Scientist, Applied Research

Description Job Competencies1 - Communicates effectively: Effective communication enables you to articulate the strategic goals, provide technical guidance, ensure everyone is aligned with the company's objectives, facilitate collaboration within and across the teams, ensure ideas and feedback are shared openly and ultimately enhance the quality of innovation efforts. 2 - Cultivates innovation: By promoting an innovative mindset, you foster a culture of creativity and exploration within the team, encouraging them to think outside the box and generate novel ideas, and drive continuous improvement in products, processes and technologies. 3 - Plan and align: Planning and aligning to execute is essential for managing multiple projects effectively. It enables you to allocate resources, ensure research activities are synchronized with project timelines, execute projects with precision, maximize productivity and achieve desired outcomes. 4 - Collaboration: Effective collaboration ensures you can harness the collective expertise and insights of various stakeholders including R&D teams, Marketing, regulatory affairs and external research partners. You can facilitate the exchange of ideas, align diverse perspectives, promotes synergy and accelerate the product development process. Technical Knowledge and SkillsAdvanced understanding of personal care formulation developmentIntermediate knowledge of standard testing procedures for personal care industryIntermediate knowledge of personal care industry key market trendsPosition RequirementsEducation: A bachelors degree or higher in a life science.Experience: 3+ years experience in personal care formulating and/or ingredient testing IT Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, with a strong capability for presentation creation, Project management softwareLanguage Skills: Verbal and written fluency in which language(s) English, Portuguese.Working arrangements: Lab position, on site 5 days weeklyTraveling required: Trade shows, customer visits as required.