15 Research Scientists jobs in Dubai

Will be responsible for research and development in the areas of trucks design for the manufacture of future generations of trucks. The position will involve applying and extending the latest understanding of mobility technology to meet the challenges of the fast-developing trucks market.

1. Lead new designs and materials with the Design Team
2. Application and development of material and process analysis and monitoring metrology
3. Identification and deployment of advanced technologies and designs for truck components
4. Manage the development of new designs and material requirements, analyzing test data obtained from prototypes and providing feedback and design learning to the team
5. Application and development of test strategies and methods

Director of Research Development (with MPC Wallet / Blockchain Experience)

Position : R&D Director

Location : Dubai, UAE / Open for relocation

Language Required : Bilingual Chinese and English

Experience Required : FinTech or Blockchain security experience, MPC wallet experience highly desirable

Job Summary

Responsible for research and development security management of MPC (Multi-Party Computation) products, including designing and developing security architecture, strategies, and standards, as well as identifying and preventing security risks, and participating in system design and core coding.

Job Responsibilities

• MPC wallet architecture design and implementation, responsible for core coding
• Development security management and SOP system process construction
• Promotion of technical security solutions, research on competing products and technologies
• Managing infrastructure : server storage and network resources configuration, ensuring effective isolation of production and testing environments
• Data management : optimizing database performance, data backup, log management, big data analysis, and forming user profiles and business models
• Security management : analyzing security incidents and vulnerabilities, recovery, and strengthening security defenses and incident handling capabilities

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, mathematics, cryptography, or network security, with over 5 years of internet security programming experience
• Familiar with network security, vulnerabilities, penetration testing, intrusion detection, security reinforcement, firewalls, IDS, IPS, vulnerability scanning
• Proficient in Go; familiar with RUST, C++
• Knowledge of network programming, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB
• Good English reading and writing skills

Bonus Points

• FinTech or Blockchain security experience, MPC wallet experience
• Knowledge of cryptography, MPC protocols, TEE, and OSS frameworks
• Published security articles
• Open source security software development or security product development experience in internet firms
• Seniority level : Director
• Employment type : Full-time
• Job function : Research, Analyst, and IT
• Industry : Software Development

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The Business Growth Research & Development (R&D) Manager is responsible for driving innovation identifying new business opportunities and enhancing the organizations competitive edge through research and strategic development. This role involves market analysis trend forecasting product/service development and collaboration with crossfunctional teams to implement growth initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong blend of analytical skills business acumen and innovative thinking to support longterm sustainability and expansion.

• Conduct indepth market research to identify new business opportunities trends and competitive landscapes.
• Analyze customer needs industry developments and emerging technologies to inform growth strategies.
• Develop business models feasibility studies and strategic roadmaps for expansion.

• Lead R&D initiatives to enhance existing products/services or develop new ones.
• Collaborate with product development sales and marketing teams to align R&D efforts with business objectives.
• Evaluate new technologies partnerships and investment opportunities to drive innovation.

• Identify and develop strategic alliances partnerships and collaborations.
• Support mergers acquisitions and joint ventures that align with the companys growth vision.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements to secure business expansion opportunities.

• Utilize data analytics and market intelligence to measure the effectiveness of growth initiatives.
• Develop KPIs and performance metrics to track progress and optimize strategies.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior management for informed decisionmaking.

• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the organization.
• Implement R&D best practices to improve operational efficiency and costeffectiveness.
• Drive digital transformation and automation strategies where applicable.

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Administration Marketing Economics Engineering or a related field.
• Experience: Proven experience in business growth R&D market research or corporate strategy.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in data analytics tools (e.g. Power BI Tableau Google Analytics).
• Familiarity with R&D methodologies and business model innovation.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong analytical problemsolving and criticalthinking abilities.
• Excellent communication negotiation and leadership skills.
• Ability to work crossfunctionally and drive collaboration between teams.
• Industry Knowledge: Understanding of industryspecific market trends regulatory landscapes and competitive forces.

The Business Growth Research & Development (R&D) Manager is responsible for driving innovation, identifying new business opportunities, and enhancing the organization's competitive edge through research and strategic development. This role involves market analysis, trend forecasting, product/service development, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to implement growth initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong blend of analytical skills, business acumen, and innovative thinking to support long-term sustainability and expansion.

• Business Growth Strategy & Market Research:
  Conduct in-depth market research to identify new business opportunities, trends, and competitive landscapes.
  Analyze customer needs, industry developments, and emerging technologies to inform growth strategies.
  Develop business models, feasibility studies, and strategic roadmaps for expansion.
• Research & Development (R&D):
  Lead R&D initiatives to enhance existing products/services or develop new ones.
  Collaborate with product development, sales, and marketing teams to align R&D efforts with business objectives.
  Evaluate new technologies, partnerships, and investment opportunities to drive innovation.
• New Business Development & Partnerships:
  Identify and develop strategic alliances, partnerships, and collaborations.
  Support mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures that align with the company's growth vision.
  Negotiate contracts and agreements to secure business expansion opportunities.
• Data Analysis & Performance Measurement:
  Utilize data analytics and market intelligence to measure the effectiveness of growth initiatives.
  Develop KPIs and performance metrics to track progress and optimize strategies.
  Present insights and recommendations to senior management for informed decision-making.
• Process Improvement & Innovation Management:
  Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the organization.
  Implement R&D best practices to improve operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  Drive digital transformation and automation strategies where applicable.

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Proven experience in business growth, R&D, market research, or corporate strategy.
• Technical Skills:
  Proficiency in data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Google Analytics).
  Familiarity with R&D methodologies and business model innovation.
• Soft Skills:
  Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
  Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
  Ability to work cross-functionally and drive collaboration between teams.
• Industry Knowledge: Understanding of industry-specific market trends, regulatory landscapes, and competitive forces.

The Business Growth Research & Development (R&D) Manager is responsible for driving innovation identifying new business opportunities and enhancing the organizations competitive edge through research and strategic development. This role involves market analysis trend forecasting product/service development and collaboration with crossfunctional teams to implement growth initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong blend of analytical skills business acumen and innovative thinking to support longterm sustainability and expansion.

• Conduct indepth market research to identify new business opportunities trends and competitive landscapes.
• Analyze customer needs industry developments and emerging technologies to inform growth strategies.
• Develop business models feasibility studies and strategic roadmaps for expansion.
• Lead R&D initiatives to enhance existing products/services or develop new ones.
• Collaborate with product development sales and marketing teams to align R&D efforts with business objectives.
• Evaluate new technologies partnerships and investment opportunities to drive innovation.
• Identify and develop strategic alliances partnerships and collaborations.
• Support mergers acquisitions and joint ventures that align with the companys growth vision.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements to secure business expansion opportunities.
• Utilize data analytics and market intelligence to measure the effectiveness of growth initiatives.
• Develop KPIs and performance metrics to track progress and optimize strategies.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior management for informed decisionmaking.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the organization.
• Implement R&D best practices to improve operational efficiency and costeffectiveness.
• Drive digital transformation and automation strategies where applicable.
Qualifications & Skills:
• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Administration Marketing Economics Engineering or a related field.
• Experience: Proven experience in business growth R&D market research or corporate strategy.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in data analytics tools (e.g. Power BI Tableau Google Analytics).
• Familiarity with R&D methodologies and business model innovation.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong analytical problemsolving and criticalthinking abilities.
• Excellent communication negotiation and leadership skills.
• Ability to work crossfunctionally and drive collaboration between teams.
• Industry Knowledge: Understanding of industryspecific market trends regulatory landscapes and competitive forces.
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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM

About Us

GRIFFCO Foods results from the strategic partnership between two companies Griffith foods and IFFCO that are purely driven by purpose and over 100 years of a solid family-based culture. It combines Griffith Food’s global reach, innovation expertise and core capabilities with IFFCO’s deep-rooted heritage and outstanding infrastructure in the region.

GRIFFCO Foods is the only food service partner that provides you with expert, sustainable food solutions with extreme agility for businesses that desire insight oriented, culinary inspired innovation across the GCC, the Levant region, Egypt and Pakistan because they need the support of a global agile product development partner to keep them future ready in an era of fast changing trends and preferences.

Our Purpose At GRIFFCO Foods our purpose defines who we are, what we do, and why we exist, highlighting what makes us distinct and authentic in the marketplace. GRIFFCO Foods exists to collaboratively create best-in-class sustainable products and solutions that are globally local, harnessing centuries of product development expertise with the speed, agility, and precision required to deliver future-ready innovation

Join Our Family When you join GRIFFCO Foods, you are not only joining our family, you are joining a community of change-makers. At GRIFFCO Foods, you are encouraged and empowered to make meaningful contributions and discover innovative solutions.

GRIFFCO Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicant because of the following actual or perceived characteristic: race, colour, religion, gender identity, age national origin, physical and mental disability. Equal opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefits programs, trainings, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall and termination.

Major Duties &Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development of the product pipeline with current and future customers, understanding their needs and challenges creating solutions that drive mutual value.
• Grow and transform the product portfolio meeting nutrition and sustainability criteria
• ‘Hands on’ development of products with customers.
• Build a fully engaged local R&D team with standalone, fit for Purpose Food science and R&D capabilities incl but not exclusive to raw materials, culinary center and pilot scale assets.
• Unlock value through our existing regional and global portfolio of products (lifting and launching.)
• Support the end to end creation of value streams in the key markets
• Build and leverage a strong network of partners across the specified region and globe, utilizing Griffith Foods internal networks, existing external partners and creating new ones in an ecosystem approach.
• Understand the regulatory constraints and engage with internal and external partners to manage compliance.
• Support the set-up of manufacturing and co-manufacturing in the selected countries

Problem Solving/Decision Making:

• Working in a highly ambiguous environment, creative problem solver, capable of navigating complex challenges.
• Works with independence, exercising ingenuity and judgement in the approach to and accomplishment of tasks.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum Degree in Food Science/Technology, Chemistry or similar.
• Proven management and leadership experience at senior level.
• Language: English is a must
• Experience in technical development of savoury products, including protein and snacks.
• Experience of working in country and internationally.
• Current awareness of local and global flavour trends, culinary trends, and new technology in food applications;
• People Leadership and team development, remote Line management would be a benefit.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• A creative problem solver across the value chain (from raw materials to customer scale up)
• End to end product leadership, from culinary through to scale up (manufacture).
• High level learning agility
• Drive for results
• Dealing with ambiguity.
• Business acumen
• Ideally with B to B or food service experience.
• Priority setting
• Project management
• Benchtop development, with an eagerness and proven ability to be hands on.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Griffith Foods believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Griffith Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of the following actual or perceived characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspect of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefit programs, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.

In carrying out our commitment to equal employment opportunity, Griffith Foods will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship, safety, and/or health risk. Applicants and employees requiring reasonable accommodations must notify Human Resources.

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM

About Us

GRIFFCO Foods results from the strategic partnership between two companies Griffith foods and IFFCO that are purely driven by purpose and over 100 years of a solid family-based culture. It combines Griffith Food’s global reach, innovation expertise and core capabilities with IFFCO’s deep-rooted heritage and outstanding infrastructure in the region.

GRIFFCO Foods is the only food service partner that provides you with expert, sustainable food solutions with extreme agility for businesses that desire insight oriented, culinary inspired innovation across the GCC, the Levant region, Egypt and Pakistan because they need the support of a global agile product development partner to keep them future ready in an era of fast changing trends and preferences.

Our Purpose
At GRIFFCO Foods our purpose defines who we are, what we do, and why we exist, highlighting what makes us distinct and authentic in the marketplace. GRIFFCO Foods exists to collaboratively create best-in-class sustainable products and solutions that are globally local, harnessing centuries of product development expertise with the speed, agility, and precision required to deliver future-ready innovation

Join Our Family
When you join GRIFFCO Foods, you are not only joining our family, you are joining a community of change-makers. At GRIFFCO Foods, you are encouraged and empowered to make meaningful contributions and discover innovative solutions.

GRIFFCO Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicant because of the following actual or perceived characteristic: race, colour, religion, gender identity, age national origin, physical and mental disability. Equal opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefits programs, trainings, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall and termination.

Major Duties &Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development of the product pipeline with current and future customers, understanding their needs and challenges creating solutions that drive mutual value.
• Grow and transform the product portfolio meeting nutrition and sustainability criteria
• ‘Hands on’ development of products with customers.
• Build a fully engaged local R&D team with standalone, fit for Purpose Food science and R&D capabilities incl but not exclusive to raw materials, culinary center and pilot scale assets.
• Unlock value through our existing regional and global portfolio of products (lifting and launching.)
• Support the end to end creation of value streams in the key markets
• Build and leverage a strong network of partners across the specified region and globe, utilizing Griffith Foods internal networks, existing external partners and creating new ones in an ecosystem approach.
• Understand the regulatory constraints and engage with internal and external partners to manage compliance.
• Support the set-up of manufacturing and co-manufacturing in the selected countries

Problem Solving/Decision Making:

• Working in a highly ambiguous environment, creative problem solver, capable of navigating complex challenges.
• Works with independence, exercising ingenuity and judgement in the approach to and accomplishment of tasks.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum Degree in Food Science/Technology, Chemistry or similar.
• Proven management and leadership experience at senior level.
• Language: English is a must
• Experience in technical development of savoury products, including protein and snacks.
• Experience of working in country and internationally.
• Current awareness of local and global flavour trends, culinary trends, and new technology in food applications;
• People Leadership and team development, remote Line management would be a benefit.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• A creative problem solver across the value chain (from raw materials to customer scale up)
• End to end product leadership, from culinary through to scale up (manufacture).
• High level learning agility
• Drive for results
• Dealing with ambiguity.
• Business acumen
• Ideally with B to B or food service experience.
• Priority setting
• Project management
• Benchtop development, with an eagerness and proven ability to be hands on.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Griffith Foods believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Griffith Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of the following actual or perceived characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspect of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefit programs, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.

In carrying out our commitment to equal employment opportunity, Griffith Foods will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship, safety, and/or health risk. Applicants and employees requiring reasonable accommodations must notify Human Resources.

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Qemtex is looking for a dedicated Research and Development Laboratory Technician to join our R&D team in Dubai. The role involves preparing high-quality samples according to the formulas provided by our R&D chemists and conducting all necessary performance tests for the prepared powder samples.

• Prepare powder samples that meet the required standards based on the formulas written by R&D chemists.
• Perform color matching according to RAL, Pantone, and other custom color specifications.
• Operate lab equipment, including grinders, extruders, mixers, dry-blenders, bonding machines, and other characterization tools.
• Plan and coordinate with the maintenance team for preventive maintenance and lab equipment repair.
• Follow all safety guidelines and use personal protective equipment (PPE) consistently.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and workplace safety standards.
• Inspect finished products for defects and ensure they meet quality standards for new formulas.
• Maintain detailed records of coatings, batches, and work orders.
• Document any deviations or issues related to standard procedures for all formulas.
• Coordinate with engineers, production and quality control technicians, painters, assemblers, and supervisors on projects.
• Communicate effectively regarding the status of R&D projects and any issues related to the designed formulas.
• Participate in training and development opportunities to continuously enhance skills.
• Analyze competitor samples and prepare detailed reports.
• Handle customer complaints by providing technical support to the quality control team.
• Perform COA analyses, long-term test analyses, and all powder-related analyses, such as particle size distribution (PSD).
• Conduct tests using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), pill flow, and gel time measurements.
• Manage raw material studies, follow up on long-term tests, and prepare reports on raw materials.
• Write scale-up reports for new raw materials and critical formulas.

• Proven experience in a laboratory environment focused on research and development.
• Proficiency in operating laboratory equipment and performing sample performance tests.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations in a laboratory setting.

Job Opportunity: Laboratory Assistant

We're a dynamic team driven by curiosity and innovation. Our passion for discovery fuels the co-creation of unique scents, tastes, fine fragrances, beauty products, detergents, household goods, foods, and beverages.

This role is key to supporting multiple laboratory teams including application, perfumery, and laundry. You'll assist with shipping when primary employees are out of office and during busy periods. Additionally, you'll prepare and set up evaluations for the Home Care / Technical Team according to time-sensitive schedules. The lab supervisor will rely on you to run Viscosity & Titration samples.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support laboratory operations across multiple teams
• Assist with shipping and inventory management
• Prepare and conduct laboratory evaluations
• Collaborate with the lab supervisor on sample analysis

Necessary Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• At least 1 year of laboratory experience
• 2 years of compounding experience

Inclusivity is essential in our workplace. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where every colleague can bring their authentic self to work, regardless of ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, veteran status, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.