Scientist (Bar Soap Formulation)

About the Role:

The Colgate-Palmolive Company is seeking a highly skilled Scientist to join our team in the development of bar soap formulations. As a key member of our research and development team, you will be responsible for implementing and supporting the development of bar soap across Latin America, partnering with various business units to deliver new product grids, formulations, and innovations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement new bar soap formulations, working closely with consumer innovation centers, go-to-market teams, and global supply chain partners.
• Support knowledge and technology transfer in manufacturing sites across regions, collaborating with divisional funding teams to develop and implement margin improvement projects.
• Interact with business partners, including consumer innovation centers, technology innovation, local marketing, quality, regulatory, environmental affairs, occupational health and safety, technology insights, legal, supply chain, and product development.
• Submit and follow up on invention records and research reports.
• Support the conceptualization, design, management, and data analysis of new technologies and clinical trials.
• Develop, validate, and implement assigned regional and local bundles, adapting and implementing global bundles through line extensions.
• Substantiate claim support and ensure compliance with local regulatory needs and corporate quality standards.
• Validate formula and process robustness and key release specifications with local raw materials and local manufacturing.
• Implement divisional funding, simplification, and margin improvement projects.
• Suggest improvements to manufacturing processes, take direction from supervisor on strategies for simplification of portfolio and materials, review supplier documentation and raw materials, support experimental manufacturing orders and production start-ups, and resolve quality issues.
• Provide local connection to consumer insights, competitive activity, and external visibility to regional scientific communities.
• Communicate learning from implementation work via research reports, invention records, and/or patents, and presentations to internal business partners and senior management.
• Compile data required to ensure and conduct efficient technology transfer, anticipate, identify, and communicate potential issues.
• Ensure accurate documentation, including notebooks, standard operating procedures, claims dossiers, and bundle books.
• Understand and use safe handling procedures for corrosive chemicals, gases, high-pressure steam, flammable solvents, and fine particle size powders.
• Interact with other functions, including safety, process development and innovation, micro, analytical, statistics, technology insights, regulatory, and other groups as needed.
• Comply with, coordinate, and execute good manufacturing practices and environmental affairs, occupational health and safety activities, take preventive and corrective actions to mitigate potential EOHS or quality incidents.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Material Science, Biotechnology, or Cosmetic.
• 2-5 years of relevant laboratory experience.
• 2-5 years of consumer goods industry experience in R&D, manufacturing, or related.
• Advanced level of English language.
• Use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or Google Suite (docs, slides, sheets).
• PDM/SAP experience (desirable).

About Colgate-Palmolive Company:

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets, and our planet. Focused on oral care, personal care, home care, and pet nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources, and improving children's oral health.

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we strive to create an environment where our people feel they belong, where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect, and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.