JobTitleLabAssociateforelastomer PositionSummaryUndergeneralsupervision,participatesinR&Dteamsassignedtosolvetechnicalproblemswithregardstoconductiveandnon-conductiveplasticsapplicationsinprocessorproductinnovation.Typicallyassignedproblemsthatrequirebothfundamentalandprofoundunderstandinginplasticsandthetheoreticalcalculationsandmodelsareexpected. KeyAreasofResponsibility?Leaderinareasofresearchanddevelopmentintechnicalfieldsregardingcompanyproductstocontributeinnovations,newdesigns,ornewtechniquestoadvanceandmoveforwardthefieldinelastomer;?Adherestoallsafety,healthandenvironmentalguidelines,mindsetandinitiativenessinSHEenhancementcontinuouslyandaccountableforcorrespondinglabareasinasafeenvironmentandcondition;?Adherestoallintellectualpropertystandardsandtheconsciousnesstofullyprotectourtechnologyandnewfindings;?Performsdataanalysis,projectandpeoplemanagementinareaofplasticsapplicationdevelopment;Standardizeandfollowtheprojectsprocedurebystagegate,interact,reporttheprogresstolabmanagerandgroupinduecourse;?Initiatesandmaintainscontactswithkeytechnicalresources,marketingsensitivitytosteerprojectscompliancewithsolutionandresultsdrivenandvalue-driven&measureable;?Good,andalwaysreadytolearnnewandshareknowledgeandtechnologyamongteamrelatedtosiliconeindustry,adhesiveandsealants,includingupstreamanddownstream;?Documentsresearchactivitiesandtheincumbencyinnewideascreation,thescientificforensicforumandsessionorganizationwithinteamincorrespondingareas;?Managesteamcoachinganddevelopment.Providesday-to-dayguidancetotechniciansresponsiblefor,includingallocationofworkandpriorities. RequiredSkills?Abilitytoanalyzeandinterpretdataanddrawwell-reasonedconclusions?Knowledgeandabilityindesignofexperiments?Understandingofasetofpolymerfieldsrequired?Requireabilitytoperform/developtheoreticalcalculationsandmodels?Basictechnicalknowledgeofformula,processandproducttechnology?Basicknowledgeofpatent/intellectualproperty?Goodcommunication,reportandwrittenskills.?Projectmanagementskills.Abilitytoplanandorganizeresourcesandactivitiesandmeetdeadlines.?Leadershipskills.Abilitytolead,motivateanddevelopstaff.?Maintainspositiverelationshipwithinternal/externalcustomerbase;ensurestimelyclosingofpendingitems. Education/Experience?Ph.DChemistryorMaterialSciencebackground,polymercompositesknowledgeandtechnologyisexpected;?3-5yearsworkingexperienceinlabispreferred,siliconeindustryisprefered;