Scientist

Henkel group • Darien, CT

10d • $75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field plus 0-4 years of experience.
• Experience in related field, preferably Hair Color/Care or Consumer Products formulation
• Strong problem solving skills and positive attitude.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Quick learner
• Strong agility in learning new operational systems.

Responsibilities

• The role of the Scientist is to develop new hair care and styling formulations.
• This will involve problem solving, data generation, analysis, and interpretation.
• The Scientist should consistently lead key tasks to completion by conducting well-designed experiments, interpreting results, and recommending next steps.
• This role will thoroughly understand product development and business processes, regulatory requirements, and test methods required to deliver a quality product, and conduct laboratory experiments.
• The Scientist identifies and assesses technical business opportunities and/or problems and provides recommendations to management for solutions to these problems.
• Develop product or technologies for hair care and styling applications, which meet product performance, quality and timing requirements.
• Conduct own laboratory experiments.
• Conduct stability and efficacy testing including detailing experiments, analysis and summary of results.
• Maintain documentation of lab results, conclusions and next steps.
• Create technical reports and effectively present experimental data and results
• Develop a strong understanding of the product development process and the details of each step of the process
• Seek out and read industry literature as it relates to new assignments and technologies, gain knowledge of basic industry regulations and look for inventions and improvements to hair color formulations.
• Work with a cross-functional team to bring new products to market.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees