Senior Scientist, Sun Care Formulations

Edgewell is a global team of over 6800 visionaries doers and makers. Our secret is people and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together we reimagine good mornings and endless summers strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond and do it all with not only confidence but determination.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Scientist leads the development and reformulation of sun care products from concept through commercialization delivering highquality compliant and consumerrelevant formulations. This role leverages deep formulation expertise statistical experimental design (DOE) and formal riskassessment methodologies (e.g. FMEA) to drive databased decisions and reduce technical risk. Working closely with Marketing Consumer Insights Operations and external manufacturing partners the Senior Scientist integrates consumer needs regulatory requirements and manufacturing considerations into development strategies. The role requires independent technical leadership strong scientific judgment and clear communication of data risks and recommendations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead the development and reformulation of sun care products to meet marketing objectives and global regulatory and safety requirements applying deep formulation expertise to deliver robust launchready solutions.
• Drive products from bench through commercialization by designing and executing sound scientific studies initiating efficacy and safety testing and partnering with pilot scaleup stability operations and external manufacturing teams.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risk by leading Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for formulations and scaleup establishing risk controls and driving mitigation actions to ensure product robustness and firsttimeright launches.
• Design and apply statistical experimental design (DOE) to optimize formulations and manufacturing processes interpret complex data sets and translate results into clear technical recommendations that influence development and scaleup decisions.
• Independently manage multiple complex projects and timelines developing contingency plans and prioritizing work with minimal supervision to meet business objectives.
• Document analyze and interpret experimental data to advance projects support technical decisions and ensure defensible highquality scientific outcomes.
• Serve as a technical partner to Marketing Consumer Insights and other crossfunctional stakeholders effectively integrating consumer understanding into formulation development.
• Prepare and deliver clear impactful technical presentations to R&D leadership and crossfunctional teams summarizing data risks and recommendations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through innovation adoption of best practices and strengthening formulation process and quality capabilities.
• Monitor competitive technical strategies and emerging technologies providing insight to inform benchmarking and innovation initiatives.
• Represent the company at technical supplier or industry forums as a subjectmatter expert in formulation and sun care technologies.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• B.S. degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• A minimum of 6 years skin care / emulsion experience

DESIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• M.S. degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with a minimum 4 years skin care / emulsion experience or Ph.D. in Chemistry with a minimum of 2 years skin care / emulsion experience ideally within a consumer products environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead and facilitate crossfunctional Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for formulations and scaleup including defining risk scoring control strategies and driving mitigation actions to improve robustness and reduce technical risk through commercialization.
• Advanced competency in statistical experimental design (DOE) and multivariate data analysis to optimize formulations and manufacturing processes translate complex data into clear technical recommendations and influence development and scaleup decisions.
• Deep technical expertise in sun care and cosmetic formulation including O/W and W/O emulsions dispersions and delivery forms such as lotions sprays gels and sticks.
• Proven experience developing and launching OTC or regulated products with strong understanding of formulation stability safety and regulatory considerations; sunscreen regulatory experience preferred.
• Experience working in GMP environments and partnering with pilot plants operations and external manufacturers to support scaleup and technical transfer.
• Strong understanding of raw material functionality rheology and stability performance with the ability to troubleshoot complex formulation and process challenges.
• Demonstrated handson experience with advanced formulation testing and screening including rheological and stability characterization of emulsions and use of solar simulators/Labsphere systems to evaluate sunscreen performance.
• Excellent scientific communication skills including the ability to present technical data influence crossfunctional stakeholders and represent the company externally at technical or industry forums.
• Ability to travel. The position may require travel to contract manufacturing sites vendors industry meetings and external seminars.

The salary range for this position is $84000 - 126000. Actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based upon factors including but not limited to relevant experience time in role base salary of internal peers prior performance business sector and geographic addition to base salary the competitive compensation package may include depending on the role participation in an incentive program linked to performance.

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