Postdoctoral Researcher - Personal Care Product Development

Colgate•Piscataway, NJ

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Post-Doctoral Research scientist (PDRS) will be assigned to the Sanex Product Development and Implementation & Support Group. The PDRS will be responsible for helping to develop Novel antiperspirant technologies as a part of the innovation pipeline for Personal care.

Requirements

PhD in Chemistry (Inorganic, Organic, Polymer, material science), or related field
Research experience in one or more of the following areas Topical active delivery Microscopy or other imaging techniques Emulsions, surfactants, and polymer chemistry
Strong knowledge of ingredient chemistry to be able to understand structure property/structure activity relationships

Nice To Haves

Capable of carrying out independent research programs with minimal supervision
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to interact with multifunctional technical/non-technical personnel and be an effective participant in a team environment

Responsibilities

Design and conduct research experiments to advance project objectives
Conduct a thorough search for potential novel antiperspirant technologies to be explored, and align on leads to be investigated in collaboration with PD
Conduct fundamental studies, leveraging Optical Coherence Tomography, Digital Microscopy, and Thermal Camera to study the propensity of novel agents to reduce perspiration in-vitro/ex-vivo
Develop prototype formulas based on leads, compliant with Product Stewardship
Interpret and communicate experimental results to technical and non-technical business partners
Partner with technical, clinical, technology insights, regulatory, quality, safety, legal, and business partners to drive implementation of identified technologies