Chemist RD&E

To support the customers in IMEA market Ecolab has established a state-of-the-art Research Development and Engineering (RDE) center in Pune. We are seeking a Chemist who has strong collaboration and teamwork skills is self-motivated has good communication skills is creative problem solvers and possess strong observation and agility and perception skills.

What You Will Do:

• Be part of the Operational Innovation team driving value in the sourcing of raw materials by enabling material cost optimization supply resilience and revenue growth.
• The successful candidate will gain insight into Ecolab raw materials and regulatory documentation and could take on greater responsibilities within Bridge over time.
• Primary responsibility is to support raw material alternate supplier approval projects with focus on regulatory compliance
  • Extract and organize data from SAP and other data management systems.
  • Conduct document reviews.
  • Work with procurement partners to expedite tasks and resolve issues
  • Compare chemical compositions
  • Analyze information to assess project complexity
  • Enter information into the project management tool
• Collaborate with global OI team to prioritize work solve problems and foster best practices
• Support will extend beyond IMEA to other regions e.g. Americas and Europe
• May include work with Regulatory Affairs associates

Job Details:

• Location: Pune
• Work Schedule: 12:30-9:30 PM (IST) to better overlap with workdays in Europe and the Americas.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in chemistry/chemical engineering or related scientific discipline
• 1 -2 years of professional experience preferably chemistry-related.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in chemistry/chemical engineering or related scientific discipline
• Regulatory background will be a plus
• Strong attention to detail and process-oriented
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office applications SharePoint and PowerBI
• Experience with SAP
• Previous experience executing regulatory compliance programs
• Ability to read and interpret technical and regulatory documents
• Ability to understand legal and regulatory requirements as well as business priorities and collaborate to identify the best course of action
• Flexibility and adaptability as well as demonstrated comfort with ambiguity
• Ability to make sound business decisions with incomplete data
• Learning agility as it relates to systems databases and business and regulatory processes
• Experience working on a cross-functional team