Lab Technician - Polymer Analysis

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

Please note: We only consider candidates who are currently residing in the Netherlands.

The role

As a Lab Technician within our Innovation and Solution Development organization, you'll be part of a small, close-knit team responsible for a specialized analytical area focused on polymer analyses. Your work will combine executing analyses with helping to plan, organize, and continuously improve how the lab operates day to day. This position is best suited to candidates with an MBO4 or bachelor's-level background and a genuine interest in the operational side of laboratory work.

You'll get hands-on experience with newly developed polymer materials in a dynamic R&D environment, working on both routine testing and the introduction of new analytical methods. Beyond the analyses themselves, you'll take ownership of practical aspects of lab life: coordinating planning, supporting quality and compliance, lending a hand to colleagues when needed, and serving as a friendly point of contact between scientists, quality stakeholders, and your fellow lab technicians.

If you're looking for a role that's practically oriented and hands-on, but also gives you real ownership over how a lab functions, you'll feel right at home here.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform routine and non-routine analytical tests on polymer materials and their monomeric units, e.g. viscosity measurements, molecular weight determination by GPC and rest monomeric determination via GC
• Plan, coordinate, and prioritize laboratory activities to ensure efficient workflow
• Take ownership of overall laboratory organization from sample intake to final reporting
• Review and verify analytical results and reports before release
• Troubleshoot analytical and operational issues
• Provide operational guidance to less experienced technicians
• Ensure work is executed according to SOPs, safety standards, and quality requirements
• Maintain and improve lab documentation
• Identify and implement improvements in safety, efficiency, and quality
• Work with electronic lab systems (ELN/LIMS-like)
• Collaborate with the ISD analytical team, scientists, polymer synthesis teams, and quality stakeholders

You bring

• MBO 4 or bachelor’s degree in Analytical Chemistry or a related field
• Several years of experience in an analytical lab performing routine analyses
• Experience with analytical techniques such as viscosity measurements and chromatography (GC, GPC)
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Affinity with working in a quality-driven environment
• Ability to take ownership and responsibility for lab operations
• Strong communication skills and ability to guide colleagues
• Good command of English
• Experience in a regulated or GLP-like environment is a plus
• Experience with polymer analysis is a strong plus
• Experience in mentoring or coordinating colleagues is a plus
• Structured, proactive, and hands-on mindset

What we offer

• A hybrid role combining lab work with coordination and ownership
• Opportunity to make real impact on lab performance and improvements
• Work in an R&D-driven biomaterials environment
• Exposure to analytical lifecycle and collaboration with scientists
• Collaborative cross-functional environment
• Opportunity to improve and shape lab operations

About Corbion 

Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters, including food and food production, health, and the planet. We specialize in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algae ingredients, using our deep application and product knowledge to propel nature’s ingenuity through science. With more than a century of experience, we continue working side-by-side with our customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Leveraging our advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology, we help customers differentiate their products in diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to home & personal care, pharmaceuticals, electronics, medical devices, and bioplastics.In 2025, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,267.4 million and had a workforce of 2,408 FTE. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace.  All applicants will be considered equally.

Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.