Senior Scientist FemCare R&D Deployment

TN Italy; Roma; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Scientist in FemCare R&D, where you'll lead innovative projects in engineered product development. This role emphasizes collaboration and technical expertise, focusing on delivering high-quality Feminine Care products. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams and external partners, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards. With a commitment to sustainability and consumer-centric design, this position offers a unique opportunity to impact millions of lives through science and innovation. If you're passionate about driving change in the FMCG sector, this is the role for you!

Competenze

• 2+ years of experience in engineered product development.
• Understanding of material chemistry and manufacturing processes.

Mansioni

• Deliver engineered product development for Feminine Care products.
• Coordinate with global hubs and external partners for project execution.

Conoscenze

Feminine Care Product Development

Project Management

Material Chemistry

Technical Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or Pharmacy

Strumenti

Laboratory Equipment

Project Management Software

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Senior Scientist FemCare R&D Deployment, Rome

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Client:

Kenvue

Location:

Pomezia - Santa Palomba, Italy

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

29.04.2025

Expiry Date:

13.06.2025

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Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Senior Scientist FemCare R&D Deployment

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 Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of ~22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation, and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the lives of millions of 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. For more information, visit our website.

Role reports to: FemCare R&D Deployment Manager
Location: Pomezia - Santa Palomba, Italy
Travel %: 10-20% potentially

What you will do

The Senior Scientist FemCare R&D will be accountable for the execution of projects linked to brand strategy, with demonstrated rigor and organizational knowledge and embedded sustainability. This role will deliver technical expertise in Engineered Products / Feminine Care and R&D leadership for project execution with human-centered insights and cross-functional collaboration. This role will collaborate closely with the region and manufacturing sites for Feminine Care products.

Project execution

• Deliver engineered product development and scale-up for Feminine Care products.
• Optimize engineered ingredients to meet objectives and raw material availability.
• Support technical R&D functions, define the execution pathway, ensure deliverables remain on track, and support technical problem-solving.
• Operate semi-independently of technical direction.
• Execute pipeline activities including evaluation of new materials.
• Support product science consumer-centric visualization in partnership with translational science colleagues.
• Execute technical project work, including scale-up activities and analysis, with hands-on involvement.
• Manage routine organizational processes and complexity.
• Deliver guidance and solutions to technical problems.
• Provide progress/updates to the cross-functional project team.
• Follow standards and ensure the department meets quality, medical, and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver all development documents end-to-end for the development product process compliantly.

Technical Understanding

• Deliver engineered product technologies expertise of Feminine Care products.
• Optimize engineered ingredients to meet objectives and raw materials availability.
• Coordinate with external partners, suppliers, clinical sites, and testing laboratories to support new product activity (if applicable).
• Monitor equipment operations and maintain cleanliness in the laboratory (if applicable).
• Maintain awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential applications of our brands and products.

Internal/external partnership management

• Coordinate day-to-day interaction with global hubs and external development partnerships (as needed).
• Prepare project spending budgets, proposals, progress reports, and portfolio management procedures that specify project initiation, development, and termination criteria.
• Identify changes or develop new business/work processes to share knowledge.

Qualifications

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Science, Engineering, or Pharmacy.
• 2+ years of related experience.
• Experience with engineered products.
• FMCG Cosmetics, OTC, or pharmaceutical experience.
• Solid technical foundation of engineered products, including diapers, feminine napkins, tampons, etc., and an understanding of material chemistry and process/manufacturing equipment.
• Process development/process scale-up experience.
• Experience working with manufacturing and technical project management.
• Fluent written and oral English communication skills; German is desirable.