Senior Application Scientist - East Coast
- Description
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BASIC FUNCTION:
To help promote sales growth and provide technical support to our sales team, customers, and supply partners. To enhance the technical knowledge of our sales team and support customer formulation requests through an in-depth knowledge of our diverse ingredient portfolio. To support innovative prototype development of unique formulation concepts that align with, and drive market trends.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Lead prototype formulation, creating specification, processing conditions, and generating stability data.
· Ensure laboratory is stocked with the necessary raw materials, equipment and documentation
· Provide sales team with technical and co-development customer support.
· Support on-going internal technical sales training and programs for new hires.
· Deliver technical presentations to key customers.
· Develop tools to support our sales team, customers, and supply partners.
· Drive research projects to further understand portfolio synergies and support cross-selling model.
· Liaise with supply partner technical teams to present research findings and new prototype ideas.
· Participate as a technical expert in industry trade shows and meetings.
· Develop a network of key contacts within the Personal Care industry.
· Support identification of potential suppliers and validation studies.
· Stay abreast of key market trends, to promote sales growth.
· Proactively communicate ideas, innovations, synergies, projects and timelines.
· Create a safe, organized, and efficient lab environment.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or related technical field and at least 7 years of industry experience including bench formulating experience in skin care, hair care, sun care and color cosmetics, etc.
Contract manufacturing experience preferred, with a working knowledge of formulation challenges, final product scale-up and manufacturing equipment.
In-depth knowledge of key Personal Care raw material chemistries and industry suppliers. Experience with regulatory requirements as they relate to cosmetic/personal care ingredients and formulations. Organized, detail oriented with excellent time management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with supply partners, customers, and colleagues at all levels.
Resourceful and Independent self-starter, with excellent problem-solving skills, able to see tasks through to completion. Able to travel (20-30%).
Must possess current US employment authorization; sponsorship not available for this position.
EOE