Job Details

The development of innovative ideas in order to develop research products, as well as intermediates based on market requirements and economic, ecological and safety technology aspects. Managing respective development projects after consulting / in accordance with the stipulations of the product manager and as agreed with the department manager IM. Drafting and optimizing company-specific production procedures after consulting / in accordance with the stipulations of the department manager IM and as agreed with the product manager (PM). Optimizing the procedures and products in the assigned plants in regards to cost effectiveness and quality.
Looking after the products in the assigned production plants, including production processes and quality control. For this purpose, the person holding the role shall independently identify quality-relevant process parameters, as well as to optimize these in order to achieve the required quality and cost effectiveness goals.
Ensuring the grouping, archiving and further development of all available product and procedure know-how for the responsible products.
Initiating, ensuring and contributing towards the execution of laboratory tests in regards to the allocated laboratory, in compliance with the environment, safety, work safety and industrial hygiene regulations. Supporting and advising allocated staff in regards to the execution and evaluation of tests, as well as ensuring the maintenance and repair of the allocated assets.
Ensuring the pre-evaluation of tests and carrying out meaningful analyses of the substances' qualitative characterizations, as well as evaluating and interpreting the results based on the pre-evaluation. Deriving laboratory tests in order to optimize quality and yield, as well as ensuring or documenting laboratory results in accordance with internal guidelines.
Coordinating and ensuring adequate specification tests using suitable methods, as well as evaluating the results on consistence in regards to the agreed specifications with the client / processing plant, or ordering subsequent tests.
Ensuring the production of binding laboratory operating procedures in regards to newly or further developed products as a basis for registrations or re-registrations, as well as the determination of product data in regards to a registration in accordance with official legal requirements.
Compiling complete and meaningful lab operation procedures, calculations, material data and handover protocols, especially considering production requirements, as well as constitution notifications, and the requesting of lab trials, lab test products, trial products or trade products in the PAR database (Product Approval Requests) together with the required data sheets. Actively supporting internal specialist departments in regards to the registration of new materials. Determining patent situations in regards to product registrations and re-registrations. Documenting development projects in the PROVADA database. Quarterly reports in regards to project advancement and compiling final project reports.
Implementing products into production by supporting test productions. Projecting and contributing towards the process development and the development of alternatives in collaboration with the plant manager, as well as the process development department. Contributing towards the processing of reclamations and quality problems by introducing product know-how by means of carrying out suitable tests.
Compiling specifications for intermediates for the purpose of worldwide purchasing. Looking at possible alternatives and testing the components, which could influence the product quality.
Permanently monitoring and evaluating the international state-of-the-art technologies and process developments in the intermediates field by following and evaluating specialist literature, attending conferences and trade fairs, and by realizing any newly acquired findings in the area of responsibility. Presenting the compiled expertise in front of internal committees, at external symposiums (for example with customers), as well as by publications.
Acquiring and analyzing specialist information from specialist publications and patent references as part of the patent monitoring. Applying for intellectual property rights in regards to gained research findings in the laboratory in consultation with the supervisor and in collaboration with Group Intellectual Property, as well as studying international patent situations to be taken into account when carrying out own tests. Contributing towards the development and implementation of a patent strategy for products, which fall into the area of responsibility.
Attending client meetings as an expert, together with marketing, in order to identify the client's product requirements and to derive research projects from the findings in terms of the required product development processes, if applicable, together with the client.
Maintaining, executing and managing development projects with team members from different specialist areas.
Managing, evaluating, training and motivating sub-ordinated employees in accordance with legal regulations and the company's management principles. Training production personnel in regards to new processes and products. Realizing decisions in regards to individual personnel measures, as well as implementing measures in regards to the efficient designing of processes within the delegation area.

A doctoral degree in chemistry is required.
Substantial knowledge of organic chemistry is also mandatory.
The ability to manage laboratory staff and to work as part of a team is preferable.