Associate Principal Scientist, Professional Skincare Management, Domain, L'Oreal Research & Innovation

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At L'Oreal Research & Innovation, we are pushing the boundaries of Science & Tech. We invest heavily in cutting-edge research, leveraging advanced technologies to understand skin, hair, and microbiome, while discovering new active ingredients and launching outperforming formulas. Our 4,100 L'Oreal R&I experts leverage Science & Technology to invent safe, trustable, sustainable & responsible beauty products and experiences that will change people's lives.

As Associate Principal Scientist in the Professional Skin Management Application Domain, you will provide advanced technical leadership across key projects in peri-procedure and procedure-mimic skincare. Drawing on deep expertise in skin biology, active ingredients, and formulation, you will guide technical strategy, resolve complex formulation challenges, and help deliver innovative prototypes from concept through transfer.

You will collaborate with upstream Advanced Research, downstream Development, and transversal teams locally and globally. You will also strengthen the technical capabilities of colleagues through mentoring and knowledge sharing, contributing to the scientific rigor and overall performance of the Domain. This position reports to the AVP of the Professional Skin Management Application Domain.

• Project Leadership: Lead projects from framing through launch by proposing technical innovations that are new, better, or different. Gather stakeholder input and define success criteria; collaborate with transversal partners; identify project risks and develop and implement mitigation plans; and ensure deliverables meet project requirements and L'Oreal quality standards.
• Formulation & Technical Leadership: Lead formulation strategy and product development across multiple projects. Apply advanced expertise in skin biology, active ingredients, and formulation to address complex technical challenges.
• Active Stability & Delivery: Apply advanced cosmetic technology knowledge to ensure the stability of high-potency actives and optimize their delivery into the skin for maximum clinical efficacy, often pioneering new approaches or technologies.
• Skin Biology Integration: Leverage deep expertise in skin biology and ingredient chemistry to design and guide experimental plans that align with professional skin management needs, anticipating challenges and proactively addressing them.
• Modeling
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Coordinate with Advanced Research, Development, EI, PD/Pilot, SRCM, DIPI, Analytical, and other partners to support alignment from project inception through technology transfer.
• Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Mentor scientists and share expertise to build technical knowledge, scientific rigor, and problem-solving capability across the team.
• Digital Transformation: Champion the use of digital tools, data-driven methodologies, and Design of Experiments (DoE) to accelerate formulation development and predictive modeling, driving…