Associate Scientist

About this Position

• Contributes to strategic, tactical planning. Participate pro-actively in teams and demonstrate personal contributions.
  
• Follow Safety KPI and contribute as individual roles.
  
• Demonstrate independent problem-solving capability with assigned projects and deliver on time.
  
• Interact with customers effectively and meet customer’s “needs”. Manage workload efficiently and independently.
  
Develop innovative analytical methods to meet technical challenges and solve customer problems.

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What you´ll do

• Responsible for material characterization related analysis and maintenance of responsible instruments in Adhesive innovation analytical team independently.
  
• Communicate with internal requester in understanding the analytical needs and design proper experiments to deliver analytical solutions independently.
  
• Communicate with supervisors & colleagues in understanding assigned tasks and deliver with visible outcomes.
  
• Develop innovative analysis methods for better support of various adhesive business.
  
• Train technical people on material characterization fundamentals / operations / successful application cases.
  
• Lead key projects by leverage various technical resources and coordinate communication between Henkel internal requester and analytical team.
  
• Ensure compliance with Henkel SHE and 5S standards, policies and procedures and manage the daily work to maintain 5S/safety at required level.
  
• Take part in other team activities and provide proactive contributions to team.

What makes you a good fit

• Maters with >5 years experience or PhD.
  
• Polymer or Material related background.
  
• Experiences of Spectroscopy & thermal analysis is necessary.
  
• Additional experiences in other analytical technics such as Rheology, Raman or SEM are a plus.
  
• Fluent in both English and Chinese.
  
• Proficiency in MS Office; experience with Power BI is a plus.
  
• Quick learner, results oriented, open-minded, good communication skills & collaborative mindset.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Comprehensive Group Insurance Scheme
• Annual Physical Examination
• Flexible Benefits cover for dependents
• Company Products Discount

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.