Postdoc, Energy + Chemistry as Programmable Biology (2-year Fixed Term)

Procter & Gamble; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Procter & Gamble’s Skin & Bioscience Discovery Accelerator in Singapore invites a two-year Postdoc to explore how physical and chemical inputs influence skin and scalp health across the lifespan, using advanced biology, engineering, and AI-enabled discovery. The role offers mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and access to state-of-the-art human-relevant models, imaging, and omics datasets.

You will work with global leaders, design ambitious research programs, and translate discoveries

Qualifications

• PhD in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, or related field.
• Postdoctoral appointment or recent completion in relevant area encouraged.
• Strong publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Experience with biological model systems and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute high-impact research on skin/scalp biology across lifespan.
• Leverage advanced biology, human-relevant systems, and AI-enabled discovery.
• Collaborate with global leaders to shape scientific strategy and accelerate breakthrough findings.
• Translate discoveries into publications, IP, and external collaborations.

Skills

Postdoc experience

Biology

Computational biology

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

PhD required

Tools

Imaging techniques

Multi-omics

AI/ML basics

Job description

Job Location

SINGAPORE TC-BIOPOLIS

Job Description

About the role What if your science could improve the lives of billions of people, every day, across every stage of life? Skin and scalp biology is one of humanity's most universal and enduring dimensions of health and wellbeing. It accompanies us from infancy through adolescence, adulthood, and healthy aging, shaping how we protect and care for ourselves and our loved ones. The scientific challenges are equally diverse and compelling: supporting skin barrier health in early life, understanding the biological transitions of puberty, enabling superior shaving, grooming, and body care experiences, addressing lifelong scalp disorders such as dandruff, combating hair loss, understanding the biological impacts of menopause, and ultimately unlocking healthier skin and scalp aging throughout longer lifespans. New interventions such as GLP-1 therapies, regenerative medicine approaches, and hair transplantation are further transforming consumer needs and creating unprecedented opportunities for scientific discovery and innovation. The launch of the Skin Bioscience Discovery Accelerator (SBDA) at the P&G Singapore Innovation Center represents a bold commitment to seize this opportunity and shape the future of skin and scalp science. Combining world-class bioscience, advanced experimental systems, multimodal data, computational biology, and AI-enabled discovery, the Accelerator aims to create a fundamentally new engine for innovation in skin and scalp health. This is an invitation to ambitious scientists who want their work to matter beyond the laboratory. You will join a global ecosystem of scientific excellence and work closely with P&G Research Fellows, senior technical leaders, and internationally recognized experts located in Singapore and across P&G's worldwide R&D network. Through mentorship, collaboration, and exposure to some of the company's most accomplished innovators, you will tackle frontier scientific challenges while developing the skills and perspective needed to lead the next generation of discovery. If you are driven by scientific excellence, inspired by large-scale impact, and motivated to tackle some of the most important unanswered questions in human biology, we invite you to help shape the future of skin and scalp health for billions around the world.. This 2-year Postdoc position will explore how physical and chemical inputs can be harnessed to influence biological systems and drive superior skin and scalp outcomes across the lifespan. By combining advanced biology, physics, engineering and AI-enabled discovery, the program seeks to uncover the principles that govern how cells, tissues, and biological pathways respond to designed interventions. This is a unique opportunity to pioneer a new understanding of programmable biology for skin and scalp health across the human healthspan.

Key Responsibilities

• Pioneer new scientific frameworks and discovery approaches to advance understanding of biological performance, resilience, regeneration, and health across the lifespan.
• Design and execute high-impact research programs leveraging advanced biology, human-relevant experimental systems, multimodal data, and AI-enabled discovery.
• Work alongside P&G Research Fellows and global scientific leaders to shape scientific strategy and accelerate breakthrough discovery.
• Operate within a Design-Build-Test-Learn discovery environment, integrating experiments, computational approaches, and emerging technologies to drive continuous learning.
• Translate breakthrough discoveries into publications, intellectual property, external collaborations, and technology opportunities with global consumer impact.

Job Qualifications

• PhD in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Systems Biology, Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Mechanobiology, Biomedical Sciences, Computational Biology, Skin Biology, or a related discipline.
• Scientists currently completing, or having recently completed, a postdoctoral appointment in a relevant field are also encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated research excellence through high-quality publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Strong expertise in one or more relevant scientific domains, including: Bioengineering and tissue engineering Mechanobiology and cellular mechanotransduction Regenerative medicine Biophysics and biological systems Skin and epithelial biology Tissue remodeling and repair Drug delivery and transport phenomena Cell signaling and systems biology Biomaterials and biointerfaces.
• Hands-on experience designing and executing complex experimental studies using advanced biological model systems.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex scientific concepts across disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience studying the biological effects of physical stimuli such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, microcurrents, light, heat, mechanical forces, or related energy-based technologies.
• Experience with advanced human-relevant experimental systems, including engineered tissues, 3D tissue models, or microphysiological systems.
• Experience with advanced imaging technologies and quantitative image analysis.
• Experience generating and interpreting multi-omics datasets.
• Familiarity with computational biology, machine learning, mechanistic modeling, or AI-enabled biological discovery.
• Experience integrating biological, imaging, physical, and computational datasets to generate predictive insights.
• Experience working at the interface of biology, engineering, and data science.
• Knowledge of tissue repair, regeneration, remodeling, delivery systems, or biological response to external stimuli.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• We are particularly interested in scientists who:
• Are motivated by solving bold, high-impact scientific challenges rather than incremental research questions.
• Are fascinated by how biological systems respond to physical and chemical inputs.
• Thrive in highly interdisciplinary environments spanning biology, engineering, data science, and artificial intelligence.
• Demonstrate creativity in connecting concepts across traditionally separate scientific disciplines.
• Are energized by building predictive scientific frameworks rather than studying isolated biological phenomena.
• Are passionate about translating scientific discoveries into meaningful consumer impact.
• Aspire to help establish new paradigms in programmable biology and AI-enabled discovery.
• Aspire to help establish new paradigms in programmable biology and AI-enabled discovery.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• A track record of pioneering new methodologies, technologies, or scientific concepts.
• Experience studying how physical and chemical signals can be synergized to influence biological systems.
• Experience developing predictive models of biological behavior.
• Experience working at the convergence of biology, engineering, and computational sciences.
• Evidence of scientific leadership, innovation, and independent thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to transform complex experimental observations into actionable hypotheses and predictive frameworks.
• A strong interest in programmable biological systems, biological control mechanisms, regeneration, and biological performance.
• Enthusiasm for helping define the next generation of AI-enabled bioscience discovery.

About us

We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Visit http://www.pg.com to know more. Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why we’re committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being in touch so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the world’s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivaled ideas. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000157327

Job Segmentation

Experienced Professionals P&G was founded over 180 years ago as a simple soap and candle company. Today, we’re the world’s largest consumer goods company and home to iconic, trusted brands that make life a little bit easier in small but meaningful ways. We’ve spanned three centuries thanks to three simple ideas: leadership, innovation and citizenship. The insight, innovation and passion of talented teams has helped us grow into a global company that is governed responsibly and ethically, that is open and transparent, and that supports good causes and protects the environment. This is a place where you can be proud to work and do something that matters.