Research Scientist- Skincare (Piscataway, NJ, US) - Colgate-Palmolive Company

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number#163422 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Colgate-Palmolive invites applications to the Research Scientist, Skin Care position located in Piscataway, NJ.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement premium skin care products including cleanser, sunscreens, and anti-aging products from idea to scale-up by working together with extended R&D team and Contract Manufacturers, ensuring the development of the product meets all formulation requirements and successful scalability

• Support pre and post-launch activities for the premium skin care products including claims substantiation and formula/ processing optimization

• Collects, evaluates and communicates all data collected internally and externally from stability, efficacy and clinical testing and collaborates with Regulatory towards global registration, claims and Quality compliance.

• Manage stability program by ensuring all testing and analysis is done in time to support OTC documentation both internally as well as external collection of data

• Work with internal and external cross-functional teams in Research & Development, Marketing, Supply Chain to support and/ or develop new technologies and products

• Interpret and communicate experimental results to technical and

• non-technical business partners

• Manage internal (ie peers, marketing) and external (ie suppliers, labs, researchers) partnerships and communication (i.e., Suppliers) through data sharing and project updates

• Lead key partnerships and communication through data sharing and project updates

• Complies with all policies and standards

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Physical Sciences or related science

• At least 4 years of formulation experience in Skin Care/ Sun Care product development

• Experience in successfully scaling up a formulation for launch

• Product formulation, evaluation and testing experience and passion about lab experimentation

Preferred Qualificiations:

• Strong communication skills

• Leadership skills in working with teams, project partners and external contract manufacturers

• Experience in formulating cleansers, sunscreens, emulsions, serums

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $98,000.00 - $114,000.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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