Lead Scientist Formulations

Lead Scientist Formulations

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU. 

The Global Research & Development (GR&D) Wipes Lead Scientist Formulations – Front End Innovation provides formulation expertise and leadership for developing technologies and formulations for global wet wipes and dry tissue.

 This role resides within the GR&D Wipes Product Steward organization and will primarily be focused on supporting global wet wipe and dry tissue product development.

This role partners closely with GR&D, KCNA R&D, Global Quality, Marketing, EHS and Segment R&D teams.

 

In this role, you will:


* Leads formulation development projects that meet consumer, quality, product safety and compliance needs.

Delivers formulations per project timelines and IMF commitments.


* Develops creative technical solutions based on consumer insights, leveraging published scientific research, patent art, and deep understanding of cosmetic raw materials and formulation stability fundamentals.


* Works closely with Formulation Technical Leader and Formulation Team members to progress formulation development activities and design/carry-out lab experiments.


* Closely partners with Global and Regional R&D product development and Marketing teams to ensure work meets project needs.

Builds strong relationships with at least one business to coordinate support.

 


* Considers impact of new technologies on quality and manufacturing.

Works with D&C to develop line-of-sight to commercial implementation at K-C or external facilities. 


* Evaluates data and provides interpretation.  Makes connections between formulations, product performance and aging/stability data.

Makes recommendations on product development activities.


* Communicates complicated technical information in a clear and engaging manner to non-technical audiences and builds credibility to gain buy-in on recommendations.


* Develops new technologies (or re-purpose technologies) and apply those technologies to deliver consumer-relevant benefits to meet business priorities.


* Leads/supports projects and carries out accountabilities with a collaborative mindset ensuring visibility of progress/results to all key stakeholders.

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