Senior Scientist, Research & Development

Senior Scientist Sun R&D

This position reports into the Skin Health & Beauty R&D organization and is based in Skillman, NJ.

Who We Are

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. Our global team is made up with 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact lives of more than a billion people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours.

What You Will Do

The Senior Scientist will lead regional and global projects for Sun Care products and will be directly responsible for new product formulation, process development and scale-up activities to execute time-bound projects. This candidate will rely on strong technical skills to independently execute projects with hands-on involvement, and will need to incorporate strategic consumer, category, and business insights to deliver business goals. Strong communication skills together with the ability to manage complexity are must-have prerequisites. Ability to manage routine organizational processes; and demonstrate prudent risk-taking and decision-making skills are essential components of this role in providing guidance and solutions to technical problems. Technical writing skills are highly desired as they may draft and execute, technical reports, patent fillings, and peer reviewed manuscripts as appropriate. Responsibilities might also include coaching junior scientists.

Key Responsibilities

       Formulate and develop sunscreen prototype and establish technical expertise in the Sun Care formulation field.

       Build exploratory DOEs, execute stability, efficacy, and consumer evaluation.

       Plan and support documentation and execution of GMP pilots and trials, safety, claim-support consumer testing, and other clinical and non-clinical evaluations.

       Collaborate with project teams (Packaging, Manufacturing, Marketing, Project Management, Claims, Consumer Science, Safety, Tox, Micro, Analytical, Sourcing, Raw Material Center, etc) to ensure all project deliverables are met and on-time.

       Attend and provide active input to project meetings and project related documentation.

       Have the proactive foresight of potential project obstacles and develop risk mitigation plans and troubleshoot formulation, processing, and scale-up issues.

       Analyze consumer and market trends and understand the landscape of products in the category to improve uniqueness and differentiation of products to delight the consumer.

       Collaborate with suppliers to bring in new technologies.

       Competently handle day-to-day work challenges and adapt to changes in the work environment.

The scope of work will include:

       Product and process development/process scale-up

       Identification of critical process parameters at the lab, pilot, and full manufacturing scales

       Product/process specification development

       Process validation

       Executing the technical aspects of projects

       Interacting with and/or leading cross-functional teams to implement timely new product introductions

       Driving technical resolutions in manufacturing

       Troubleshooting product issues under tight and sometimes compressed timelines

What We Are Looking For

Education:

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience (academic or industry) is required (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or other related science or engineering subject area is preferred), or a Master's degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience or a PhD Degree in a relevant field.

Experience and Skills:

       Experience with formulation is strongly preferred

       A good technical foundation of formulated products including emulsions, surfactants, suspensions, an understanding of material chemistry and process equipment is strongly preferred

       Excellent oral and written communication skills are required

       Solid MS Office (Word and Excel) proficiency is required

       Experience in formulating mineral and chemical sunscreens/facial moisturizers with SPF is a plus

       Process development/process scale-up experience is preferred

       Experience working with external manufacturing and technical project management is preferred

       Familiarity with cGMP and other regulatory requirements is preferred

Other:

Must be proficient in English. This position is based Skillman, NJ, and will require up to 10% travel both domestic and international travel.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability