Associate Scientist

Colgate-Palmolive Company; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive Company in Mumbai seeks an Associate/Senior Associate Scientist - Analytical Sciences to lead end-to-end planning and implementation with local and global teams, ensuring safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

The role involves supporting Personal Care stability and raw material qualifications, performing analyses with HPLC, GC, FTIR, and potentiometric methods, and maintaining labs records in a cGMP environment.

Qualifications

• Education: M.Sc. in Analytical Science, Inorganic/Organic Chemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry, or related field.
• Experience: 3 years in analytical laboratory environment.
• Technical: Hands-on with HPLC, GC, FTIR, and Potentiometric analysis.
• Compliance: Experience in cGMP environments and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide Analytical expertise to Stability and Raw Material Qualifications for India and Europe.
• Collaborate with Analytical, Product Development, Procurement, and Suppliers for qualifications and specs.
• Coordinate with external labs for advanced analytical techniques and insights.
• Analyze raw materials, experimental formulas, finished products, and troubleshooting samples.
• Follow written lab procedures and compendia; maintain records.

Skills

Industry experience in CPG/FMCG

Communication skills

Leadership & agility

Education

M.Sc. in Analytical Science

Inorganic/Organic Chemistry

Bioanalytical Chemistry

Tools

HPLC

GC

FTIR

Potentiometric analysis

Job description

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country

Job Number#175704 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising 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.

Brief introduction - Role Summary/Purpose

We are looking for a Associate/Senior Associate Scientist - Analytical Sciences to join our ambitious team at our IGTech center. The incumbent in this role will be responsible for end to end planning & implementation in partnership with local & global analytical & product development teams for respective categories for India and other Colgate Zones while being compliant to defined safety, quality & regulatory norms

Responsibilities

• Provide Analytical expertise to Personal Care Stability and Raw Material Qualifications for India, and Europe markets
• Collaborate with Analytical, Product development teams, Procurement, and Suppliers for raw material qualifications, root cause analysis and drafting product specifications
• Coordinate with external labs and institutes for advanced analytical technique and derive deeper insights
• Analyze raw materials, experimental formulas, finished products, and troubleshooting samples.
• Follow written analytical lab procedures, experimental methods and published standard or compendia sources. Should be well versed with reading and understanding compendia method.
• Perform and report the results of routine analysis using Analytical techniques in a cGMP environment.
• Coordinate with external labs and institutes for advanced analytical techniques.
• Maintain, calibrate, qualify and troubleshoot instrumentation. Maintain accurate, up to date and concise laboratory records.
• Stakeholder management & Communicate effectively
• Driving InnovationTeamwork and collaboration
• Demonstrate knowledge in the identified scientific field. Stay relevant of the latest technical developments and breakthroughs by drawing on industry contacts, scientific literature, publications, regulations,conferences, and patent filings.
• Build on technical expertise, expanding it in complementary directions. Use technical expertise and creativity to proactively identify potential problems and address them using appropriate resources.
• Be 100% compliant to all Product Safety, Quality, and Regulatory requirements to operate with cost effectiveness and drive agility.
• Practice good documentation and data integrity practices.

Required Qualifications

• Education: M.Sc. in Analytical Science, Inorganic/Organic Chemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry, or a related scientific field.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in an analytical laboratory environment.
• Technical Expertise: Hands-on experience with the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of HPLC, GC, FTIR, and Potentiometric analysis
• Compliance: Proven working experience operating within cGMP norms and maintaining rigorous documentation practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry Experience: Previous experience within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) or FMCG industry is highly preferred.
• Communication: Strong business presentation skills and the ability to communicate technical data to non-technical stakeholders.
• Leadership & Agility: Proven ability to handle business programs independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaboration: A collaborative mindset with the ability to integrate seamlessly into high-performing, cross-functional teams.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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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