Materials Senior Scientist

Materials Senior Scientist

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:

DIR PESQ E DESENV

Location:

Latin America, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Sao Jose dos Campos

Work Location:

Hybrid

What you will do

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

MATERIALS SENIOR SCIENTIST

This position reports to Materials R&D Principal Scientist and is based at São José dos Campos, Brazil.

Who we are

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® Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of ~ 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, 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 the life of 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.

What you will do 

The Materials Scientist will be responsible to lead global and regional chemical raw material projects for Essential Health, Skin Health brands, ensuring business continuity through science for North America portfolio. Leading alternate materials qualifications, supplier changes implementation and providing plant support to solve materials issues from internal/external manufacturing plants under restricted timelines. This position will coordinate and execute technical aspects of projects, report metrics, elaborate technical documentation, propose simplification and improvements, and interact with cross-functional teams and suppliers regionally and globally to implement projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Qualify alternate raw material suppliers owning the end to end process.
• Provide technical assessment, recommendation, and write reports for assigned raw materials.
• The scientist will need to prioritize and execute multiple projects with various business impact at the regional and global level.
• Assess impact of raw material changes to different types of formulations and coordinate changes implementation.
• Resolve issues with raw materials/products and processes.
• Identify process improvement opportunities to streamline and simplify procedures, documentation and systems.
• Manage and coordinate low and high complexity projects with cross-functional team and SMEs, report metrics, and interact with and/or lead cross-functional teams to implement projects.
• Work independently to drive technical resolutions.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications:

• Education: minimum Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field is required.
• Minimum experience of 4 year in Research and Development or related areas in the Cosmetic, Pharmaceutical, Food or Chemical Industry is required.
• Fluent level of English
• Good communication and collaboration skills with different areas and cultures; team work; ability to work on a cross-functional team in person or via teleconference as an individual contributor.
• Person that thrives in uncertain circumstances. Adapt to changes in the work environment; manage multiple tasks and competing demands.

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous experience with Cosmetics products is a differential.
• Experience in implementing technical projects or in site issues support to manufacturing/production area is a differential.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive Total Rewards Package*
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Employee Resource Groups 
• This list could vary based on location/region

*Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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