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Covestro

Global supplier of polyurethanes and polycarbonates

Senior Development Chemist

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Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a similar field.
  • More than five years of experience in the coatings or adhesives industry or with raw materials suppliers, with the ability to proactively propose application development and technical solutions.
  • Sufficient experience interacting with customers.
  • Basic project management skills.
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain awareness of safety, compliance, and quality systems, including ISO and IMS, for oneself and the working environment.
  • Develop suitable technical solutions for projects and business acquisition activities under the guidance of the Application Development manager.
  • Contribute as a key member to related projects in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and R&D.
  • Initiate application development projects, activities, and ideas with the Application Development manager, guided by business opportunities.
  • Develop and provide product offerings or technical solutions that meet customer requirements and industry standards to sustain or grow the business.
  • Deliver high-quality technical work, including formulation development, product evaluation, technology feasibility studies, and competitive system comparisons, and maintain technical records according to company rules.
  • Provide reliable results through professional analysis and propose countermeasures to the Application Development manager.
  • Prepare and conduct customer events, including training for internal and external customers, seminars, and exhibitions.
  • Visit customers with other functions or the Application Development manager, provide follow-up actions, and record visit reports when required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.

About the Company

Covestro

Global supplier of polyurethanes and polycarbonates

Covestro makes high-tech polymers, such as polyurethanes and polycarbonates, that are used in everyday products like cars, building insulation, electronics, and footwear. Its materials work by forming durable plastics and foams that add strength, lightness, and other useful properties to end products. Covestro became independent from Bayer in 2015, and now operates as a standalone materials company that focuses on innovation and sustainability. It differentiates itself through its commitment to a circular economy, aiming to make its operations and products fully circular, and by forming strategic partnerships (for example with Abu Dhabi’s XRG) to accelerate growth and sustainability goals. The company’s goal is to provide advanced materials while reducing environmental impact and moving toward a fully circular materials system.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Leverkusen, Germany
Founded
2015

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