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Company DescriptionVeolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment, and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications, to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment. We serve more than 50,000 customers worldwide and treat more than 11 million cubic meters of water every day. We simply aim to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation across the world.At WTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We are an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.Work Location: Hoskote, BangaloreRole Summary:Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions has an opening for a Lead Researcher in Energy Chemicals Solutions division that focuses on Research & Development of Oil & Gas Production, Transportation, Refinery, and Petrochemical Process Chemicals. Seeking a highly motivated candidate with a strong background in Electrochemistry, Chemical additives, and knowledge of xe2x80x9cStructure-propertyxe2x80x9d pertaining to Oil & Gas Sector. This position is a laboratory scientist position where the successful candidate will be performing chemical bench work as the principal duties of the job.Responsibilities / Expectations:Effectively engage in research, development, and commercialization of innovative treatment programs for hydrocarbon processing in Oil & Gas Production, Refining, and Petrochemicals applicationsDevelop and perform customized lab test methods to evaluate chemical product efficacies for different process applicationsEstablish specifications and physical testing requirements for new products based on application needsDirect Material Productivity (DMP) with greater understanding through novel ideas and data generation inclusive of IP landscaping.Assess and validate market needs through direct interactions with external and internal customers including Product Applications, Solution Architect, and Sales teams; travel up to 20% of the time may be required.Managing 2 to 4 projects simultaneouslyParticipate in Customer interactions, field visits and enabling technical discussions with product applicationContribute and participate to new idea generation (NPIs)Interact with and provide support to commercial, field service, product management, supply chain, vendors and clients throughout the product development lifecycle.Communicate research results to internal and external stakeholders through reports and presentationsExecute assigned New Product Introduction (NPI)/ Ready-to-Serve (RTS)/Experience Required: 3-8 Years of hands-on lab experienceKey Skills:Industrial research experience with hydrocarbon production and processing applicationsStrong fundamental understanding of underlying electrochemical processes and concepts related to different types of corrosionHands-on experience with experimental test methods relevant to chemical additive applications in the Oil & gas production and refining industries.Familiarity with different corrosion control methodsHands-on lab experience in synthesis, formulation development and product performance evaluationKnowledge of analytical characterization methods typically required to support product developmentFamiliarity with Intellectual Property related processes and tools.Knowledge of operating High pressure systemsGood analytical competenciesFamiliarity to ensure compliance with Environment, Health, Safety(EHS) regulations and proceduresSkills on writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and RiskAssessment (RA) and preparing the reportsKnowledge of xe2x80x9cSustainable chemical solutionsxe2x80x9dTime management, planning & team playerFluent in spoken and written EnglishBehavioral Competencies:-Acceptance to work in a multicultural team environmentShould be inclusive and take initiatives towards solving problem at hand.Compliant with Ethics, honesty, credibility.Good communication and interpersonal skillsQualificationsMaster's or Ph D in Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Chemistry, Petroleum Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Polymer Science, or other related chemistry disciplineAdditional InformationCandidate will be deputed to Veolia, Hoskote, BangaloreAs an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

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