Associate Scientist - Gebze
Solenis · Istanbul
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree from Chemistry of a reputable university
- Masters degree in Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or equivalent will be an advantage
- Up to 2 years experience in related area (Chemical know–how), technical expertise in Chemistry with a proven track record
- Knowledge of and experience in analytical chemistry, analytical testing and instrumentation will be preferred
- Formulation knowledge will be an advantage
- Excellent command of both written and spoken English
- Advanced in MS-Office applications
- Strong analytical skills & good communication skills
- Customer focus and result & quality oriented approach
- No military obligation for male candidates
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are now looking for an experienced "Associate Scientist" to be a member of our Research&Development Department. The R&D team is the Business Partner and first point of contact for Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain for all technical/R&D related activities. The main purpose of the role is to provide technical support in all day to day activities and projects.
Responsibilities of the ideal candidate will include:
- Perform hands on laboratory tasks to support all queries related to all Solenis portfolio: I&L, F&B, I&S – C&S.
- Performing product and raw material physical-chemical analysis according to project and customer needs
- Develop product formulations as per project requirements and make development reports
- Coordinate and collaborate with our application laboratories / formulators worldwide and the field application teams for the performance testing of formulations and other R&D activities
- Perform benchmark studies and reverse engineering to evaluate competitor products
- Deliver profitability improvement projects through formulation and supply/ sourcing & marketing initiatives
- Doing literature research
- Taking care of day to day lab operations and giving support in dealing with customer complaints
- Taking part in local and global projects, including lab work as well as liaising with other internal departments
- Being the point of contact for technical R&D support to sales and marketing departments
- Efficient and timely report generation
Key results areas:
- Compliance to formula management
- Timely completion of projects and reporting progress to stakeholders
- Generate high quality data and maintain up-to-date records
- Write reports and present it to stakeholders
- Deliver savings
- Manage R&D tools and software like Agile/Lotus Notes/SAP for compliance
**In our recruitment process, the preliminary evaluation is made with a video interview sent to the appropriate candidates via HR Venue.