Senior Ts&D Specialist

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We are an innovative, customer centric, inclusive, and sustainable materials science company. · Plastics: With new technology trends, our plastic additives can be experienced in many everyday items including vinyl, blow-molding bottles, film, rigid containers, PVC plastics, siding, decks and rails, foam pipes and profile formulations, window frames and high-efficiency lubricants. · Industrial intermediates: As the product of a reaction that is beneficial when used as a precursor chemical for another product, industrial intermediates can take on many shapes and forms. Ours are used in home comfort and appliance, building and construction, adhesives and lubricants, and more. · Coatings: Whether it's a water-based coating or solvent-based coating, a thin film is deposited on materials to enhance specific properties such as enhanced performance, durability, aesthetics, and sustainability. · Silicone businesses: Our silicone-based materials can withstand more demanding applications, from those operating at extreme temperatures, to those under harsh environmental conditions for long periods of time. Learn more about our partnerships, collaborations and innovations on LinkedIn (@Dow) or Twitter (@DowNewsroom). We make diversity and inclusion a priority—because sharing our perspectives and building on each other's ideas will drive innovation. Could you imagine yourself in a place like this? Dow has an opportunity for a Senior TS&D Specialist for Plastics & Specialties Packaging Business in our facility in Jundiai, São Paulo, to support the development and market implementation of Dow Plastics resins. The successful candidate will support customer needs by leading the development of new applications and by providing technical knowledge on the use, handling and management of Dow products. Technical interface with strategic customers, and other industry stakeholders, the role has a strong application and new product development focus, with key responsibilities including:  Identify and understand the end use application needs.  Identify project opportunities based on customer and market needs; geographic growth opportunities.  Translate customer needs into product and application development opportunities;  Develop and implement new products, applications and technologies;  As a member of the Latin America Packaging & Specialty Plastics Technical Service and Development organization, you will also have responsibility for specific development projects, requiring interaction with colleagues in Latin America and/or globally. With technical responsibility for a defined group of customers, you will need to work closely with sales, marketing and other functions.  Responsibilities Recognizes and defines technology problems, boundaries, and impact within the area of accountability.Apply knowledge, solve challenging problems, propose innovative alternatives, removes defects and variation and continuously improves existing products.  Develops in-depth understanding of the competitive environment.  Creates innovative solutions and applications in response to changing market conditions.  Consistently applies the scientific methodology to solve technical problems. Understands the connections of the scientific methods.  Proactively identifies risks with solutions and develops action plan to mitigate. Proposes new approaches to solve problems. Serve as peer coach and provides constructive advice on projects within the team. Use skills and competencies to increase productivity of self and others.  Modifies communication appropriately to both internal and external audiences.  Communicate and appropriately document work in the form of internal reports/ presentations, technology manuals, knowledge management resources, external reports, and patents when appropriate.  Provide differentiated technical solutions by demonstrating strong link between Dow technologies and value in customer applications. Communicates results and impact of projects with sense of urgency to influence decision within the business and with the customer based on value.  Use understanding of the customer to define projects that deliver solutions to customer and market meet through technical solutions.  Develop understanding of market/industry dynamics and develop a technical strategy to capitalize on customer needs.  Provides effective TS&D support to numerous accounts for the business and responds to technical questions of customers and other Dow/market-facing businesses.  Attends appropriate industry conferences and contributes data and input for papers and presentations.  Assume significant customer account responsibilities across multiple customers.  Understand and follow appropriate EH&S standards, policies and procedures applicable to their job. Lead by example in the area of safety behaviors by promoting safe work habits.  Qualifications  Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science or related field.  Previous experience working with Industrial Applications (shrink, stretch, general use industrial and agriculture films, etc.).  Strong knowledge of material creation process, raw material/product registration process, industry EH&S requirements.  Fluent English in verbal and written communications.  Native Portuguese.  Availability to travel (20 a 50%).  Knowledge of polymers and/or polymer fabrication technologies, gained through a university level education in Polymer Material Science, Fabrication Technology or Engineering, or closely related fields Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.  Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.  Ability to successfully partner with team members and stakeholders (sales, marketing, TS&D, R&D, regulatory, product stewards, etc.) from multiple backgrounds.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Ability to utilize internal and externalnetwork and understanding of multiple technologies to build partnerships with customers and co-suppliers for business growth and solving complex problems.  Master's degree or PhD preferred. Material Science or related field.  Spanish in verbal and written communications.  Strong knowledge of material creation process, raw material/product registration process, industry EH&S requirements.  IMPORTANT: Dow is committed to a workplace strategy that allows and enables flexibility, based on business requirements and individual needs. That's why we implemented Design Your Day, which allows us to offer more flexibility to employees, increasing their ability to perform and be their best every day. Learn more about Design Your Day when you start career conversations with us. Without prejudice to further details about the Design You Day, we clarify that the position offered is a position with a flexible location, that is the activities carried out and the Dow location where it performs are interdependent. When applying, be aware that your work arrangement will be adjusted with the leadership and formalized at the time of placement, in case of approval for this position. Do not forget to attach your resume in English. Benefits – What Dow offers you  We invest in you.  Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing. Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:  Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.  Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents). Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured. Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation. Join our team, we can make a difference together.  About Dow Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com . 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