Associate Chemist

At Revlon we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day.

Breaking beauty boundaries is in our companys DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later the first long-wear foundation) Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation performance and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931 Almay became the original hypoallergenic fragrance-free beauty brand.

Today Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfoliowhich consists of some of the worlds most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics skincare hair color & care personal care and fragrancesis sold around the world through prestige professional mass and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon Revlon Professional Elizabeth Arden Almay American Crew CND Cutex Mitchum Sinful Colors Creme of Nature Christina Aguilera John Varvatos Juicy Couture Ed Hardy and more.

We honor our heritage embrace change and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers.

We are Revlon together transforming beauty.

This role is an Onsite Role: This role requires full-time presence at our Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona) office.

Overview:

• R&D Associate Chemist role is to give support to formula development considering a product brief.
• Collaborate in product brief definition and formula development in agreement with the manager and other team members.

Responsibilities:

• LEAD FORMULATION WORK
  • Propose and develop prototypes based on the brief discussed with mktg.
  • Supervise formulation or other critical tasks to provide guidance.
  • Run performance assessments: stability studies (including instrumental data) of new developments; define physical and chemical parameters of finished products by studying historical specification data.
  • Design in vitro and vivo experiments to support development claims competitive understanding... Edit reports to share broadly (technical community and commercial).
  • Manage salon testing and be accountable for all associated safety/regulatory requirements as well as documentation of results. Analyze database of salon expert grading; run statistical assessment and make recommendations.
  • Run competitive landscape monitoring and reports.
  • Patent awareness to monitor relevant activity.
• COLLABORATE IN NPD
  • Determine completion timeline and monitor progress to ensure project is on track
  • Report to Chemist and managers R&D project tracking for several projects.
  • Manage proper documentation (systems software and procedures).
  • Request freedom to practice reviews as well as regulatory/safety reviews. Follow through with cross functional departments for completion.
  • Study different manufacturing process in laboratory to facilitate the scale up to production to give support to process development during industrial production.
  • Maintain close liaison with qc to ensure the quality of the firsts productions.
  • Edit technical documentation for new developments using SAP or other tools (ingredient list regulatory approval etc.).
• COLLABORATE WITH POTFOLIO MAINTENANCE
  • Keep portfolio maintenance: collaborate in cost savings and harmonization for all technical products. Propose formulas changes according to the globalization strategy.
  • Reformulate current formula to be adapted to regulatory and/or purchasing requirements.

Who you are:

• TECHNICAL MASTERY AND scientific curiosity problem solving & decision making as well as mature business/organization understanding.
• AGILITY FLEXIBILITY AND ANTICIPATION TO a highly changing environment. Performs a wide variety of complex non-routine tasks (multifunctional work and exposure).
• WORKS WITH DISCIPLINE. Plans and follows through. Able to independently follow-up and keep track of the project activities.
• LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVITY. Independently analyzes and summarizes data. Proposes hypotheses and next steps. Often experiments require own new designs of experiments and development of new methods.

Qualifications:

• University degree in chemistry or similar discipline.
• Experience in research and Developments of Hair products.
• Expertise in research and developments of cosmetic products.
• Advanced level of written and oral English. Good skills in communication in English.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Tools use.

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