RESEARCHER ASSOCIATE
Company Overview
Leading Growth Through Innovation
As the World's No.1 Nitrile Glove manufacturer, Hartalega is currently in the process of recruiting a diverse pool of talented people, across various specialisations and backgrounds. You will enjoy exceptional benefits and incentives, as well as a well-defined path for career success.
Hartalega is made up of a tight-knit, passionate and highly-skilled set of individuals. From our top executives, to our line technicians; we are all proud to be part of an elite group responsible for revolutionising the glove-making industry.
Job Description
OVERVIEW
- Lead and manage innovation projects and conduct innovation & breakthrough research on new products and process focusing on Customer Acceptance, Commercial Feasibility, Regulatory and Market Compliance.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
General
- Contribute to setting the vision and direction for product and process innovation to support the sustainability and leadership position of the organization.
- Leading and aligning people towards achieving the vision and values in a dynamic organization.
- Complying with country regulatory environments, governing bodies, and industry compliance requirements.
- Keeping abreast of latest cutting-edge technology relevant to the industry.
Business / Operations
- Developing business plan for product and process innovation/development.
- Identifying opportunities to design new innovative products and processes aligned with the organization's business plan and strategic vision.
- Conducting analyses to measure product competitiveness and performance.
- Creating a conducive environment for process or product innovation.
- Analyzing and interpreting data to drive continuous improvement.
- Planning and directing research activities and experiments.
- Applying scientific principles, practices and findings.
- Defining key performance indicators for new products or processes.
- Developing methods to evaluate product technical performance aligned to international benchmarking R&D methodologies.
People/ Stakeholder Management
- Employee engagement, development, succession planning and performance management.
- Any other tasks that assigned by your superior.
REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Ph.D in (Chemistry)/(Polymer Science)/(Material Science)/(Polymer Engineering)/ (Material Engineering)/(Applied Chemistry) or equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience
Work Experience:
- Minimum 6 years in leading and managing innovative and breakthrough research on new products and processes.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in patent registration (local and international).
- At least 2 successful projects commercialised
Additional Company Information
Registration No. Company Size
75398-K More than 5000 Employees
Average Processing Time Industry
21 days Manufacturing / Production