Lead Scientist, Skin Care Product Implementation

Colgate; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 124,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) retirement plan with company-m\

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive in Scottsdale, AZ is seeking a Principal Scientist - Skin Care Product Implementation Leader to drive the end-to-end introduction of professional skin care products, including serums, creams and sunscreens.

You will lead cross-functional teams across R&D, marketing, insights, clinical, safety, and regulatory to validate concepts and ensure flawless implementation and commercialization. This role emphasizes collaboration, project leadership, and scientific communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field, such as Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of functional experience in developing and commercializing skin care products.
• Strong project planning, collaboration and people management skills.
• In-depth knowledge of quality and implementation standards associated with personal care products and their development.
• Experience in collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and negotiating with partners to achieve successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of new professional products and technologies including skin care products such as serums, creams, sunscreens.
• Actively participate in and lead cross-functional teams including R&D, marketing, insights, clinical, safety, regulatory to develop and validate new concepts and products and ensure flawless implementation and commercialization of these products.
• Manage a case study program to provide efficacy data, claim substantiation, and benefit support for new and existing products.
• Create and/or maintain all required documentation such as Project Timelines, SOPs, Registration documents, Tech Transfer checklists, NODs, Change Control documents, Technical Justifications, Formula Databases, and Claims support trackers.

Skills

Project planning

People management

Cross-functional teams

Quality standards

Product commercialization

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive in Scottsdale, AZ is seeking a Principal Scientist - Skin Care Product Implementation Leader to drive the end-to-end introduction of professional skin care products, including serums, creams and sunscreens.

You will lead cross-functional teams across R&D, marketing, insights, clinical, safety, and regulatory to validate concepts and ensure flawless implementation and commercialization. This role emphasizes collaboration, project leadership, and scientific communication.