Lead Chemist - Fuels, Lubes & Oilfield

SI Group • Houston, TX

6h

About The Position

As the Lead Chemist, reporting to the Director - Application Lab, Fuels, Lubes, Oilfield & Coatings, you will be responsible for leading all aspects of development of new products, procedures and test methods plus troubleshooting existing ones within their functional area. You will be regarded as a solution provider to internal and external customers as well as work closely with the R&D application Director to map out current technology offerings within and outside SIG product portfolio.

Requirements

• PhD with at least one year of relevant industry experience.

Nice To Haves

• PhD in Organic Chemistry

Responsibilities

• Interfaces with the right stakeholders to translate required structure - property relationships into defined chemistries.
• Work closely with R&D App Director to maintain product portfolio and map out new technologies for fuel, lubes, oilfield and coatings application
• Responsible for the development and sustaining products in Oilfield, Fuel and Lubes and Coatings product lines
• Support alkoxylation of phenol-formaldehyde resin for Oilfield application
• Support customer interaction for Fuel, Lubes, and Oilfield application
• Uses strong interpersonal skills to interact and relate effectively; able and willing to share and receive information.
• Uses deductive reasoning skills; translates a complex set of ideas, issues and observations into a clear and useful explanation; leverages it into product development projects.
• Exhibits creativity and innovation when contributing to the organizational and individual objectives by reframing problems in a different light to find fresh approaches to address business needs.
• Ensure projects are executed properly and in a timely manner.
• Monitor project progress and evaluate performance
• Develops a work plan with tasks, timeframes, milestones, and resources.
• Manage stakeholder relationships to ensure commitment and involvement, and to encourage effective collaboration.
• Anticipates and responds effectively to unforeseen problems; identifies improvement areas and resolves barriers to task completion.
• Recognizes opportunities to capture value by linking SI Group technical capabilities with known or anticipated customer needs.
• Ability and drive to act as a partner to customers in identifying, developing, and advancing new ideas and potential opportunities. Works interdependently with SI Group’s internal resources to accomplish this.
• Ability to transfer the understanding of how SI Group’s products perform in one application to how they may perform in another.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the technical abilities of our competitors and the implications for the Market.
• Keep up to date on technology trends which are aligned with SI Group market segment strategies.
• Adhere to company EH&S regulations, SI Group Responsible Care practices and ISO 9000 programs
• Ensure all R&D operations are conducted in accordance with company policies and procedures and are in compliance with relative laws and regulations.

Benefits

• Physical Health benefits including competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision packages, company contribution to Health Savings Account, cash incentive for Annual Physical and reimbursement
• Financial Wellness opportunities including company paid life insurance and disability plans, 401(k) Retirement Plan with generous company match, and certified Financial Planning & Investment services
• Mental Health benefits including generous Paid Time Off and 10 Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Bonding Leave, and much much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees