Senior Scientist

6 meses atrás


Porto, Portugal Elementis PLC Tempo inteiro

About Us

Elementis is a global specialty chemical company, with 1,300 employees operating 17 manufacturing sites across the globe. At Elementis, we bring a distinctive combination of expertise, innovation, and teamwork to every formulation challenge. We create high-value specialty additives that enhance the performance of our customers' products and make a positive change in the world. Combining our leading positions in the science of materials flow, surface modification, and formulation with access to unique natural materials, Elementis delivers unique chemistry, sustainable solutions to customers in a wide range of markets, including cosmetics, anti-perspirants, decorative and industrial coatings, automotive and ceramics.

Job Description Summary

**Job Description**:
**Responsibilities**:
You will be responsible for performance evaluation of existing and new technologies in the HI&I product range to support business unit strategies. You will design experimentation on the bench with conventional and/or non-conventional/creative approaches that will lead to unique product claims and benefits (with new formula bases, raw ingredients and processing techniques) You will communicate data both internally and externally. You will design new technical data packages and formulations driven by customer needs and market trends. You will present new data to the market via conferences, trade show speaking engagements and white papers. You will be the main technical contact for customers, distributors, and sales managers.

Decision making

Typically, you have the authority to make decisions related to technical direction, methodologies, approaches and product development processes. You can also make decisions related to project execution, including timelines, milestones and resource allocation within budget. Higher-level approvals are required for those related to significant budget allocations, strategic shifts, or major collaborations that have substantial financial or long-term implications.

Additional Job Description

Job Competencies

Strategic mindset: Having a strategic mindset allows you to set clear direction and vision, identify market trends and opportunities, ensure product development efforts are strategically positioned to meet future consumer needs and aligned with the company’s overall strategy. Communicates effectively: Effective communication enables you to articulate the strategic goals, provide technical guidance, ensure everyone is aligned with the company’s objectives, facilitate collaboration within and across the teams, ensure ideas and feedback are shared openly and ultimately enhance the quality of innovation efforts. Cultivates innovation: By promoting an innovative mindset, you foster a culture of creativity and exploration within the team, encouraging them to think outside the box and generate novel ideas, and drive continuous improvement in products, processes and technologies. Plan and align: Planning and aligning to execute is essential for managing multiple projects effectively. It enables you to allocate resources, ensure research activities are synchronized with project timelines, execute projects with precision, maximize productivity and achieve desired outcomes. Collaboration: Effective collaboration ensures you can harness the collective expertise and insights of various stakeholders including R&D teams, Marketing, regulatory affairs and external research partners. You can facilitate the exchange of ideas, align diverse perspectives, promotes synergy and accelerate the product development process. Customer focus: Being customer obsessed and understanding their pain points to develop customer-centric solutions.

Technical Knowledge and Skills
- Intermediate understanding of household, industrial and institutional market
- Advanced understanding of product development processes and methodologies for the HI&I industry
- Intermediate awareness of regulatory guidelines and restrictions for new product development
- Intermediate knowledge of HI&I market trends

Position Requirements

Education: A bachelors degree or higher in a life science. Experience: 7+ years experience in HI&I formulating and/or ingredient testing IT Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, with a strong capability for presentation creation, Project management software Language Skills: Verbal and written fluency in which language(s) English, Portuguese. Working arrangements: Lab position, on site 5 days weekly Traveling required: Trade shows, customer visits as required.



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