1. Position Title: Product Development Research Specialist_ Product Development
 
2. Lead Paragraph: The Dow Chemical Company has an exciting opportunity for right individual to fill the role of Product Development Research Specialist located in Jincheon. The Project Development Research Specialist as a member of the Dow Performance Silicone in Consumer Solutions organization, provides silicone base specialty product solution to targeted market and application such as consumer electronics, display and automotive industry. The key role of Product Development is technical problem solving and enhancement of formulation capability to develop Innovative new product solution which is highly technically differentiation. The incumbent works closely with commercial team to explore new business opportunity and deliver innovative technical solution/product with scientific approach that would help customer success and sustainable growth aligning with business strategy. The position requires intimate knowledge of customer requirements and ability to match them to fundamental properties that our product can provide.
 
3. Job Description:
l  Hold self to highest standards on safety, integrity within and outside of Dow
l  Develop and commercialize new products for targeted customer and application using differentiated technical solution(new chemistry set, modification or development of curing chemistry and formulation)
l  Validate the efficacy of new products by laboratory testing and larger scale trials at customers, using industry standard or customer specific end use test methods.
l  Scientific understandings to ensure appropriate product specification setting to allow smooth project transfer to process engineering and manufacturing.
l  Develop and maintain a technical understanding of the literature and patent related to current and potential commercialization of technology development projects and protect intellectual property.
l  Solve technical problems with scientific rigor.
l  Work and interact with commercialization team and process R&D, Manufacturing team in commercialization project to deliver the innovation new product to customer
l  Lead specific program or project for commercialization as key R&D
l  Understand business strategy and support to develop and strengthen robust commercialization portfolio
l  Effective communication skills are necessary for working with the external customers, and to translate the market needs into product specifications and concepts.
l  Work closely with regional and global technical experts and leverage technical expertise/specialty
l  Documentation of technical report, paper and maintain a technical understanding of the literature and patent
l  Protect intellectual property
l  Support flexible working time arrangement. Need to be in Jincheon site at least 3 times/week.

4. Job Qualifications:
l  Good understanding and experience of various chemistry typically used in adhesives, encapsulant, gel, coating in variety electronics application
l  Require basic knowledge of organo-chemistry, UV curing/reaction system, polymer chemistry, filler technology.
l  Ph.D degree or Master with 3 to 5 years working experience in field of chemistry, chemical engineering, polymer or material science.
l  Proven program/project management experience would be a plus
l  Strong initiative and self-management on priority management effectively
l  Research/Working experience in the application such as consumer/transportation electronics, display and semi-conductor etc.
l  Strong verbal, written and presentation skill in English and Korean both for interacting frequently with customer and global team
l  Lead Design of experiment and formulating to meet technical target
l  Approach to literature and patent. Bring and adopt new technical idea to own development work
l  Skillset for basic instrument and analytical tool which is used for mechanical property measurement and chemical analysis/material characterization (Rheometer, SEM, Microscope, Spectroscope, NMR, Chromatography etc)
 
Preferred Qualifications:
l  Experience in leading program and project management experience is preferred
l  Experience to design organic base compound using UV chemistry/reaction system
l  Knowledge in materials used for displays and micro-electronics, transportation electronics can be advantage
l  Communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to build networks will be essential to foster team success and accomplish the project objectives
l  Fluent in the English
 
Education:
l  Master/PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science/Engineering, Material science is required