Caring for skin means caring for people

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin - and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.

Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values - CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

A welcoming workplace that offers personal and professional growth for all individuals.

At Beiersdorf, you'll find:

• A welcoming workplace that fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported
• Nimble teams that enjoy challenging work and the ability to make an impact
• A dynamic community of life-long learners that values acumen, aptitude and the ability to learn as well as hard skills and established expertise
• A purpose-led company that cares about your personal and professional development with the right balance of structure and flexibility to thrive
• A collaborative culture that leads with care, trust, simplicity and courage

Unique benefits that consider the whole person.
We understand that you have a life outside of work, and we support you with unique benefits including:

• Generous and flexible PTO policy
• Summer Friday hours
• Paid Parental Leave
• Comprehensive Wellness and Benefits program
• Cash Balance Plan (similar to a pension)
• 401k match
• Growing number of Employee Resource Groups or affinity groups - to foster meaningful connections and belonging with other colleagues
• Dynamic work model - a hybrid of in-office collaboration and remote focused work days

Experience, skills and competencies that lend themselves to this role:

We know that experience comes in all forms and we're not necessarily looking for individuals who can hit the ground running ('check all the boxes') but may bring a unique blend of competence and capabilities that can grow into a role and/or bring news skills to the team.

OVERVIEW:

The Formulation Development group creates new and novel sun and skin care formulas that meet defined performance and key market requirements. Formulation Development takes projects from the initial concept stage through testing and formula scale up activities. The Formulation Development group also plays a key role in making go/no-go decisions about continued development by producing key scientific feasibility information.

The Associate Scientist -Formulation Development will perform a key role in creating new formulations supporting Sun and Skin Care development and will be responsible for stability and laboratory performance testing, raw material selection, and formula specification creation.

This position is instrumental in the defining, development and testing the composition and physical attributes of new products. Through his/her development work, the Associate Scientist -Formulation Development is critical in helping to realize products that enable Beiersdorf to capitalize on market opportunities and unmet consumer needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Helping to optimize the product formulations by:
  1. Preparing topical formulations under the guidance of senior level scientists.
  2. Reformulate existing products for regulatory compliance, cost reduction, and stability issues.
  3. Documenting results of experiments in research notebooks and other appropriate media
  4. Assists in writing development reports
  5. Maintain accurate and thorough record keeping of laboratory procedures and results.
  6. Make batches of formulas for testing and sampling.
  7. Maintain laboratory equipment.
  8. Perform specification/stability testing, including measuring pH, viscosity, and other laboratory techniques.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Physical Science/Cosmetic/Life Science with 0-3 years of skin/sun care/OTC formulation experience
• Must be passionate about skin/sun care / OTC formulation development and hands-on laboratory work and learning new skills
• The ideal candidate is self-motivated, detail-oriented, and continuously seeks to enhance their knowledge in the field of skin/sun care technology.

Work Relations:

The most important groups with which Associate Scientist -Formulation Development interacts:

• Formulation team
• Packaging
• Process Development
• Analytical Development

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

At Beiersdorf, we embrace Diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants - regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture.

Beiersdorf North America Company Culture Highlights

• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Sales Team 2023
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Compensation 2022
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Happiest Employees 2022
• Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity 2022
• Beiersdorf North America is ranked in the top 5% of companies for CEO rating on Comparably
• Beiersdorf North America is ranked in the top 10% of companies for Leadership rating on Comparably

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