Principal Scientist - Advanced Technology

DECIEM•Melville, NY

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty. Key scientific contributor to multiple platforms within Advanced Technologies leveraged by all our brands (including EL, CL, LM). Develops novel methods, models, and strategies for claim support and generation of scientific assets. Support ATP innovation with new concepts, technologies, testing, and communications to elevate formula efficacy and deliver innovations that elevate the ELC market position. Inspires our team toward a common vision by being a role model and point of reference towards establishment and scientific substantiation of innovative skin biology concepts that can be leveraged by all our brands. 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. (30%) 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. (30%) 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. (30%) Develops PDP goals, evaluates performance, and provides feedback and career guidance the direct team. (10%)

Requirements

Masters (with 1-2 years of experience) or a fresh PhD
Minimum 9 years of experience

Responsibilities

Develops novel methods, models, and strategies for claim support and generation of scientific assets.
Support ATP innovation with new concepts, technologies, testing, and communications to elevate formula efficacy and deliver innovations that elevate the ELC market position.
Inspires our team toward a common vision by being a role model and point of reference towards establishment and scientific substantiation of innovative skin biology concepts that can be leveraged by all our brands.
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.