Principal Chemist - Research, Development and Engineering

Principal Chemist - RD&E

To support the customers in IMEA market, Ecolab has established a state-of-the-art Research, Development and Engineering (RDE) center in Pune. We are seeking an Principal Chemist who has strong collaboration and teamwork skills, is self-motivated, has good communication skills, is creative problem solvers, and possess strong observation and agility and perception skills.

What You Will Do:

• Be part of the Operational Innovation team, driving value in the sourcing of raw materials by enabling material cost optimization, supply resilience, and revenue growth. 

• The successful candidate will gain insight into Ecolab raw materials and regulatory documentation and could take on greater responsibilities within Bridge over time.

• Primary responsibility is to support raw material alternate supplier approval projects, with focus on regulatory compliance

  • Extract and organize data from SAP and other data management systems.

  • Conduct document reviews. 

  • Work with procurement partners to expedite tasks and resolve issues

  • Compare chemical compositions

  • Analyze information to assess project complexity

  • Enter information into the project management tool

• Collaborate with global OI team to prioritize work, solve problems and foster best practices

• Support will extend beyond IMEA to other regions, e.g. Americas and Europe

• May include work with Regulatory Affairs associates

Job Details:

• Location: Pune

• Work Schedule: 12:30-9:30 PM (IST), to better overlap with workdays in Europe and the Americas.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry/chemical engineering or related scientific discipline

• 3 -5 years of professional experience, preferably chemistry-related.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in chemistry/chemical engineering or related scientific discipline

• Regulatory background will be a plus

• Strong attention to detail and process-oriented

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proficiency in MS Office applications, SharePoint, and PowerBI

• Experience with SAP

• Previous experience executing regulatory compliance programs

• Ability to read and interpret technical and regulatory documents

• Ability to understand legal and regulatory requirements, as well as business priorities, and collaborate to identify the best course of action

• Flexibility and adaptability, as well as demonstrated comfort with ambiguity

• Ability to make sound business decisions with incomplete data

• Learning agility as it relates to systems, databases, and business and regulatory processes

• Experience working on a cross-functional team

Experience Level

Senior Level