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Colgate-Palmolive · 2 days ago

Research Scientist- Oral Care Product Development

Piscataway, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$83K/yr - $117K/yr

3+ years exp

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. The Research Scientist role focuses on the Global Product Development of innovative Oral Care products, leading the technical development and commercialization of advanced formulas from lab to market.

BeautyConsumer GoodsHealth CarePersonal Care and Hygiene

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Lead the development and validation of oral care products such as Toothpaste, Mouthrinses and novel new formats formulas for Global Markets focussed on Freshness offerings and adjacencies

Apply a technical understanding of related chemistry and science (e.g., active deliveries, emulsions, surfactants, rheology, liquid chemistry) to new product innovation

Lead experimental designs to help identify launch formulations and production processes

Make lab and pilot batches of formulations for stability testing and for other validations, such as consumer tests, clinicals and customer samplings

Make day-to-day recommendations and escalate issues regarding formula development

Stay abreast of supplier and competitor’s new developments

Manage multiple stability studies at the lab, pilot, and plant scale, collaborating with support groups (analytical, flavor, micro, etc.) to deliver samples and follow up on results

Support Pilot Plant batches by preparing batch sheets, requesting raw materials, pre-weighing materials, and executing batches

Create and maintain all required R&D documentation to ensure flawless, high-quality commercialization

Maintain all required documentation under GMP/GLP per FDA/ICH guidelines as required

Documentation may include R&D project timelines, formula databases, tech transfer checklists, proof of claims documents, registration documents, and technical justifications

Be the R&D point of contact for commercial teams for their Freshness related projects

Manage independent projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams, leveraging diverse perspectives to achieve key project goals

Deliver effective presentations of technical data and project status, including experimental demonstrations of product mode of action

Abide by and follow all company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including those for product development, regulatory, and safety

This role requires a scientist who is self-motivated and able to work well within a team environment, as well as being capable of managing multiple tasks with changing priorities

Qualification

ChemistryProduct DevelopmentFormulationCGMP/GMPGLPProject ManagementMulti-taskingComputer SkillsRegulatory KnowledgeCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

A minimum of Bachelor's or MS Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Food Science or related fields

3+ years of experience developing and/or implementing consumer products

Technical understanding of related chemistry and science (for example: active deliveries, emulsions, surfactants, rheology, liquid chemistry)

Strong knowledge of ingredient chemistry to be able to understand how the interdependencies and interactions of raw material components affect formulation and process performance

Able to multi-task and coordinate various simultaneous projects

Strong oral and written communication skills

Self-motivated but able to work well within a team environment

Knowledge of cGMP /GMP and GLP

Excellent computer skills (MS Office, Google suite, SAP, etc.)