Associate Scientist – Product Development

Associate Scientist – Product Development

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science related field, preferably Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Minimum experience: at least 2 years in a CPG or relevant internship/co-op experience
• Flexibility and open mindedness in achieving objectives is required
• Ability to work well in teams and demonstrate the ability to collaborate with others
• Ability to work independently, have strong technical understanding, problem solving, communication and organizational skills
• Demonstrates understanding of laboratory techniques and procedures for the evaluation of product functionality and stability
• Demonstrates knowledge of the chemical, physical, and functional properties of raw materials
• Must demonstrate basic understanding of experimental design techniques
• Possess sound basic knowledge of technical measurements and research methods and are able to analyse and interpret technical data
• Basic appreciation of specification creation and costing
• Strict compliance to lab, ingredient and product safety and regulatory requirements

Responsibilities

• Product Developer and work stream leader working with the Technical Project Leader and x-functional team
• Interact with processing, packaging, consumer and clinical groups to design technologies that meet consumer needs
• Formulate on the lab bench, support consumer testing, clinical testing, scale-up, Safety/regulatory/patent clearance, along with recipe and specification creation
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment
• Working knowledge of functional materials used to formulate lotions and interact with suppliers
• Contribute to designing consumer testing protocols, and producing consumer test samples in support of consumer research needs
• Interact with regional R&D partners to insure the flawless transfer and execution of innovations

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.