Kenvue is looking to formulate new baby products in line with brand strategies, requiring a Product Development Scientist to provide technical support throughout the product lifecycle and address project challenges.
Requirements
- 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
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) proficiency
- Technical writing skills that facilitate the creation of documents that are complete & accurate
- Ability to handle routine processes and complexity, risk taking and decision making
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.
- Draft and complete technical documents, including peer-reviewed manuscripts, development summary reports, specifications, and patent filings.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Pharmacy with pharmaceutical or consumer (cosmetics, OTC) experience
- Minimum of 3 years of related experience or a Master’s degree with 1-2 years of related experience
- Ability to work cross-functionally in a team environment while being an individual contributor
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks
- Proficient oral and written communication skills
- Effective presentations skills that are used to communicate clearly & informatively
