Job Title:  Principal/ Sr. Scientist- Dermal Clinical Research

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 159791 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

Our company invites applications for the Sr. Research Scientist/Principal Scientist position, Dermal Clinical Research, Personal Care/Skin Health based in our Piscataway, New Jersey location.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate internal and external clinical studies.
• Monitor the conduct of external clinical studies (travel required as needed).
• Identify and help develop new innovative clinical methods to explore new technical leads, active ingredients and product claims substantiation.
• Work with cross-functional project teams (Product Development, Implementation & Support, Research & Implementation, Safety, Regulatory, Legal, Marketing) to review concepts/claims trackers and develop robust clinical programs to support Personal Care, Skin Health products.
• Identify and help validate new clinical labs to meet increasing Regulatory demands.
• Keep current of science and instrumentation relevant to clinical research through literature, scientific meetings and consultants.
• Serve as a resource for expertise in clinical design, bio-instrumentation and data interpretation.
• Prepare journal manuscripts along with scientific posters/presentations for industry meetings.
• Assist with administrative tasks (request of study agreements, processing invoices, etc).

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree required (preferably in an area of Science; biology, chemistry).
• 3 - 4 years of functional experience required (combination of industry and advanced degree or lab research acceptable).
• Moderate experience in clinical research (study design and/or execution, clinical methodologies, bio-instrumentation) with Personal Care/Skin Health cosmetic products
• Ability to travel up to 10% of time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of statistical methods to design/interpret clinical data preferred.
• Able to multi-task and manage projects independently.
• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills.
• Experience with peer-reviewed journal publications.
• Strong management skills.
• Innovative & strategic.

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $128,000.00 - $144.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.
• Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
• Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually
• Paid Holidays: Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually
• Paid Sick Leave: Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year
• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements)

Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

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 contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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