Senior Scientist Skin Health R&D

CIELO TALENT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading personal care company in Singapore is looking for a Senior Scientist for their Skin Health R&D. This role involves driving product innovation and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance consumer experiences with well-known brands. Candidates should have a degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering and experience in product development within the consumer goods sector. Competitive benefits and development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive Benefit Package

Paid Holidays and Vacation

Learning & Development Opportunities

Employee Resource Groups

Qualifications

• Experience working in consumer goods or pharmaceuticals.
• Proven experience in product development and formulation.
• Strong interdependent partnerships in R&D teams.

Responsibilities

• Deploy product innovation for personal care brands.
• Understand market insights and adapt formulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation.

Skills

Experience in consumer goods sector

Product development knowledge

Strong English skills

Ability to build partnerships

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for a:

Senior Scientist Skin Health R&D

What we do

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® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are 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 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, click here.

Role reports to: Senior Manager, R&D Skin Health APAC

Location: Asia Pacific, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Work Location: Hybrid

Role reports to: R&D Director - Skin Health Senior Manager

Location: Singapore

What you will do

The R&D Senior Scientist is responsible for supporting the implementation of formula and enable product experiences that drive consumer delight across a range of personal care brands. You will have the opportunity to showcase your capability across a wide portfolio of well-known brands including Aveeno®, Neutrogena®, OGX®, Clean & Clear®.

Your primary responsibility is to deploy product innovation – combining consumer insights with formulation recommendation to assemble products that consumers love. Delivering high quality, safe, sustainable, scientifically backed & efficacious products with exceptional consumer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the relevant teams to understand the market, consumer insights and project needs. Turn those insights into a learning plan to adapt formulations and/or claims/demo development that meet a specific set of criteria.
• Building strong brand franchise capability, upskilling junior team members across the organization on these capabilities.
• Working hand in hand with R&D cross functional teams, marketing and supply chain to drive our innovation pipelines for Asia Pacific markets
• Partner with internal teams to create impactful scientific communication and claims
• Partner with relevant teams to address consumer, external queries on product and formulation, identifying opportunities for improvisation and communication changes
• Partner with prototype evaluation teams for the technical evaluation of lead formulation options.
• Understanding impact of ingredient & formula design on product performance (e.g. stability, rheology) and experience (e.g. sensory) and being able to adapt to meet required criteria.
• Support Root Cause Analysis to address problems that may occur at any stage of the development process, from lab scale, through pilot, production scale or after launch.
• Working as part of a multi-functional team and managing your own workplan and run experimental programs independently.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Experience working in consumer goods sector – personal care, homecare or foods; pharmaceuticals also considered.
• Proven experience in product development with knowledge in formulation.
• Having strong end-to-end experience from concept, claim communication to formulation and launch go-to-market implementation.
• Being able to build strong interdependent partnerships internally in R&D and to broader cross-functional teams.
• As the role requires working with teams across Asia, you will need to have strong English skills.

Desired Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's or Master's degree with 4-5 years of proven experience is required, Chemistry / Chemical Engineering degrees preferred.
• Additional experience across other areas in R&D such as claims, packaging & consumer research.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive Benefit Package
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Employee Resource Groups