Senior Scientist , Cleansing & Hygiene Domain, Research & Innovation

Senior Scientist I, Cleansing & Hygiene Application Domain, L'Oréal Research & Innovation - Clark, New Jersey

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Join us at L’Oréal, the world's #1 beauty company present in over 150 markets. For over a century, we have been transforming; fueled by data, tech, innovation, and science. Together, we tackle big challenges while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

At L’Oréal 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'Oréal R&I experts leverage Science & Technology to invent safe, trustable, sustainable & responsible beauty products and experiences that will change people’s lives.

We are currently seeking a talented and innovative Senior Scientist I to join our Cleansing & Hygiene Application Domain Team at our Clark, New Jersey Research and Innovation facility. The function is responsible for developing formulations, novel formats, and product design prototypes that will give a superior cleansing experience for consumers. In partnership with other domains such as Invention & Discovery Domains, and Product Development Domains, test concepts and prototypes.

As a worldwide organization, the Cleansing & Hygiene Application Domain operates in a multi-polar, dynamic global ecosystem, and L’Oréal USA is embedded in various strategic projects and leads many of them. A key measure of success for the Domain is to create high-performing formulations & prototypes protected by strong, strategic, and holistic intellectual property & that meets the group vision for a sustainable future.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, this position requires high technical skills and a strong attitude for working in multi-expertise, multi-cultural teams with agility. This highly technical position will require continuous learning & in-depth working knowledge of Material Sciences, Chemistry & experience with problem definition & experimental design/execution. This key technical position will allow one to express oneself within the entrepreneurial culture of the L’Oréal group and be part of creating the beauty of the future.

• Translate consumer needs into technical problem statements, identify knowledge-driven technologies to address the beauty aspirations/needs to deliver various consumer-perceivable benefits for cleansing.
• Design and conduct experiments individually, as well as with a team, to validate hypotheses and performance targets. Communicate results with clarity & recommendations in oral & written formats to both scientific and non-scientific audiences.
• Interact with various groups such as Domains of Invention, Discovery Domain and Development Domain, Safety, Regulatory and Claims (SRC), to ensure new materials and composites are meeting the needs of the broader priorities.
• Maintain a healthy external focus on new technology developments and Conduct literature searches, IP landscaping as needed by oneself and through partnership with the IP and legal departments to ensure that the latest technologies are explored for relevant applications in creative ways and we create a competitive advantage.
• Participate, lead and or generate new knowledge through discussions on scientific knowledge on cleansing such as surfactant, thickener, and biological actives, new technologies and formulations and contribute to strengthening the overall knowledge of the field.

• Education:
  
  A Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Data Science, or a related scientific/engineering discipline is required. A Master’s or PhD is a preferred.
• Experience:
  
  0-2 years (PhD/3-5 years (BS/MS) of hands‑on experience in formulation research, ideally in a personal care or…