Senior Scientist Formulations

Job Description

Youre not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because were out to create Better Care for a Better World and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here youll bring your professional expertise talent and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic ground-breaking this role youll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

The Senior Formulation Scientist Front End Innovation through Development & Commercialization provides formulation expertise and leadership for developing technologies and formulations for Personal Care and Family Care Skin Health programs. This role resides within the GR&D Product Steward Team organization and will primarily be focused on supporting Skin Health programs across dry tissue and wet wipe product development and manufacturing. The role will partner closely with GR&D KCNA R&D Global Quality Marketing EHS and Segment R&D teams. Leads large projects and carries out accountabilities with a collaborative mindset ensuring visibility of progress/results to all key stakeholders. The incumbent will scout and/or develop new technologies and apply those technologies to deliver consumer-relevant benefits to meet business priorities.

In this role you will:

• Develop Technology Road map to support the Family Care Skin Health benefit strategy; Develop benefit pathway corresponding power claims and methodologies to substantiate them.
• Strengthen foundational and clinical science in collaboration with Life Sciences and deliver against the targeted claims.
• Leads formulation development projects that meet consumer quality product safety and compliance needs. Delivers formulations per project timelines and IMF commitments.
• Develops creative technical solutions & capabilities based on consumer insights technology scouting leveraging published scientific research patent art and deep understanding of cosmetic raw materials and formulation stability fundamentals.
• Works closely with Formulation Technical Leader and Formulation Team members to progress formulation development activities and design/carry-out lab experiments and pilot line trials.
• Closely partners with Global and Regional R&D product development and Marketing teams to ensure work meets project needs and delivering on potential claims.
• Builds strong relationships with Family Care to advance foundational work in Skin Health Strategy.
• Considers impact of new technologies on quality and manufacturing. Works across D&C to develop line-of-sight to commercial implementation at K-C or external facilities.
• Evaluates data and provides interpretation. Makes connections between formulations product performance and aging/stability data. Drives recommendations on product development activities and alignment with business strategy.
• Communicates complicated technical information in a clear and engaging manner to non-technical audiences and builds credibility to gain buy-in on recommendations; Coaches and mentors Lead Formulation Scientists and Business Unit Scientists.

About Us

Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brandsand so does the rest of the fact millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldnt exist without talented professionals like you.

At Kimberly-Clark youll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation growth and impact. Were founded on more than 150 years of market leadership and were always looking for new and better ways to perform so theres your open door of opportunity. Its all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability inclusion wellbeing and career development.

You love what you do especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark were constantly exploring new ideas on how when and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team youll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles youll focus on winning with consumers and the market while putting safety mutual respect and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role you will need the following qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelors degree in a chemistry related discipline such as Chemistry Food Science or Chemical Engineering; 5 years of experience in a Research Quality or Manufacturing function
• Technical expertise in formulation science and lab practices; Basic knowledge of cosmetic and/or OTC drug testing requirements; Experience leading experimental design statistics and data analysis concepts. Including data analysis and statical software such as JMP or Minitab.
• Prior leadership experience with moderate to large sized projects; Experience in skin health
• Experience in dry bath tissue and/or moist bath tissue product development is preferred
• Experience in cosmetic product development scale-up and manufacturing such as wet wipes is preferred
• Demonstrated application of utilizing formulation expertise to drive action in product development and/or manufacturing is preferred

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits youd enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview see .

Great support for good health with medical dental and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center occupational health nurse and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness injury or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education adopt a child relocate or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

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And finally the fine print.

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompassesthe experiences of our you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity age pregnancy genetic information citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests which may include drug screening background check and DMV check.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the roles country only. Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role.

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