Who we are

At Kenvue we believe there is extraordinary power in everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and propelled forward by science, our iconic brands—including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® —are category leaders trusted by millions of consumers who use our products to improve their daily lives.  Our employees share a digital-first mindset, an approach to innovation grounded in deep human insights, and a commitment to continually earning a place for our products in consumers’ hearts and homes.          

What will you do 

The Technical Operations Sr. Scientist is responsible for leading and executing local and regional projects for the development of manufacturing processes and post-registration changes for solid, liquid and semi-solid pharmaceutical presentations. In this position, this professional will be responsible for providing technical guidance to manufacturing plants, quality assurance and other supply chain areas in material and manufacturing processes troubleshooting to guarantee reliability in base business execution. This individual will ensure all supported projects are defined, planned, documented, and executed in the compliance manner to Regulatory requirement, GMP, EHS&S and Corporate quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with R&D, manufacturing and quality in the identification, definition, and execution of scale up development for multiple pharmaceutical technologies such as direct compression, wet granulation, film coating, suspensions, solutions, etc. and deliver technical requirements for the launch of OTC and Rx products.
• Technically lead complex post-registration projects for technology transfers, cost reduction, BCP development, manufacturing processes optimization or new technology implementation, working with multi-functional teams at local, regional and global levels.
• Apply intensive and diversified knowledge of technical principles and practices in pharmaceutical science to influence business decisions based on sound scientific rationale.
• Leads and execute technical activities related to life cycle management projects including, but not limited to historical data review, pre-formulation evaluations and manufacturing process assessment, development plan and other technical documents elaboration, pilot and/or trial execution, specifications and standard procedures review, etc  
• Technically support manufacturing processes validations, cleaning & sanitization validations and production campaigns development. 
• Provide technical support for investigations, CAPA and troubleshooting events related to raw material, product composition, manufacturing process design or consumer complaint, by conducting root cause analysis and historical data evaluation
• Work in close collaboration with local, regional and global teams to guarantee compliance, processes harmonization and leverage of best practices across manufacturing sites in Kenvue networking.
• Manage expenses related to execution of life cycle management projects and report progress to Technical Operations regional leader.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering or correlated areas is required 
• At least 4 years’ experience within the pharmaceutical or related industry.
• Strong experience with pharmaceutical or related industry processes and systems including product development, validation, technology transfer and post-registration changes of products
• Experience in technical writing, cGMP´s, ANVISA / COFEPRIS / FDA / ICH regulations
• Solid knowledge of regulatory requirements in Brazil (it is a plus previous experience with ICH, FDA, etc.)
• Knowledge in statistics (DOE, process capability, control charts, etc)
• Demonstrated leadership skills to align multi-functional team members on delivering project commitments
• Ability to manage complexity and to work collaboratively with critical stakeholders at local, regional and global levels.

Desired Qualifications

• Working experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes development is preferred
• Desired to be a critical thinker with problem solving skills
• Advanced English is desired
• Intermediate Spanish will be considered a differential
• Good communication, organizational, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Previous experience with people development is desired

What’s in it for you

• Competitive Benefit Package
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Employee Resource Groups 

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.