Senior Material Scientist

Senior Material Scientist

Hackney Wick, London

Full-time

Permanent employee

40,000 - 55,000 £ per year

The Role

At Notpla, we’re at the forefront of sustainable innovation, creating natural alternatives to single‑use plastic packaging that are carefully engineered to help build a healthier planet. Founded on the belief that nature knows best, we’re an innovative, action‑oriented scale‑up developing and manufacturing uncompromisingly natural packaging solutions from seaweed and plants.

As a Senior Material Scientist, you’ll spearhead scientific and technological breakthroughs, playing a pivotal role in developing natural polymer technologies to replace plastic. This role will suit someone with a background in Materials Science, Polymer Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering, with hands‑on experience working with natural materials such as biopolyesters, rubbers, resins, seaweed, and/or processes such as PET rec...