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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 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. 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.
Dow has an opportunity for an Associate TS&D Scientist, based in Mexico City - MEX. The professional supports customer needs by leading the development of new applications and by providing technical knowledge on the use, handling and management of Dow products for Personal Care Market.
In this role, you will require in-depth conceptual and working knowledge on technical support to customers and application development involving hair and skin care. You will need to understand your discipline's best practices and how they relate to others. You may need to lead projects with manageable risks and resource requirements as well as serve as a resource for less experienced colleagues. You should also be able to explain difficult or sensitive information and work to build consensus with others.
It is your responsibility to analyze and resolve complex problems, examine information from multiple sources, and use judgement to evaluate established and new solutions. Your performance impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within your own team and other related teams and requires that you work within established guidelines and policies.
Responsibilities – Duties, projects, tasks, and activities you would be responsible for in this role:
Effectively implements new technologies, products, or applications to address technology needs for the business and comprehends test method scope and limitations and prepares internal test methods, designs overall testing protocol to deliver project objectives
Convinces customer, commercial, marketing teams about differentiated technical solutions. Articulates synergies between technologies to maximize value effectively and understands how business value is created for Dow and the customer
Consistently applies the scientific method to solve technical problems
Develops new approaches and solutions to problems by considering issues from different points of view
Manages secrecy agreements and joint development agreements to protect Dow technology for specific projects
Provides constructive input to project participants
Leads technical sub teams and defines scope of the larger project space
Mentors junior level scientists and technologists
Delivers presentations or reports that distill complex ideas into clear results and proposals; communicates appropriately to influence internal and external audiences
Communicates and appropriately documents work in the form of internal reports/ROC's/presentations, technology manuals, knowledge management resources, external reports, and patents when appropriate
Serves as principal author on papers and presentations and presents at industry conferences
Requirements:
Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or science related field required.
Master's degree or PhD preferred.
A minimum of 9 years of experience working with application development and technical support to clients.
Fluent English in verbal and written communications.
Availability to travel (20% a 50%) to Mexico, Caribbean and Central America.
A minimum of 4 years of experience working in the personal care market.
Your Skills:
Communication and Professional Networking
Interpersonal Effectiveness and Active Listening
Project Management
Taking Initiative and Enthusiasm for Learning
Proactive and Collaboration Behavior
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work with sense of urgency
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:
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 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. 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.
As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.