TS&D Scientist

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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About this role
Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Service & Development (TS&D) Scientist in the Consumer Solution's Building and Infrastructure market. This role is a Virtual Office role supporting the CA and the Mtn West region and will apply in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in discipline to support customer needs by leading the development of new applications and by providing technical knowledge on the use, handling and management of Dow products.

Responsibilities / Duties

• Uses broad market, customer, and application knowledge and in-depth understanding of competitive technologies to solve complex technical issues.

• Convinces others about differentiated technical solutions and articulates synergies between technologies to maximize value effectively- understands how business value is created for Dow and the customer.

• Applies and uses project methodologies in a manner that is considered exemplary.

• Participates in the development and implementation of IC strategy for a business or platform, and fully participates in the development of technology maps for projects and leads area of IP development.

• Coaches others in identifying opportunities and how to understand and articulate value of Dow technologies in different applications.

• Delivers presentations or reports that distill complex ideas into clear results and proposals; communicates appropriately to influence internal and external audiences.

• Serves as principal author on papers and presentations and presents at industry conferences.

• Manages the technical project pipeline for a business within a geography, and translates competitive knowledge to useful insights for internal stakeholders, and works closely with marketing to proactively lead effort to identifying new high-value opportunity spaces with internal and external stakeholders.

• Provides effective TS&D to numerous strategic accounts for the business, responds to technical questions of customers and other Dow/market-facing businesses, and manages tech services for Tier II customer accounts.

• Monitors the competition and market trends relative to Dow intellectual capital positions and integrates the information into group activities and projects.

• Works with sellers to contribute to achieving overall commercial plans with North America.

• Requires building science expertise with an emphasis on weatherproofing ranging from air barriers to architectural coatings.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 ranking or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant. Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or science related field required. Experience in the construction and/or weatherproofing market preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience required.

• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Note: This position requires approximately 70% of travel.

Skills

• Presentations: The ability to effectively communicate ideas, findings, and proposals to an audience using structured formats such as slides, visuals, and verbal delivery. This includes tailoring the message to different audiences, whether internal stakeholders or external clients.

• Operational Efficiency: The capability to optimize processes, resources, and workflows to achieve maximum productivity with minimal wasted effort or expense. It involves streamlining operations to deliver better outcomes faster and more cost-effectively.

• Professional Networking: The practice of building and maintaining relationships with colleagues, industry peers, and other professionals to exchange information, support career development, and uncover new opportunities or collaborations.

• Active Listening: The skill of fully concentrating, understanding, responding, and remembering what is being said in conversations. It’s essential for understanding customer needs, collaborating with teams, and responding thoughtfully.

• Client Needs Assessments: The structured process of gathering, analyzing, and validating a client’s business objectives, challenges, constraints, and requirements in order to recommend appropriate solutions, services, or strategies that align with their goals and deliver measurable value.

• Customer Insights: Actionable understanding derived from analyzing customer data, behaviors, preferences, and feedback to inform decision‑making, improve customer experiences, and guide product, service, or strategy development

Note: relocation assistance is not available for this role.

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.

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