Senior Analyst, Package Testing

DECIEM•Melville, NY

About The Position

The Package Testing Senior Analyst independently provides quantitative analysis of packaging components and materials to ensure packages contain and deliver products throughout their useful life while meeting Estee Lauder’s standards of excellence. The role handles advanced and complex evaluations of packaging functionality and package compatibility. As a skilled individual contributor, the Senior Analyst collaborates across teams and makes sustained contributions to new and improved products, packages, devices, and testing methodologies. The position supports technical readiness and right-first-time execution for regional innovation and renovation programs, working closely with Package Development, R&D Formulation, Quality Assurance, Commercialization, and Validation Engineering. It develops predictive testing approaches, participates in design risk analysis, evaluates packaging systems, interprets results, and provides recommendations to guide project decisions. The role also leads or supports investigations, assesses emerging materials and technologies, and provides technical guidance and mentoring to junior analysts and laboratory personnel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science, Material Science/Plastics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Self-motivated.
Strong organizational, multitasking, and time-management skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and as a team member.
Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

Ensure technical readiness and right-first-time execution for regional innovation and renovation programs in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Develop predictive methodologies that improve testing efficiency and forecast package performance outcomes.
Participate in design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (dFMEA) to identify risks and assess mitigation strategies.
Determine appropriate packaging test methodologies by developing test plans, consumer usage simulations, and risk-based validation strategies early in development.
Evaluate packaging systems for seal integrity, weight loss, compatibility, fill level, functionality, and overall performance using laboratory procedures and industry standards.
Develop, optimize, and validate predictive, analytical, and consumer-focused test methods.
Analyze, interpret, and summarize testing data and experimental results; provide data-driven recommendations and define next steps.
Communicate test results, observations, conclusions, and recommendations to cross-functional teams in a timely and scientifically robust manner.
Lead and support root-cause investigations and problem-solving initiatives related to manufacturing, quality, package performance, and functional issues.
Apply scientific and engineering principles to resolve packaging challenges and improve product reliability and consumer experience.
Research, evaluate, and report on emerging packaging materials, technologies, and design concepts, including their strengths, limitations, and feasibility.
Investigate packaging solutions that improve performance, sustainability, consumer experience, and operational efficiency.
Provide technical guidance, coaching, and day-to-day leadership to junior analysts and laboratory personnel.
Mentor team members, share technical knowledge, and promote best practices in package testing and material science.