Product Development Scientist, Baby Care R&D

Product Development Scientist, Baby Care R&D

O que fazemos

At Kenvue, percebemos o extraordinário poder do cuidado diário. Construída com base em mais de um século de herança e enraizada na ciência, somos a casa de marcas icônicas - incluindo NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL,® LISTERINE,® JOHNSON'S® e BAND-AID® que você já conhece e ama. A ciência é a nossa paixão; O cuidado é o nosso talento.

Quem somos

Nossa equipe global é de ~ 22.000 pessoas brilhantes com uma cultura no local de trabalho onde cada voz é importante e cada contribuição é apreciada. Somos apaixonados por insights, inovação e comprometidos em entregar os melhores produtos aos nossos clientes. Com experiência e empatia, ser um Kenvuer significa ter o poder de impactar milhões de pessoas todos os dias. Colocamos as pessoas em primeiro lugar, nos importamos ferozmente, ganhamos confiança com a ciência e resolvemos com coragem - e temos oportunidades brilhantes esperando por você! Junte-se a nós para moldar nosso futuro - e o seu. Para obter mais informações, clique em aqui.

Role reporta para:

Manager Baby Care R and D

Location:

North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit

Local de trabalho:

Híbrido

O que você fará

The Product Development Scientist will be responsible for formulating new baby products in line with brand strategies, conducting Design of Experiments and stability analyses, and providing technical support throughout the product lifecycle. Key duties include identifying and addressing project challenges, analyzing market trends for product differentiation, defining process parameters in collaboration with manufacturing, and participating in cross-functional teams for product execution. The role also involves planning and prioritizing multiple projects, maintaining organized documentation, drafting technical reports, and ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate new products that align with the Baby brand strategy and pipeline with supervisor oversight.

• Conduct Design of Experiments, laboratory activities and analysis with hands-on involvement.

• Provide technical support for product lifecycle management, including post-commercialization support and troubleshooting technical issues.

• Proactively identify project obstacles and technical risks, evaluating potential solutions to minimize impact through data-driven decision-making.

• Analyze and translate key trends into insights, understanding the competitive landscape to enhance product uniqueness and differentiation.

• Define critical process parameters and collaborate with manufacturing sites to establish process controls.

• Participate in cross-functional regional and/or global project teams to execute new products.

• Plan and prioritize multiple projects and tasks to meet deliverables, monitor ongoing activities and updating stakeholders.

• Maintain accurate and organized records of project documents, data, and materials.

• Manage routine organizational processes and complexity.

• Draft and complete technical documents, including peer-reviewed manuscripts, development summary reports, specifications, and patent filings.

• Adhere to established standards and processes (e.g., GDP, GLP) to ensure compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject area (Science, Engineering, Pharmacy with pharmaceutical or consumer (cosmetics, OTC) experience) with at least 5 years of related industry experience, a Master's degree with 3-5 years related experience, or a PhD in a relevant subject area is required.

• A degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Pharmacy, Material Science or other science or engineering discipline is preferred.

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a matrixed environment, successfully partnering with multidisciplinary teams is required

• A proven ability to translate scientific insights to meaningful consumer communication is preferred

• Ability to handle routine processes and complexity, risk taking and decision making

• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks

• Technical writing skills that facilitate the creation of documents that are complete & accurate

• Ability to work cross-functionally in a team environment while being an individual contributor is required

• MS Office (Word and Excel) proficiency, excellent oral and written communication skills are required

• Effective presentations skills that are used to communicate clearly & informatively

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with consumer products, such as skin care, emulsions, cleansers, hair care, oral care, baby care and/or deodorant products

• Good technical foundation of formulated products including emulsions, surfactants, suspensions, structured liquids and an understanding of material chemistry

• Experience collaborating with external partners (manufacturing vendors), suppliers, and technical project management

• Familiarity with cGMP and other regulatory requirements

O que você ganha com isso

$105,400.00 - $148,800.00

Isso leva em consideração vários fatores, incluindo local de trabalho, habilidades do candidato, experiência, nível de educação e outros fatores relacionados ao trabalho.

A Kenvue tem orgulho de ser um empregador de oportunidades iguais. Todos os candidatos qualificados serão considerados para o emprego com base no mérito, independentemente de raça, cor, religião, sexo, orientação sexual, identidade de gênero, idade, nacionalidade ou status de veterano protegido e não serão discriminados com base na deficiência.