Postdoctoral Researcher - Personal Care Product Development

Key Responsibilities for the Position

• Design and conduct research experiments to advance project objectives
• Conduct a thorough search for potential novel antiperspirant technologies to be explored, and align on leads to be investigated in collaboration with PD
• Conduct fundamental studies, leveraging Optical Coherence Tomography, Digital Microscopy, and Thermal Camera to study the propensity of novel agents to reduce perspiration in-vitro/ex-vivo
• Develop prototype formulas based on leads, compliant with Product Stewardship
• Interpret and communicate experimental results to technical and non-technical business partners
• Partner with technical, clinical, technology insights, regulatory, quality, safety, legal, and business partners to drive implementation of identified technologies

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry (Inorganic, Organic, Polymer, material science), or related field
• Research experience in one or more of the following areas: Topical active delivery, Microscopy or other imaging techniques, Emulsions, surfactants, and polymer chemistry
• Strong knowledge of ingredient chemistry to be able to understand structure property/structure activity relationships

Preferred Qualifications

• Capable of carrying out independent research programs with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to interact with multifunctional technical/non-technical personnel and be an effective participant in a team environment