Senior Product Developer

Wella•Morris Plains, NJ

1d•$80,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves. Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders. For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com. As a Senior Product Developer in the Prestige Hair Care & Styling R&D team, you will support initiatives for global Sebastian and Nioxin brands, as well as projects for the North American retail and pro market.

Requirements

3+ years of relevant experience in Personal Care Product Development, ideally in Hair Care & Styling or Skin.
Minimum Bachelor Degree in biology/biotech, chemistry, cosmetic or natural sciences.
Experience developing & delivering initiatives from conception to launch.
Ability to translate consumer needs into technical deliverables & new product ideas.
Strong communication skills and capable of working with multifunctional groups to move project forward.
Drive to support claims with robust scientific approach, with ability to translate into consumer and stylist language.
A passion for Beauty. In touch with trends & technology in the beauty industry.
Communication and presentation skills for verbal and written communication (in English) of ideas, technical rationales, risks, issues and recommendations.
Ability to work in fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Open to travel regionally when needed (expected ~5-10%)

Responsibilities

Develop, qualify, and launch innovative hair care & styling products based on consumer insights for Sebastian and Nioxin brands.
Partner with other R&D sub-functions (Packaging, formulation, Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Global Test Salons) to develop learning plans for product testing and evaluation. Ensure technical readiness for initiatives - on time & with proper risk assessment.
Qualify product performance and define robust claims substantiation strategy.
Support development of scientific communication elements like claims, demos, etc.
Create compelling product demos to illustrate benefits, building the reason to believe in the product efficacy.
Assess the competitive landscape of North America Care & Styling products to identify opportunities for the development & positioning of new Hair Care & Styling products.
Support materials coding, registration, notifications, freedom to operate (FTO) clearance, and product compliance to enable new launches and existing base business.
Maintain compliance, ESG objectives, and efficiency optimization for active Sebastian and Nioxin product portfolio.