As Application scientist, you:

• will contributes to profitable and sustainable business growth by identifying new product & application requirements in the industry to set new developmental directions.
• will keep abreast of the latest trend on new developmental and technological changes in the industry, pro-actively initiate discussion and enter project ideas.
• will lead and support large, potentially cross functional (application) development projects  including battery applications
• will supports global CSO team with in-depth technical knowledge
• will provide product & application training to customers, agents, distributors, and internal colleagues on request
• work closely together with your direct T&S team colleagues and with many colleagues from different functions in the organization
• updates & maintains technical documentation by technical notes and document innovative key findings in patent applications and publications

To accomplish this role, you possess:

• a master’s degree or preferably PhD in a technical field, like Chemical Engineering, Electrochemistry or Chemistry.
• minimum of 5-10 years’ working experience in polymer synthesis, or application development, as e.g., battery or adhesive applications
• fluency in English (in written and verbal form).
• working experience in the battery field
• profound knowledge in IP and IP strategy.
• personal initiative as well as technology and business analysis required.
• Excellent team player with good communication and problem-solving skills leadership skills to manage and facilitate cross functional projects
• the ability to manage the relation with a large variety of (groups of) stakeholders, also in upper management, on strategic level and the ability to manage opposite interests.
• own initiative to propose projects and programs (define the scope and plan of projects and programs and manage uncertainties and expectations).
• a result and value-driven mindset with strong external focus.
• highly developed communication skills and ability to present internally as well as externally

searching location: Technology & Sustainibility 

location: Dormagen

working hours: fulltime