Principal Scientist - Advanced Technology

Estée Lauder Companies; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness programs

Life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid leave programs

Education-related programs

Paid holidays & vacation

Job summary

Estée Lauder Companies seeks a senior scientist in Advanced Technologies to lead a junior team, designing experiments and generating data to substantiate brand claims. You will collaborate with ATP, regulatory, and clinical groups to advance innovative technologies and biologically grounded concepts across EL brands.

The role requires directing high-impact projects, mentoring staff, and ensuring data integrity in line with regulatory standards, with responsibilities spanning multiple product

Qualifications

• Masters (with 1-2 years of experience).
• Phd with Minimum 9 years of experience.
• 10% Travel.

Responsibilities

• Leads a junior scientist and oversees experimentation and data reporting for new claims substantiation.
• Interacts with ATP, clinical testing, legal/regulatory and other R&I groups to bring innovative technologies to the brands, developing new biological concepts and reporting data.
• Manages multiple upstream platforms and pillars within the AT department, guiding projects to deliver high-impact breakthrough technologies across brands.
• Develops PDP goals, evaluates performance, and provides feedback and career guidance to the team.

Education

Masters (with 1-2 years of experience)

Phd with Minimum 9 years of experience

10% Travel

Job description

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

Description

Key scientific contributor to multiple platforms within Advanced Technologies leveraged by all our brands (including EL, CL, LM). Develops novel methods, models, and strategies for claim support and generation of scientific assets.

Support ATP innovation with new concepts, technologies, testing, and communications to elevate formula efficacy and deliver innovations that elevate the ELC market position.

Inspires our team toward a common vision by being a role model and point of reference towards establishment and scientific substantiation of innovative skin biology concepts that can be leveraged by all our brands.

Leads a junior scientist direct report towards generating and reporting scientific data for new claims substantiation that can be used by our brands. Provides scientific training, mentorship, and oversees experimentation and data reporting for the team. (30%)

Interact with colleagues within the ATP community, clinical testing, legal/regulatory, and other R&I groups to bring innovative technologies to the brand with associated claims. Develops new biological concepts, designs and executes scientific experiments, and reports data in consideration of all ELC standards of scientific rigor and compliance with regulatory and legal standards, with the aim of developing new scientific assets for the brand. (30%)

Manages multiple upstream platforms and pillars within the AT department. Responsible for scientific guidance and execution of projects of initiatives intended to deliver high-impact breakthrough technologies to be leveraged corporately across our brands. (30%)

Develops PDP goals, evaluates performance, and provides feedback and career guidance the direct team. (10%)

Qualifications

• Masters (with 1-2 years of experience)
• Phd with Minimum 9 years of experience
• 10% Travel

Pay Range

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $115,000.00 to $125,000.00. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

• health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
• wellness and family support programs
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plans
• paid leave programs
• education-related programs
• paid holidays and vacation time
• and many others

Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices.

Michigan Applicants: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.

Philadelphia Applicants: Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law

Rhode Island Applicants: The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.