R&D Chemist self-petition for a green card without employer sponsorship?
Yes, under the EB-2 National Interest Waiver an R&D Chemist can self-petition without an employer sponsor or PERM labor certification if the work has substantial merit and national importance and you are well-positioned to advance it. Published research, patents, or work in fields like pharmaceuticals, materials science, or energy can support this pathway, though USCIS adjudicates NIW petitions on a case-by-case basis.