R&D Technical Associate

4 weeks ago


Shanghai, Shanghai, China Kraton Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Associate to join our R&D team at our Shanghai Lab. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing laboratory synthesis, analytical, technical service, and manufacturing support to scientists.

Key Responsibilities

The Technical Associate will be responsible for:

  • Carrying out activities following well-defined safety and environmental standards
  • Monitoring the lab to ensure regulations and safety are enforced
  • Leading safety activities when appropriate
  • Formulating, setting up, and completing small experimental projects under minimal supervision
  • Executing experimental programs with responsibility for quality of data produced and meeting agreed deadlines
  • Maintaining lab equipment
  • Coordinating, troubleshooting, and modifying installations, experimental setups, and specialized equipment
  • Processing, organizing, and evaluating experimental data in support of own and other's work
  • Participating in the preparation and generation of reports
  • Providing technical advice and communicating regularly to customers and manufacturing partners
  • Coaching, mentoring, and training junior technicians

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A broad understanding of underlying scientific concepts related to the experimental work
  • The ability to formulate the experimental program in detail; troubleshoot and modify as needed
  • The ability to conduct routine presentations and adequately answer ad hoc questions

Education, Certifications & Licenses

The candidate should have:

  • HS Diploma + 8 years relevant experience OR
  • Associate Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering/MLO/MBO Vocational Background + 7 years relevant experience OR
  • Bachelor of Science: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering + 6 years relevant experience OR
  • Entry-level Master of Science

About Kraton

Kraton is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our internal talent acquisition team manages our recruiting efforts, and we work with pre-selected/pre-approved external staffing agencies. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from recruiters and/or agencies who are not pre-selected/pre-approved.



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