R&D Intern – Summer 2023

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.

Job Summary

The R&D Intern will be focused on material science combined with color and additive design work in the Innovation Center. The Specialty Engineered Materials Intern position is a paid internship located in Avon Lake, OH. Pay is commensurate with experience.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate on a functional, characterized colorant database for engineered resins
• Evaluate different software packages and the associated algorithms to enhance color matching process
• Create custom additive and color formulations to enhance performance of engineered resins
• Develop and maintain test plans, as well as track progress of the testing
• Support technology platforms in medical, FDA and durable thermoplastics
• Develop key communication and training materials
• Create summaries of new capabilities which can be used by internal and external customers
• Other duties as assigned

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering and polymer engineering (In process)
• Must currently be enrolled as a student at an accredited institution
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Problem solving/decision making/sound judgment
• Ability to handle multitasking, manage time, and prioritize tasks based on customer needs

Competencies

Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. These competencies are designed to drive behavior that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles, while supporting individual and career development.

Why Avient

At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as LEAD by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride and EMBRACE to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.

At Avient, we believe diversity of 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 Corporation is a drug free workplace. 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.