Lead Chemist

The Ecolab Global High Tech Center of Excellence for Asia, based in Singapore, is a strategic capability hub supporting the growth of Ecolab’s data center and microelectronics businesses across the region. The CoE will bring together commercial, technical, scientific, digital, project, and learning expertise to accelerate innovation, strengthen customer support, build regional capabilities, and deliver scalable solutions for complex water, cooling, operational, and sustainability challenges.

Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Lead Chemist to support the development of advanced fluid technologies within a high-growth innovation environment. This role will focus on formulation, experimental design, technical problem-solving, and applied research to advance next-generation cooling fluid solutions and related technologies. 

The successful candidate will bring strong chemistry expertise, hands-on formulation experience, and the ability to translate scientific findings into practical outcomes. This individual will work closely with scientists, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to support product development, investigate technical challenges, and contribute to roadmap priorities in a fast-evolving technical setting. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead formulation and experimental activities to support development of advanced cooling fluid technologies and related chemical platforms 

• Design, plan, and execute experiments to build scientific understanding and advance product performance 

• Develop and optimize chemistries based on targeted physical, chemical, and performance requirements 

• Interpret experimental data, identify key insights, and translate findings into practical recommendations 

• Support troubleshooting of technical or application issues by collecting, analyzing, and communicating relevant data 

• Partner closely with scientists, engineers, and other technical teams to support new technology development and product improvement 

• Contribute to technical roadmaps through structured experimentation, scientific insight, and solution-oriented problem-solving 

• Document and communicate research activities, results, and recommendations through laboratory systems, reports, and presentations 

• Support innovation protection through disciplined documentation and contribution to intellectual property activities where relevant 

• Ensure all laboratory and research activities are conducted with safety, quality, and scientific rigor as top priorities 

Requirements 

• Degree or advanced degree in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering or related discipline:  BS and 5+ years; MS and 3+ years or PhD and less than 2 years related experience / PhD in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline. 

• 5+ years of relevant industrial or applied post-PhD experience in formulation, chemical development, or related environments 

• Strong understanding of chemical processes, formulation principles, and analytical interpretation 

• Proven ability to design experiments, solve technical problems, and generate high-quality scientific outputs 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical findings clearly 

• Experience in coolant, heat transfer fluid, lubricant, specialty chemical, or industrial fluid formulation would be beneficial 

• Experience relating structure-property relationships to fluid or chemical performance 

• Experience working in cross-functional innovation teams involving chemistry, engineering, and product development 

• Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences