Research Scientist

Colgate • Piscataway, NJ

10d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Research Scientist, you will work on exciting skin care innovation and new product formulation. We are a team of innovators looking for scientists who are passionate about skincare technologies and groundbreaking solutions for our consumers! You will be responsible for participating in this research and bringing new product innovation to market across our product portfolios.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Physical Sciences or related science
• At least 1 year of formulation experience in Skin Care/ Sun Care product development
• Experience in managing projects requiring OTC stability
• Experience in formulating cleansers, sunscreens, emulsions, serums
• Experience in successfully scaling up a formulation for launch
• Product formulation, evaluation and testing experience and passion about lab experimentation
• Strong communication skills
• Leadership skills in working with teams, project partners and external contract manufacturers

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement premium skin care products including cleanser, sunscreens, and anti-aging products from idea to scale-up by working together with extended R&D team and Contract Manufacturers, ensuring the development of the product meets all formulation requirements and successful scalability
• Support pre and post-launch activities for the premium skin care products including claims substantiation and formula/ processing optimization
• Collects, evaluates and communicates all data collected internally and externally from stability, efficacy and clinical testing and collaborates with Regulatory towards global registration, claims and Quality compliance.
• Manage stability program by ensuring all testing and analysis is done in time to support OTC documentation both internally as well as external collection of data
• Work with internal and external cross-functional teams in Research & Development, Marketing, Supply Chain to support and/ or develop new technologies and products
• Interpret and communicate experimental results to technical and non-technical business partners
• Manage internal (ie peers, marketing) and external (ie suppliers, labs, researchers) partnerships and communication (i.e., Suppliers) through data sharing and project updates
• Lead key partnerships and communication through data sharing and project updates
• Complies with all policies and standards

Benefits

• Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements.
• Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year).
• Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level