Senior Formulation Scientist – Professional Hygiene

Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies in-depth regulatory know-how manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition Home & Personal Care Professional Hygiene Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.

With customers in more than 100 countries the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland) Arxada employs 3200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers all committed to our customers success.

We are looking for a Senior Formulation Scientist that Independently design and conduct experiments to develop ideas concepts processes hypotheses and focus areas that lead to new products formulations or expanded application uses.

Lead the formulation aspects of specific innovation pipeline management programs intended to create new and/or improved products formulations testing protocols and/or processes.

Provide technical support to EMEA Professional Hygiene customers in relation to formulation ingredients and non-biocidal performance attributes. Lead formulation development to develop robust technical information in the form of customer seminars webinars and academies reports of call research/technical reports presentations product data sheets and sales tools for new products in collaboration with the Global R&D and Marketing teams. Works within a team of Marketing R&D and Regulatory Managers Specialists and Professionals plus cross-functional project teams as needed in a matrix organization. Helps to identify and leverage opportunities to develop positions for substances and innovative solutions which are new to Arxada.

Develop a broad internal understanding of competitor and customer products in order to assist in the development of robust Value Propositions and Product Positioning for Arxada product/solutions inclusive of experimental testing needs design and application. Communicate and leverage effective approaches to other teams in Marketing R&D and Regulatory across the globe.

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene Home & Personal Care Wood Protection Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.

Nutrition Care & Environmental (NCE) meanwhile provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics aerospace and other markets as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients chemicals and performance intermediates and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.

Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age status as a qualified individual with disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.