Associate Manager, Research & Development Personal Care

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method Mrs. Meyers Clean DayBabyganics andEcover. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If youre into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business come join us.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning home storage air care pest control and shoe care products as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin U.S.A. SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

ABOUT THE ROLE

SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands (LSB) located in San Francisco is home to innovative purpose-driven brands like Method Mrs. Meyers Clean Day babyganics and Ecover. As part of SC Johnson LSB blends creativity and sustainability to deliver products that make a positive impact on people and the planet.

In this Associate Manager role youll lead the formulation and commercialization of sustainable cost-effective personal care products. Youll represent your function on cross-functional teams driving product development from concept to market. Success in this role requires deep formulation expertise hands-on lab experience and strong communication and collaboration skills. Youll thrive in a fast-paced evolving environment where creative problem-solving and a passion for sustainability are key.

Join us to help shape the future of household and personal care through innovation that matters.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop new formulations and line extensions using green chemistry tools that meet our consumer and technical objectives.

• Conduct performance and stability studies to ensure products deliver on quality on budget and on the product experience.

• Work with your manager and project teams to understand project criteria and build plans for developing new products executing line extensions and enabling cost savings.

• Develop and support compelling consumer-noticeable claims for our products conduct competitive analysis studies and collaborate with sales and marketing teams to develop label copy graphics usage instructions and claims substantiation.

• Develop test methodologies to support product development and quality assurance/control activities assist QA team with physical standard production and maintenance

• Utilize SAP/PLM to manage product setup product specifications documentation and enable global collaboration

• Work independently in the lab and help maintain lab hygiene lab safety processes and documentation

• Work with suppliers to evaluate sustainable chemistries through testing and timely feedback iterative material improvements and incorporation into products

• Continually assess and upgrade formulation capabilities including technical knowledge base test methods and formulation skills

• Stay abreast of new competitive launches emerging trends and regularly survey the competitive landscape

• Communicate effectively in project settings and provide timely updates to team on progress developments risks and opportunities

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOULL BRING

• Bachelors Degree and 5 years experience in formulation/product development with at least 3 years experience in the Personal Care industry OR Advanced Degree and 3 years relevant experience

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship for full-time employment

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Understanding of SAP and PLM data managements systems

• Intermediate to advance experience with MS Word Excel PowerPoint

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Position is Full-Time regular business hours Monday-Friday

• Office work environment: San Francisco CA office

• Remote work available once a week after 90-day onboarding period

• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position

• Travel up to 10%

BENEFITS AND PERKS

At Lifestyle Brands we handle our team members with careand provide a variety of benefit offerings to build a supportive environment at work and beyond.

• Subsidized health insurance benefits package

• Competitive vacation holiday bundle

• Generous retirement match pre-tax savings options

• Dedicated volunteer time to be a force for good

• Pioneering events experiences that build team connection (...ask us about the Packaging Olympics Bubble Bash Ping Pong Tournament more!)

• Access to discounted/free products

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are be valued listened to and supported to do their best possible work.

Sure theres always more that can be done. But together with our team partners customers and community we can make everyone welcome.

Better Together

At SC Johnson we strive to create a positive inclusive and unique workplace. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color religion gender marital status sexual orientation national origin ancestry age gender identity gender expression disability citizenship pregnancy veteran status membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

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