Job Title:  Scientist Sr (Personal Care/ Under Arm Protection I&S)

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #164683 - Del.Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
 

Senior Scientist 

Job Summary

• Lead assigned projects from the Divisional Activity Grid with no supervision, working with Consumer Innovation Centers, go-to-market teams and Global Supply Chain.

• Manage the conceptualization, design, management and data analysis, including implementing new technologies, and conducting clinical trials.

• Lead formula development, stability evaluation, evaluation of formula properties and communicating with other functions.

• Facilitate knowledge and technology transfer in manufacturing sites across regions and work as part of divisional Funding the Growth and simplification teams to identify, develop, validate and implement Margin Improvement Projects including formula, raw materials and process improvements.

• Collaborate with business partners such as Consumer Innovation Centers, Technology Innovation, local marketing, Quality, Regulatory, Environmental Affairs, Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS), Technology Insights, Legal, Supply Chain and Product Development.

• Submit and follow-up on invention records and research reports.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Working under only general direction, independently develop, propose and implement new technical leads, processes, methods and services by applying the fundamentals of technology for projects with minimal supervision.

• Establish and adhere to the baseline timetable for all key activities to support formula implementation and start-up.

• Deliver timely results against assigned grid projects.

• Develop, validate and implement multiple regional and local bundles.

• Propose and implement assigned global bundles through line extensions.

• Substantiate claim support and ensure compliance with local regulatory needs and corporate quality standards.

• Validate formula and process robustness and Key Release Specification with local raw materials and local manufacturing after Product Development does the formula robustness in designing the global formula.

• Develop, adapt and implement divisional Funding the Growth, simplification and margin improvement projects.

• Optimize manufacturing processes; implement strategies for simplification of portfolio and materials; qualify suppliers and raw materials; support Experimental Manufacturing Orders and production start- ups and resolution of quality issues.

• Cultivate and  improve local  connections to  consumer insights, competitive activity and  external visibility to regional scientific communities.

• Design and enhance communication strategies to convey learning from implementation work via research reports, invention records and/or patents, and presentations to internal and external business partners and senior management, etc.

• Ensure accurate documentation such as notebooks, necessary Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), claims dossiers, and bundle books are maintained for yourself and direct reports; develop SOPs as necessary.

• Understand and use safe handling procedures for corrosive chemicals, gases, high pressure steam, flammable solvents, and fine particle size powders.

• Compile data required to ensure and conduct efficient technology transfer; anticipate, identify and communicate potential issues.

• Comply with, coordinate and  execute Good Manufacturing Practices and  Environmental Affairs, Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS) activities; propose and take preventive and corrective actions to mitigate potential EOHS or Quality incidents; ensure personnel under his/her responsibility support and comply with Quality and EOHS requirements, initiatives and systems; regularly supervise, coach, guide and train personnel under his/her responsibility on Quality and EOHS requirements and systems; ensure students and/or technicians collaborating in assigned projects execute and document activities according to Quality requirements and systems; monitor progress on implementation of systems and actions.

• Collaborate  with  other  functions,  including  Safety,  Process  Development  &  Innovation,  Micro, Analytical, Statistics, Technology Insights, Regulatory and other groups as needed.

• Develop skills required for project management and leadership of development teams as the career progresses.

• Lead assigned projects without compromising timelines

• Champion new initiatives

• Lead by example

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Material Science, Biotechnology or Cosmetic Science 

• 5+ Years of Consumer Goods Industry Functional Experience or Master's Degree - in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Material Science, Biotechnology or Cosmetic Science. 

• 1-3 Years of basic people management experience (desirable)

• Academic Publications (desirable)

• Previous Patent applications (desirable)

• English: Effective and fluent oral and written communication skills

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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