Require Senior R&D Associate at UNILEVER

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Post : Senior R&D Associate, Glow & Lovely Global R&D

Job Description
The incumbent would be responsible for Product Design and Development for Global Glow & Lovely R&D in skincare. S(he) would be working on various global & regional projects. The job needs continuous interaction with Global & regional R&D teams, Marketing teams, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Legal, Regulatory teams as well as external agencies as part of innovation product developments. It is expected that the incumbent, during the course of his/her work, will need to deliver to the following key goals:
• Carry out a holistic end-to-end product design, working in all aspects of product development: formulation design to fit to insight, meet benchmarks, sensory, assess product stability, efficacy, formulation interaction with packaging and scale up for manufacturing.
• Work with the Science and Technology, Category design teams to develop and land innovations and new technologies and formats.
• Understand the consumer habits & needs and translate to develop product solutions as needed by the business project briefs.
• Formulation Development: deliver to new product development briefs by designing experiments, prototyping and lab experiments, and delivering to finished product.
• Independently Scale-up formulations (Planning & Executing) from bench to Pilot Scale & from Pilot to Main Plant manufacturing levels.
• Design of stability testing and monitoring, interfacing with analytical laboratory, execution of basic analytical tests, in line with the global stability protocol
• Write formulation and process specifications and Independently support the Technology Roll-out to the Sourcing Units, by implement processes at Unilever and third party manufacturing facilities.
• Design and execute trial proposals for manufacturing trials.

• Technology roll-outs to Global Glow & Lovely Markets, technical transfer dockets preparations.
• Operational interactions with Factories/Suppliers, Global R&D teams, etc.
• Contributes to patents and papers as per the need of the work/research
• Contribute pro-actively in identifying & supporting value improvement opportunities for portfolio of products.
• Support the Team in business savings agenda mainly alternate vendor (or 3P) development process including RM Specification Evaluations.
• Ensuring compliance to Internal Unilever protocols while developing product solutions with respect to commitment to safety, environment, claim support, specification management etc.
• Understand risks and manage & mitigate those as appropriate
• Independently Manage all interfaces (Brand development, Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality) in cooperation with the Technical project Leader.
• Work closely with other functions (marketing, Regional R&D teams) to develop the product and communication claims and claim support, ensuring strong consumer relevance and engagement.
• Unilever Global design team to select formulations from Unilever Toolboxes.
• Work closely with other functions, such as marketing and supply chain, to create, develop and deliver new products and innovations
• Work and communicate effectively with different departments and functions to deliver against the project network timings and identify and manage risks

Candidate Profile
• Postgraduate with knowledge of chemistry (preferably Pharmaceuticals/chemical engineering) with 2-4 years experience. Preferably on Skin care/ Personal care product development.
• Well versed with the Product Development Principles - formulation science, material understanding, product testing methodologies, etc.
• Well versed with R & D Processes and Protocols - stability protocols and formulation assessments with basic laboratory tools, analytical tests and instrumentation.
• Tech Savvy - Well versed with handling digital tools and platforms
• Effective communication skills (verbal/ written)

• Dealing with people from multicultural backgrounds
• Good interpersonal skills and a team player,
• Ability to work independently with Cross-functional team members
• Project management skills & Multitasking ability
• Drive, energy to make a real contribution
• Agile, proactive and enthusiastic working style
• Design thinking & Creativity

Additional Information
Experience : 2-4 years
Qualification : M.Pharm, M.Sc
Location : Mumbai
Industry Type : Pharma/ Healthcare/ Clinical research
Functional Area : R&D
End Date : 10th April, 2021