Scientist, Performance Validation - Personal Care in Ascot

About Us

Elementis is a global specialty chemical company, with 1,300 employees operating 17 manufacturing sites across the globe. At Elementis, we bring a distinctive combination of expertise, innovation, and teamwork to every formulation challenge. We create high-value specialty additives that enhance the performance of our customers' products and make a positive change in the world. Combining our leading positions in the science of materials flow, surface modification, and formulation with access to unique natural materials, Elementis delivers unique chemistry and sustainable solutions to customers in a wide range of markets, including cosmetics, anti-perspirants, decorative and industrial coatings, automotive and ceramics.

This role will be integral in developing data and sales tools to support our personal care product line. This role involves managing and evaluating product performance studies, coordinating with external vendors, and supporting research methodology and survey development. You will work closely with sales and marketing teams to understand and support customer needs under the direction of the Global Manager of Performance Validation.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for performance evaluation of existing and new technologies in the personal care product range to support business unit strategies.
• You will design experimentation on the bench with conventional and/or non-conventional/creative approaches that will lead to unique product claims and benefits (with new formula bases, raw ingredients and processing techniques).
• You will organize panel testing to evaluate sensory and performance benefits.

Job Competencies

• Communicates effectively: Effective communication enables you to articulate the strategic goals, provide technical guidance, ensure everyone is aligned with the company’s objectives, facilitate collaboration within and across the teams, ensure ideas and feedback are shared openly and ultimately enhance the quality of innovation efforts.
• Cultivates innovation: By promoting an innovative mindset, you foster a culture of creativity and exploration within the team, encouraging them to think outside the box and generate novel ideas, and drive continuous improvement in products, processes and technologies.
• Plan and align: Planning and aligning to execute is essential for managing multiple projects effectively. It enables you to allocate resources, ensure research activities are synchronized with project timelines, execute projects with precision, maximize productivity and achieve desired outcomes.
• Collaboration: Effective collaboration ensures you can harness the collective expertise and insights of various stakeholders including R&D teams, Marketing, regulatory affairs and external research partners. You can facilitate the exchange of ideas, align diverse perspectives, promote synergy and accelerate the product development process.

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced understanding of personal care formulation development.
• Intermediate knowledge of standard testing procedures for personal care industry.
• Intermediate knowledge of personal care industry key market trends.

Position Requirements:

• Education: A bachelor's degree or higher in a life science.
• Experience: 3+ years experience in personal care formulating and/or ingredient testing.
• IT Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, with a strong capability for presentation creation, Project management software.
• Language Skills: Verbal and written fluency in English.
• Working arrangements: Lab position, on site 5 days weekly.
• Traveling required: Trade shows, customer visits as required.