Scientist, Performance Validation - Personal Care
Elementis Global
Date: 3 hours ago
City: Ascot
Contract type: Full time
Job Summary
This role will be integral in developing data and sales tools to support our personal care product line. This role includes laboratory work, designing and executing product performance studies, coordinating with external vendors, and supporting research methodology and survey development. You will work closely with sales and marketing teams to understand and support customer needs under the direction of the Global Manager of Performance Validation.
Responsibilities
Job Description
Technical Knowledge and Skills:
Education: A bachelor’s or higher degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cosmetic Science or Chemical Engineering.
Experience: 3+ years hands-on experience generating technical data to support product claims, customer projects and new product development initiatives for personal care products across skin care, hair care and colour cosmetics.
IT Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, with a strong capability for presentation creation.
Language Skills: Verbal and written fluency in English.
Working arrangements: Lab position, on site 5 days weekly
Traveling required: Trade shows, customer and external partner visits as required.
Right to Work: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application and throughout their employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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This role will be integral in developing data and sales tools to support our personal care product line. This role includes laboratory work, designing and executing product performance studies, coordinating with external vendors, and supporting research methodology and survey development. You will work closely with sales and marketing teams to understand and support customer needs under the direction of the Global Manager of Performance Validation.
Responsibilities
Job Description
- You will be responsible for the evaluation of product performance of existing and new technologies in the personal care product range to support business unit strategies.
- You will design experimentation on the bench with conventional and/or non-conventional/creative approaches that will lead to unique product claims and benefits (with new formula bases, raw ingredients, and processing techniques).
- You will organize testing to evaluate sensory and performance benefits.
- You will assist in the preparation of technical reports, presentations, and supporting documentation for internal and customer-focused projects.
- You will maintain laboratory equipment, consumables, and work areas in compliance with quality, safety, and laboratory standards.
- You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and cross-functional teams to support business objectives and customer initiatives.
- Communicates effectively: Communicates technical information clearly and effectively with colleagues and cross-functional teams.
- Action oriented: Takes ownership of assigned activities and delivers results in a timely manner while adapting to changing priorities.
- Innovation: Ability to think outside the box and generate novel testing protocols.
- Collaboration: Works effectively with colleagues and stakeholders to support customer-focused projects and shared objectives.
Technical Knowledge and Skills:
- Advanced understanding of personal care product development, including product testing.
- Intermediate knowledge of standard testing procedures for personal care claims substantiation.
- Intermediate knowledge of personal care industry key market trends.
- Experience working with external testing laboratories and contract research organizations.
Education: A bachelor’s or higher degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cosmetic Science or Chemical Engineering.
Experience: 3+ years hands-on experience generating technical data to support product claims, customer projects and new product development initiatives for personal care products across skin care, hair care and colour cosmetics.
IT Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, with a strong capability for presentation creation.
Language Skills: Verbal and written fluency in English.
Working arrangements: Lab position, on site 5 days weekly
Traveling required: Trade shows, customer and external partner visits as required.
Right to Work: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application and throughout their employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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