FCC Catalyst Development Specialist

About our client:Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.Responsibilities:Candidate will assess technical and business opportunities, identify potential areas for research and development, and establish strategy and tactics to achieve technical and business goals. The candidate will lead FCC catalyst technology development projects and/or tasks including idea generation, planning of project/task, interacting with stakeholders from Engineering, Project Management, and other business proponents. As part of job duties, candidate is expected to:Maintain an active portfolio of catalyst development projects in the field of FCC processes including other refining, petrochemicals, or sustainability applications. Develop a technology from concept to a catalyst design freeze within a short time span. Develop catalyst development and deployment plans based on project priorities and/or catalyst changeout schedules. Financially plan all projects ensuring all required resources are available and that all tasks are executed in due course. Effectively communicate with proponents to learn about targeted units’ objectives to design new catalyst solutions. Develop and implement experimental plans to conduct in-house catalyst synthesis, characterization and testing. Utilize advanced and routine catalyst characterization tools/instruments to gain insights about structure-activity relationships and effectively use them to optimize the catalyst. Improve the center’s catalyst synthesis, testing and characterization capabilities to maintain the center as a world class catalysis research hub. Build knowledge base for R&DC’s catalyst development efforts. Present research results in internal seminars, technical presentations, technical reports or external publications. Generate patent applications to protect our client intellectual properties as appropriate. Provide technical advice to other catalyst development projects when necessary. Provides consultation to other R&D domains on matters relating to their area of expertise. Interact and work with molecular modeling and data scientists to leverage computational catalysis and artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of new catalysts. Mentor and train junior scientists and technicians to improve their technical background and skills. Stay current on latest catalyst technologies or discoveries related to the research projects and identify potential areas or opportunities to investigate. Manage laboratory activities and develop/implement required safety protocols to ensure compliance with all safety standards. Represents the company in industrial or technical society joint efforts as a Company technical advisor in their discipline. Requirements:A PhD/Master degree in Chemical Engineering with 10+ years of research experience. Proof of having a major technical contribution in heterogeneous catalysis or related fields. Deep understanding of reaction mechanism and experience with experimental catalyst development. Proven track record of catalyst development and deployment including publications in significant and granted patents. Candidate have achieved substantial industry recognition in their area of expertise. Strong communication skills to lead cross-function teams.