Principal Scientist Lead, Hair & Scalp R&D
Kenvue NA

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Principal Scientist Global Hair and Scalp R&D

This position reports to the Director, Global Hair and Scalp R&D and is based at Skillman, NJ

Who we are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including Neutrogena, Aveeno, Tylenol, Listerine, Johnson's and BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of ~ 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours. For more information, click here.

Role reports to: Director, Global Hair and Scalp R&D

Location: Skillman, NJ Kenvue's corporate headquarters is currently located in Skillman NJ, but is scheduled to move to Summit, NJ in or around early 2025.

Travel %: 10

Pay: $107,000 - $149,500

What you will do

The Principal Scientist is responsible to help drive global upstream and downstream efforts for the Global Hair Care Brands within the Skin Health & Beauty Segment. They will be responsible for shaping the global technical innovation strategy, sourcing and delivering hair innovation, and collaborating with product development to maximize new product portfolio value. This creative scientist will have shape science across multiple global hair care brands that motivate consumers and experts. This role requires extensive internal and external cross-functional partnerships and collaboration with global R&D and clinical research/claims, sourcing, product development, regulatory, legal, safety, and marketing teams. A proven scientific background in medicated and non-medicated technologies and demonstrated ability as a problem-solver, strong communicator, and collaborator are key, along with the ability to bring in new ideas, work on white spaces, manage complexity, and balance risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive fundamental research and technology reviews to deliver compelling scientific insights across multiple hair-care brands and categories based on internal and external consumer trends and science and deliver relevant projects into the innovation pipeline.
• Leading global and cross-functional partner alignment on research and development strategy including supply chain, safety, regulatory, legal, patenting, claims, product development and marketing to deliver on consumers' short- and long-term innovation requirements.
• Ensuring robust claim support design and patent strategy for platform technologies.
• Acting as a technical subject matter expert to identify, evaluate, and validate technologies for new product development concepts, external innovation collaborations, and business development opportunities.
• Driving translating scientific insights into consumer-relevant benefits to elevate scientific communications internally and externally.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Pharmacy
• 5 years of related experience required
• Experience with formulated products is required.
• Cosmetics, OTC, or pharmaceutical experience is required.
• An excellent technical foundation of formulated products, including emulsions, surfactants, suspensions, and structured liquids, and an understanding of material chemistry and process equipment is required.
• Experience translating science to actionable claims and communications is required.
• Experience in end-to-end product development, including design, development, and deployment through tech transfer, is preferred.
• Fluent written and oral English communication skills are required.
• Familiarity with cGMP and other regulatory requirements is preferred.

Desired Qualifications

• • Familiarity with cGMP and other regulatory requirements is preferred.

What's in it for you

• • This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate's skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.
• • Competitive Total Rewards Package*
• • Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
• • Learning & Development Opportunities
• • Employee Resource Groups
• • This list could vary based on location/region

*Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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