Opportunity for M.Pharm or M.Sc or M.Tech as Sr. Product Designer at Hindustan Unilever Limited

Hindustan Unilever Limited is the leading FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) player in India. Hair is one of the fastest growing categories of HUL (Hindustan Unilever Limited) in South Asia. We have leadership position in hair care market in India with >50% market share with leading brands like Clinic Plus, Dove, Sunsilk, TRESemme and Indulekha to name a few. We are constantly innovating to delight our consumers with more exciting, superior products with focus on purposeful brand growth by sustainable products and ingredients.

Post : Hair Care Sr. Product Designer

Job Description :
• Develop formulations, prototypes, and mixes as desired by the project & business teams.
• Understanding of natural, herbal & ayurvedic active ingredients.
• Working closely with ayurvedic experts, understanding the need gaps, pain points and integrate the relevant points in product design.
• Provide support in development of the understanding of the technologies that will help drive meet the Indulekha brand ambitions. understanding competitor formulation strategy and develop insights to derive competitive advantages.
• Developing robust product specification for implementation.
• Ensure compliance to Internal Unilever protocols, External regulatory environment, while developing formulation with respect to commitment to safety, environment, claim support, specification management etc.
• Ensure compliance to product, pack, stability study protocols and reports
• Ensure Process Validation Protocol & Reports
• Work with the Processing and Supply Chain teams, develop manufacturing processes to scale the product manufacture from lab to pilot to main plant, estimate the CAPEX (Capital Expenditure)

Skills / competencies :
• Thorough understanding on pre-formulations, proto-typing and product development.
• Strong technical and hands on experience in hair and /or skin care categories and expect to think and innovate disruptive ideas for the brand.
• In-depth understanding of the herb processing, process of Designing and Deploying differentiated products on time in full.
• Strong technical and scientific approach to product design and troubleshooting.
• Basic understanding of regulatory & legal framework related to hair care products would be valuable
• Experience in digital tools & relevant search engines for R&D is desirable
• Excellent presentation & communication skill
• Identification of risks and development of mitigation plans.
• Ability to work and manage multiple stakeholders.

Candidate Profile :
• MSc (Organic Chemistry / Pharmaceutical), M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics / Pharmacognosy), M.Tech chemical /Cosmetic
• 3-5+ years’ experience in GDC/CDC.
• A well-established record of accomplishment of delivery.
• Good understanding of Hair Care category will be a plus.
• A well-developed networking and cross functional team management.

Additional Information
Experience : 3-5+ years
Qualification : MSc or M Pharm or M. Tech
Location : Mumbai HURC
Industry Type : Pharma / Healthcare / Clinical research
End Date : 30th August, 2022