Associate TS&D Scientist - APAC Dow Plastics Additives
Core
Associate Technical Service & Development Scientist supporting growth of Dow Plastics Additives in Thermoset, Acrylics, and New Business Development across APAC.
Role type
Senior IC technical service scientist
Builds
Customer application growth, new business development, and technical validation for plastics additives
Domain
Chemical industry / Polymer science / Plastics Additives
Required skills
Polymer science expertise, formulation knowledge, polymer processing, application development, root-cause analysis, project management, technical presentation, CRM management, stage gate management
Preferred skills
Core Shell Rubber experience, melt extrusion experience, Li-Battery related experience
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Lead technical service and development activities for Thermoset, Acrylics and New Business Development platforms across APAC region with customer centric focus. Manage customers and channels through their requests, needs and technical problems. Partner with Commercial Team to support business growth at customer sites, retain existing share, and develop new customers or applications through trials, troubleshooting, technical validation and understanding competitive technologies. Apply scientific methodologies by preparing experimental plans and using relevant test methods to develop results which provide insights into application performance. Identify and assess new application opportunities, convert qualified leads into projects, and manage stage gates. Provide support to Jurong Island Plant Acrylic and MBS Asset as Product Responsible Person. Lead troubleshooting across formulation, scale-up, and production; apply root-cause analysis to resolve technical challenges efficiently.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC