Major Responsibilities

• Co-create R&D and innovation in polymer processing in order to achieve the product and application development with polymer structure and additives development and material characterization interfaces to understand, serve customer needs, and  create new values
• Suggest/propose potential external partners to co-develop in product and application development along the value chains 
• Work collaboratively with identified internal and external partners to deliver desired outcomes within the committed timeline as needed
• Manage project team to develop goals, strategies and plans related to research and development project to ensure proper execution of research projects  in each responsible research platform properly including budgeting and resources management and monitoring
• Execute technical contents and provide technical resources in collaboration with Business units to ensure success of new product/process in  commercialization phase to deliver new/additional  Revenue/EBITDA
• Coach and provide advisory to researcher and research assistant as needed
• Collaborate with relevant parties to maintain and improve R&D and Innovation performance to company's strategy and support the R&D work process aligned with corporate process

Qualifications

• Ideally Ph.D. or MSc/ Meng, B.E./B.Sc for Processing tech/Polymer Science/Chem. Eng/Mechanical Eng.
• Minimum 2 years of direct experiences of polymer processing of Rotomolding or Pipe in Polyethylene business with the relevant knowledge, skills and competency is an advantage.
• Good command of English
• Good collaboration and initiative to define the solutions