Associate Technical Service & Development (TS&D) Scientist

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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

Dow has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Technical Service & Development (TS&D) Scientist in the Consumer Solution's Building and Infrastructure market located in Auburn, MI. This role applies in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in discipline to support customer needs by leading the development of new applications and by providing technical knowledge on the use, handling and management of Dow products.

Responsibilities / Duties

• Uses broad market, customer, and application knowledge and in-depth understanding of competitive technologies to solve complex technical issues.
• Convinces others about differentiated technical solutions and articulates synergies between technologies to maximize value effectively- understands how business value is created for Dow and the customer.
• Applies and uses project methodologies in a manner that is considered exemplary.
• Participates in the development and implementation of IC strategy for a business or platform, and fully participates in the development of technology maps for projects and leads area of IP development.
• Coaches others in identifying opportunities and how to understand and articulate value of Dow technologies in different applications.
• Delivers presentations or reports that distill complex ideas into clear results and proposals; communicates appropriately to influence internal and external audiences.
• Serves as principal author on papers and presentations and presents at industry conferences.
• Manages the technical project pipeline for a business within a geography, and translates competitive knowledge to useful insights for internal stakeholders, and works closely with marketing to proactively lead effort to identifying new high-value opportunity spaces with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provides effective TS&D to numerous strategic accounts for the business, responds to technical questions of customers and other Dow/market-facing businesses, and manages tech services for Tier II customer accounts.
• Monitors the competition and market trends relative to Dow intellectual capital positions and integrates the information into group activities and projects.

• Works with sellers to contribute to achieving overall commercial plans with North America.

• Requires building science expertise with an emphasis on weatherproofing ranging from air barriers to architectural coatings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or science related field required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience required. Experience in the construction and/or weatherproofing market preferred.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Note: This position requires approximately 25-30% of travel.

Skills

• Presentations: The ability to effectively communicate ideas, findings, and proposals to an audience using structured formats such as slides, visuals, and verbal delivery. This includes tailoring the message to different audiences, whether internal stakeholders or external clients.
• Operational Efficiency: The capability to optimize processes, resources, and workflows to achieve maximum productivity with minimal wasted effort or expense. It involves streamlining operations to deliver better outcomes faster and more cost-effectively.
• Professional Networking: The practice of building and maintaining relationships with colleagues, industry peers, and other professionals to exchange information, support career development, and uncover new opportunities or collaborations.
• Active Listening: The skill of fully concentrating, understanding, responding, and remembering what is being said in conversation