Basestocks Synthetics & Intermediates Technologist - Advanced
Praha, CZ, 13000
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What role will you play in our team
- Serve as a global technical expert in formulation using Base Stocks and Synthetic products
- Partner with marketing, commercial, and application development teams to demonstrate product performance
- Provide technical leadership that strengthens competitive positioning and supports business growth
- Act as a primary technical contact for internal stakeholders, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and industry partners
What will you do
Business Engagement
- Provide global formulation expertise for Base Stocks & Synthetics products and applications
- Support application development teams with product proof‑of‑performance and value‑in‑use guidance
- Advise on formulation questions and base stock molecule selection
- Manage technical communications with OEMs in collaboration with Finished Lubricants and Marketing colleagues
- Bring external insights on trends, competitive offerings, technology developments, and regulations
- Identify and champion new business opportunities and product application growth areas
- Influence strategic direction for Base Stocks & Synthetics product applications
- Support sales and marketing with technical tools, insights, and customer-facing materials
Capabilities & Technology
- Deliver innovative, value‑added formulation and application support
- Provide input on proof‑of‑performance needs for Base Stocks and Synthetics
- Identify technical trends across customers, industry, and competition to guide development priorities
- Implement best practices, toolkits, and work processes to maximize business value
- Develop sales tools to support product positioning and integrated value capture
- Identify needs for application/testing capability upgrades
- Monitor competitive activity and market segmentation
- Engage with Principal Engineer on Patent Infringement Risk Assessment reviews and Intellectual Property (IP) strategy, as needed
- Serve as custodian for product integrity process documents and ensure compliance with product integrity and product quality standards
People & Collaboration
- Mentor team members across Base Stocks & Synthetics organizations
- Collaborate with regional and global technology market facing teams to develop optimized offers
- Provide technical mentorship to early‑career team members
- Interface with Finished Lubricants Technology principal experts
Skills and Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of lubricant formulation, Base Stocks, and Synthetic product applications
- Understanding of lubricant performance specifications and testing
- Ability to design and interpret experiments using scientific method principles
- Familiarity with intellectual property considerations and best practices
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across diverse technical and commercial teams
- Ability to translate technical insights into business value and customer solutions
- Skill in identifying market trends, competitive developments, and application requirements
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience
B.S. Chemical Engineering or Chemistry with 5+ years of experience in lubricants value chains (required)
M.S. or PhD in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry (preferred)
Expertise in:
- Lubricant formulation
- Base Stocks and Synthetics application performance
- Lubricant testing, specifications, and method development
- Organic chemistry fundamentals and molecular structure behavior
- Industry trade association engagement (optional)
- IP strategy and application (optional)
Demonstrated competencies in:
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Sound decision making
- Creating business value
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Annual bonus and monthly lunch allowance on top of a competitive base salary
- Financial security benefits including pension plan contribution (up to 4.5%), life insurance, and income protection
- Cafeteria plan with flexible benefit options such as Multisport card
- 25 days of vacation (with additional days based on seniority) and compensation for public holidays falling on weekends
- Relocation assistance for candidates moving from abroad
- Employee support programs and family-oriented initiatives
- Wellness programs including fitness activities, ergonomic support, and health initiatives
- Opportunities for professional growth through training, mentoring, language development, and tuition assistance
Please note benefits may be changed at discretion of ExxonMobil from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
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