Specialist – CURE Chemicals

Job Overview

Responsible for leading development of Gradiant’s CURE Chemicals, providing advanced technical support across the oil & gas, petrochemical, utility and wastewater treatment sectors, and driving product innovation, commercialization, and safety compliance.

• Provide technical support for the application of CURE Chemicals across Oil & Gas, refinery, petrochemical, upstream, Utility equipment, and Wastewater Treatment industries.
• Lead development of Gradiant’s CURE chemicals: formulation review, lab‑scale validation, performance optimization, and application testing.
• Assist product trials, pilot testing, new product introductions, and prepare technical submissions, chemical treatment proposals, and performance reports.
• Deliver advanced technical support to customers, perform field troubleshooting, failure investigations, and root‑cause analysis.
• Lead product performance reviews and optimization studies.
• Support business development through technical presentations, workshops and proposals.
• Participate in site audits, pilot trials, commissioning, and performance evaluations.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert for CURE Chemicals technologies.

Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies and regulatory changes in the water treatment sector; identify opportunities for innovation; lead development of new products or processes that enhance water treatment efficacy and sustainability.

• Lead formulation development of specialty process chemicals (corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors, antiscalants, oxygen scavengers, antifoams, CIP chemicals, biocides, etc.).
• Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from concept to commercialization, including benchmarking, competitive analysis, and intellectual property generation.
• Maintain records of chemical performance, support product portfolio development and coordinate laboratory testing and product evaluations.

• Ensure all duties performed in compliance with ISO
  9001, ISO
  14001, ISO
  45001, and ADOSH SF standards.
• Contribute to continual improvement in quality, environmental and occupational health & safety performance.
• Ensure research activities comply with safety regulations and environmental standards, including ISO and governmental requirements.
• Implement best practices for laboratory safety and maintain a culture of safety within the team.

Maintain accurate records of research activities, experimental protocols and results; prepare and submit necessary documentation for regulatory approvals and compliance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering (Master’s/Ph.D. highly advantageous).
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal abilities to motivate and inspire a diverse team.
• Robust problem‑solving skills, meticulous attention to detail, and proficiency in data analysis and interpretation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for presenting research findings, writing reports, and collaborating with other departments or stakeholders.

• Knowledge of water treatment chemistry and process optimization.
• Extensive expertise in refinery process chemistry, produced water treatment, cooling water treatment, boiler water chemistry, petrochemical process chemicals, and industrial wastewater treatment.
• Deep understanding of chemical formulation development and product lifecycle management.
• Strong customer engagement, technical sales support, project leadership, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Over 10 years of experience in specialty chemicals, industrial water treatment chemicals, refinery chemicals, upstream oil & gas production chemicals, petrochemical process chemicals, eco‑friendly chemicals or related industries.
• Proven experience in formulation development, product commercialization, field troubleshooting, customer technical support, and new product introduction.
• Experience supporting major refinery, petrochemical, energy, and industrial customers highly desirable.

Gradiant is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.