Project Chemist, Oleochemistry and Biotechnology

Overview

What We Offer Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #Smart Work.

Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.

What We Offer Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #Smart Work.

Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.

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• Responsible for the development of products and solutions in the field of oleo chemistry and biotechnology for cosmetic, active and cleaning applications in the China region, if necessary also globally. Target allocation for oleo vs biotechnology is 50/50 but can differ depending on the requirements/situation.
• Lead technical scouting activities for new products and/or technologies. Lead, contribute and exchange proactively and independently with global experts in the related fields
• Independent project management in the field of oleo chemistry and biotechnology with internal and external customers/partners. If necessary, lead a team of lab engineers for project related tasks.
• Conduct independently and pro-actively literature searches, evaluate and apply for new products or processes. Responsible for conception and implementation of practice oriented laboratory program to demonstrate process feasibility with essential chemical/technical parameters, definition of operating conditions, safety and quality parameters for scale up. Also, efficient collaborations with internal labs and/or external partners.
• Lead and contribute to business cases, research funding to quantify current costs, justify project investment, and identify the return on investment.
• Independent analysis of IP landscape and pro-active development of own IP.
• Lead transfer of products into production scale according to the NPI process. Troubleshooting and process optimization.
• Contributes to the GCR R&D innovation platform
• Responsibility for lab management including chemical, process, equipment safety.

• PhD degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology or Bioengineering
• Preferably solid knowledge in organic chemistry/chemistry engineering (could be in bachelor study)
• Preferably at least 3 years of working experience in biotechnology projects related to gene sequence design, strain construction, fermentation and purification process development, etc.
• Strong communication skills required in dealing with internal stakeholders (Investment, legal, IPM, RDI, ESI, AT and sales heads in CS) both locally and globally and with external cooperation partners, both commercially and technically
• Good oral and written English and Chinese language skills (most projects stakeholders are foreigners)
• Good logic thinking and presentation skills (good at tools including Microsoft and AI platforms)
• Strong information sourcing skills via multiple channels to explore new direction, technology or materials, potential cooperation partners in China or Asia market and being able to initially evaluate its technical values
• Good at people connections to gather information and set foundations for projects
• Able to work independently, highly motivated and able to handle multiple tasks
• Entrepreneurship, self-determination and quick learner

To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found on the Evonik careers site.

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager
:
Thomas Gao (高宇)

Company is Ev(Shanghai)
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