Principal Scientist - Advanced Technology

Estée Lauder Companies•Melville, NY

1d•$115,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is a leading global manufacturer, marketer, and seller of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products. This role serves as a key scientific contributor to multiple platforms within Advanced Technologies, which are leveraged by all our brands. The position involves developing novel methods, models, and strategies for claim support and the generation of scientific assets. The scientist will support ATP innovation with new concepts, technologies, testing, and communications to enhance formula efficacy and deliver innovations that strengthen ELC's market position. A significant part of the role includes inspiring the team towards a common vision, acting as a role model, and establishing scientific substantiation for innovative skin biology concepts applicable across all brands. The role also involves leading a junior scientist, providing scientific training, mentorship, and overseeing experimentation and data reporting. Collaboration with colleagues within the ATP community, clinical testing, legal/regulatory, and other R&I groups is essential to bring innovative technologies and associated claims to the brands. This includes developing new biological concepts, designing and executing scientific experiments, and reporting data in compliance with ELC standards of scientific rigor and regulatory/legal requirements. The scientist will manage multiple upstream platforms and pillars within the AT department, providing scientific guidance and executing projects aimed at delivering breakthrough technologies for corporate brand leverage. Additionally, the role includes developing PDP goals, evaluating performance, and providing feedback and career guidance to the direct team.

Requirements

Masters (with 1-2 years of experience)
Phd with Minimum 9 years of experience

Responsibilities

Leads a junior scientist direct report towards generating and reporting scientific data for new claims substantiation that can be used by our brands. Provides scientific training, mentorship, and oversees experimentation and data reporting for the team.
Interact with colleagues within the ATP community, clinical testing, legal/regulatory, and other R&I groups to bring innovative technologies to the brand with associated claims. Develops new biological concepts, designs and executes scientific experiments, and reports data in consideration of all ELC standards of scientific rigor and compliance with regulatory and legal standards, with the aim of developing new scientific assets for the brand.
Manages multiple upstream platforms and pillars within the AT department. Responsible for scientific guidance and execution of projects of initiatives intended to deliver high-impact breakthrough technologies to be leveraged corporately across our brands.
Develops PDP goals, evaluates performance, and provides feedback and career guidance the direct team.