TS&D Scientist

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About you and this role

As a Technical Service & Development (TS&D) Specialist, you will provide technical leadership and application development support across the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey (MEAT) region. You will leverage in-depth knowledge of chemistry, materials science, engineering, and customer applications to support customers across the Infrastructure, Mobility, and Consumer market segments.

In this role, you will work closely with customers, marketing, sales, product management, and R&D teams to develop innovative application solutions, solve complex technical challenges, and create differentiated value through Dow technologies. You will serve as a technical expert, influencing both internal and external stakeholders while driving business growth through innovation, technical excellence, and customer engagement.You will be expected to lead technical projects, provide mentorship to less-experienced colleagues, contribute to intellectual property development, and represent Dow at industry events and conferences.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and application development support to customers across the MEAT region, helping solve complex technical challenges.

• Develop and promote differentiated technical solutions that create value for customers while supporting Dow's business objectives.

• Lead and manage technical projects, technology roadmaps, and innovation initiatives, including intellectual property development.

• Build strong customer relationships by delivering technical service, responding to inquiries, and supporting strategic accounts.

• Identify new market opportunities through competitive analysis, market insights, and collaboration with marketing and commercial teams.

• Represent Dow as a technical leader by mentoring colleagues, delivering presentations, publishing technical papers, and speaking at industry events.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or PhD in Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, or a related field.

• Experience supporting customers within Infrastructure, Mobility, Consumer, or related market segments.

• Demonstrated involvement in intellectual property development, patents, technical publications, or industry presentations.

• Experience working in a multinational or geographically diverse business environment.

Your Skills

• Strong technical problem-solving and application development expertise, with the ability to create innovative customer solutions.

• Proven project management, strategic thinking, and business acumen to drive technical and commercial success.

• Effective customer engagement, technical consulting, and stakeholder management skills across diverse markets.

• Ability to analyze market trends, competitive technologies, and data to identify growth opportunities.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the capability to simplify complex technical concepts for varied audiences.

• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional collaboration, mentoring, coaching, and influencing teams to achieve business objectives.

Additional Notes

• This role supports customers and business growth across the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey (MEAT) region.

• Occasional regional and international travel may be required to support customers, projects, and industry events.

• The position requires close collaboration with Sales, Marketing, R&D, Product Management, and Manufacturing teams.

• The successful candidate will act as a technical ambassador for Dow technologies and represent the company at external industry forums and customer engagements.

• Experience working with diverse cultures, markets, and customer environments will be highly advantageous.

• Candidates should demonstrate a passion for innovation, customer-centric problem solving, and continuous improvement.

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.

• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.

• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).

• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).

  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.

• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.

• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.

• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.

• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.

• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).

• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.

• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.

• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).

• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.

• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:

  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.