Senior Chemist, Skin & Hair Formulation, Technical Incubator, L'Oreal Research & Innovation at L'Oreal USA, Inc in Clark, New Jersey

Job Description:

For more than a hundred years, L'Oreal believes that beauty needs Science. In a world now transformed by digital technology and the emergence of new scientific Domains, we are confident in our ability to turn these opportunities into major innovations, closely linked to the new consumer expectations all over the world. Science & Technology are allowing us to invent safe, trustable, sustainable & responsible beauty products and experiences that will change people's lives.

L'Oreal
R&I has continuously invested upstream in its research with a high level of
ambition. Our 3800 L'Oreal R&I people are talented and highly skilled,
located in major markets, working in a cooperative way, opened to the
world.

We are
seeking a Senior Chemist for our Technical Incubator (Augmented Beauty) to
formulate on various Skincare and Haircare products in Clark, New Jersey. This will help support the future of Beauty Tech
for L'Oreal, supporting the Vice President in Augmented Beauty
Formulation, and partnering with key stakeholders across R&I, Marketing,
IT, Country Hubs, Operations and Digital (Media, Content, D2C, Indirect
Ecommerce, Social Commerce and CRM). This is a highly transversal roles,
requiring one to wear many hats.

Check out some of the successes from our Tech Incubator: https://www.lorealtechincubator.com/

In this
role, you are responsible for contributing to the Augmented Beauty Metier
formulation panier with innovative product development for the skincare and
haircare/hairstyling categories. Candidate will utilize knowledge and
experience from a skincare/haircare formulation background in order to create
complex, disruptive products, collaborate with the International device
development teams and develop formulas intended for pairing with new
diagnostics, devices or personalization systems for launch.

Candidate
will work in an upstream to downstream team-oriented environment with strong
collaboration within R&I globally. Additionally, the transformation and
launch of high quality product and technologies must be ensured, oftentimes
requiring input from upstream to downstream and cross-functional technical
experts. This candidate will have solid personal/communication skills, as this
role will interact with several different groups on both a local and global
level in order to establish new deliverables, as well as support the natural
progression of product development.

You Will . . .

• Contributes and creates new
  formula technologies from concept to product, focusing on consumer
  insights, need gaps and trends. This may include reviewing insights with
  DI/CMI and interpreting them for R&I and Marketing teams.


• Follows through on all
  aspects of beauty tech projects and services, working in close partnership
  with the Augmented Beauty Tech Teams to ensure implementation under tight
  deadlines.


• Is responsible for the
  formulation performance and risk analysis of beauty tech pilots and
  implemented services, focusing on quality, scale-up and
  consumer-centricity.


• Collaborates and works
  effectively in a team-oriented international environment (Beauty Tech
  Device Development Teams, Operations and Marketing teams).


• Communicates technologies
  effectively to different global functions within the company (DI/CMI,
  Product Performance Evaluation, Marketing, etc.).


• Regularly reviews the market
  and industry (and adjacent industries) for new innovative beauty tech and
  personalization services.


• Develops a wide knowledge
  base of the competitor's patent environment and helps to implement patent
  strategies to safeguard internal technologies for formulation.

You Have . . .

• Minimum BS or BA Degree in
  Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biochemistry,
  Pharmaceutical Sciences / Drug Delivery, Physics or related scientific
  discipline with 5-10 years of work experience.


• Knowledge of product
  innovation and development processes.


• Strong oral and written
  communication skills.


• Knowledge and expertise
  around devices, digital tools and analytics a plus.


• Multi-tasking skills to
  manage several projects.

You Are . . .

• Authorized to work in the US
  on an on-going basis without the need for sponsorship now or in the
  future.

We are an Equal
Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not
discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment
practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or
disability, or any other legally protected status.

If you require a
reasonable accommodation to complete an application for a recognized disability
under applicable law, please email [emailprotected].
Please note this email will only respond to specific requests for assistance
completing the application as a request for accommodation for a disability. All
others will not be considered.

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