**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.