This posting represents future openings to join the R&D Team in Trumbull, CT.

Background & Purpose of the Job

The purpose of an Associate Scientist is to support product development related work streams for on time and in full delivery of regional innovation, renovation, quality improvement and cost optimization projects.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

As an Associate, you will support specific technical deliverables that are part of different projects run by Technical Project Leaders (TPL) within a broader R&D team. The core responsibility is to manage the R&D process or product development responsibilities for the category innovation plan for Skin Care brands. Work with category cluster process teams, global factory, and 3rd party teams to roll out new innovations. Feed into project network for process activities.

• You’re a dot connector: The position works in conjunction with broader R&D teams including: Packaging Engineers, CTI (Consumer Technical Insights), Microbiology, Material Experts, Data & Digital, Nutrition, Label Compliance and Technical Project Leaders (TPLs).
• You’re a story teller: The position requires adapting technical information to communicate results with other cross-functional team members including marketing, planning, procurement, customer development as well as others.
• You’re a paradox navigator: The position requires application of technical knowledge and scientific methodologies including bench top formulation, experimental design, analytical methods, statistical procedures as well as data analysis.

Additional responsibilities could include:

• Lead and deliver bench top product optimization, new ingredients or ingredients from new suppliers screening and validation for quality and value improvement projects.
• Perform, when required, pilot plant trials and all analytical and sensory evaluations of these samples
• Weigh out and batch formulations for pilot plant runs/product bench optimizations/samples preparation for showings/cuttings including ingredient organization and inventory management and logistics, interfacing with suppliers to order ingredients where necessary.
• Perform inventory management and logistics of product samples (pilot plant produced or delivered from factories), manage products disposals, and shipping samples to other Unilever sites globally.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Bachelors Degree required in a scientific field, preferably Biology, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Experience in R&D Formulation a plus
• Experience in process engineering a plus

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