Tech Ops Senior Scientist - Process

Tech Ops Senior Scientist - Process

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands – including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

The Senior Scientist supports Technical Operations for a broad range of consumer cosmetics, OTC drug products, and OTC monograph drug products. Primary activities require a solid understanding of the principles of manufacturing processes and material interactions while developing deeper knowledge and benchmarking with other sites. The senior scientist possesses a passion for innovation and continuous improvement. Working under limited direction, this individual collaborates cross‑functionally with Operations, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Research and Development (R&D), and other functions as needed to provide technical leadership in the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions for cost reduction and critical initiatives.

The individual is expected to implement technical aspects of projects, report metrics, and interact with multi‑functional teams to implement projects. Additionally, the Senior Scientist will ensure quality and compliance through GMP training, adhere to strict compliance with procedure application, exercise the highest level of integrity in tasks performed, identify, report and seek correction for deviations noted in the workplace, and embrace a behavior of employee involvement and commitment to doing the job right the first time.

• Ensure quality and compliance in all actions by attending GMP/EHS&S training, adhering to strict compliance with procedures, exercising the highest level of integrity, identifying, reporting and correcting deviations, and committing to doing the job right the first time.
• Use scientific principles to resolve sophisticated technical challenges while being able to articulate complex subject matter in clear, concise terms.
• Identify and propose opportunities and innovations, technical solutions, or optimizations that can positively impact the products or business.
• Design, coordinate, and implement project tasks per established timeline, including execution of planned experiments (sample collection, in‑process testing, sample management, etc.).
• Support or lead the technology transfer process for New Products Introduction, Product Improvements, and new raw material qualification.
• Implement requirements of the planned experimental design (sample collection, in‑process testing, sample management, etc.).
• Write or approve SOPs based on the area of experience and training; provide technical advice on SOPs, policies, and procedures.
• Prepare or approve technical memos, reports, analyze and summarize data, and recommend conclusions based on scientific rationale.
• Own and implement change control deliverables/documentation, investigations, corrective/preventative actions, and new product release data collection and analysis.
• Own and carry out investigations related to product out of specification or process deviation, stability deviation, consumer complaints, and other investigations as applicable; conduct laboratory experimentation as needed related to investigations and root cause analysis.
• Lead technical aspects for solving supply issues, global change control, root cause analysis, and remediation for technical‑related issues; provide technical leadership to support Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) implementation and follow up to ensure CAPA effectiveness to address investigation and root causes related to process deviation, stability, out of specification, out of trend, out of expectation, complaints and others as applicable.
• Lead technical activities for manufacturing process improvements through data analysis, identification of critical process parameters, proposal of alternate process modifications, conducting DOE to determine the best processes, conducting scale‑up activities including pilot‑scale, and validation, as required.
• Write technical documentation including but not…