Associate TS&D Scientist (Elastomers & HPC) Southeast Asia

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Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the worlds leading materials science companies serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging infrastructure mobility and consumer 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 30countries and employ approximately36000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately$43 billionin 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.

About this role

Dows Packaging & Specialty Plastics (P&SP) business is seeking an Associate Technical Service & Development Scientist based in Singapore. This role supports the growth of Dows Elastomers businessespecially EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer)and HPC across Southeast Asia. Key application areas include Transportation (automotive: under the hood weatherstrip) Infrastructure (photovoltaic) and Consumer (footwear) with additional focus on developing new high-potential applications. The position requires close collaboration with Sales Marketing and Product Management to drive customer and application growth leveraging technical expertise to win in a fragmented and highly competitive market.

Key Responsibilities

• Regional focus: Lead technical service and development activities for ICT (Infrastructure Consumer Transportation) applications across Southeast Asian countries and regions.
• Internal coordination: Maintain strong communication and alignment with Commercial (Sales Marketing) and when necessary Product Management to ensure project priorities and opportunity pipelines are well managed.
• External customer engagement: Partner with Sales to support business growth at customer sites retain existing share and develop new customers or applications through trials troubleshooting and technical validation.
• Market dynamics: Navigate a fragmented customer base and diverse applications with particular emphasis on growth in photovoltaics footwear and automotive rubber.
• Customer support discipline: Demonstrate excellent documentation practices (call reports trial plans protocols and summaries) and maintain awareness of application IP to protect know-how and support compliant development.
• Technology alignment: Communicate proactively and closely with Application Technology Leader (ATL) and Product Technology Leader (PTL) to align on technical roadmaps and resolve issues quickly.
• Project delivery: Plan and execute customer trials lead root-cause analysis for quality and performance issues and drive cost reduction while meeting qualification criteria.
• Opportunity development: Identify and assess new application opportunities convert qualified leads into projects and manage stage gates through product qualification and commercialization.
• Compliance & safety: Model safe practices and adhere to company policies quality standards and regulatory requirements in all activities.
• Business reporting: Track and communicate progress using CRM/project tools providing clear updates to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Education: MSc or PhD in Polymer Physics Polymer Modification Materials Science or related fields.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in the rubber industry with strong technical service or application development background.
• Thinking & judgment: Excellent logical reasoning and independent judgment; able to make well-reasoned calculated risk decisions in dynamic environments.
• Communication: Fluent in English (spoken and written) with clear structured communication skills.
• Team mindset: Highly collaborative with strong teamwork orientation; able to challenge constructively and avoid groupthink.
• Mobility: Willing to travel up to 50% within Southeast Asia.

Your Skills

• Technical Leadership: Guide technical direction for projects and influence outcomes through expertise and sound decision-making.
• Customer Orientation: Translate customer needs into tailored solutions that deliver measurable value and sustain/expand share.
• Teamwork & Cross-functional Collaboration: Work seamlessly with Sales Marketing Product Management Supply Chain Production and QA/QC to achieve business goals.
• Project Management: Plan prioritize and execute development projects; manage timelines risks and stage gates to commercialization.
• Analytical Skills: Design and analyze experiments (e.g. DOE regression) to optimize formulations and processes; make data-driven recommendations.
• Problem Solving: Lead troubleshooting across formulation scale-up and production; apply root-cause analysis to resolve technical challenges efficiently.
• Communication & Presentation: Distill complex technical topics into clear audience-appropriate messages for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Self-Motivation & Ownership: Proactively drive projects and opportunity pipelines with minimal supervision; sustain momentum to deliver results.
• Continuous Learning: Stay current on materials science processing technologies market trends and competitive landscape relevant to elastomers/HPC.
• Adaptability: Adjust quickly to changing scopes customer priorities and market dynamics; pivot resources to the highest-value opportunities.

Additional Notes

• This role is based in Singapore; no relocation support is provided.
• The role supports Southeast Asia with close collaboration across regional commercial and technology teams.
  

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• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets along with locally relevant incentives.
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• 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.
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
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• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• 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.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• 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 Groups (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping cinema tickets gym memberships and more.
• Additionally some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

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About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the worlds leading materials science companies serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging infrastructure mobility and consumer 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 30countries and employ approximately36000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately$43 billionin 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.

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