Role overview & Key responsibilities:
We are looking for an experienced and innovation-driven Senior Scientist : Pulp & Polymers to lead research and development initiatives involving recovered pulp, plastics, polymers, and recycled materials.
The role will focus on planning and conducting experiments to improve material quality, optimize processes, reduce costs, and develop new recycling and material-recovery solutions. The successful candidate will combine strong scientific knowledge with practical experience in laboratory research, process development, scale-up, and cross-functional project execution.
Lead R&D; projects involving pulp, plastics, polymers, composites, and recycled materials.
Design, plan, and conduct laboratory and pilot-scale experiments.
Improve the quality, consistency, performance, and usability of recovered pulp and plastic materials.
Identify opportunities for raw-material optimization, process improvement, yield enhancement, and cost reduction.
Develop current processes and applications for material recycling, recovery, separation, purification, and reuse.




Characterize materials using appropriate physical, chemical, thermal, mechanical, and morphological testing methods.
Study the impact of process parameters on material properties and final product performance.
Analyze experimental data, draw conclusions, and translate findings into practical recommendations.
Lead root-cause investigations related to material or process-quality issues.
Support the scale-up of successful laboratory concepts to pilot and commercial operations.
Collaborate with operations, engineering, quality, product development, procurement, and external research partners.
Evaluate new technologies, additives, chemicals, equipment, and potential applications for recycled materials.
Prepare technical reports, experimental protocols, standard operating procedures, research presentations, and project documentation.
Establish material specifications, quality benchmarks, testing pro

📌 Senior Scientist — Pulp (India)
🏢 PadCare Labs
📍 India