The Industrialisation team is a key pillar in R&D. This team is responsible for the transfer of formulations and products developed at bench scale in R&D, to production scale in various global manufacturing sites, including Poland, India and China. We also develop future facing processing and analytical technologies to support business growth. The team works across the full portfolio of colour cosmetics, skincare products, toiletries and hair care products.

You will work as part of the Industrialisation team with a focus on industrialising primarily our colour cosmetic products. You will work closely with key stakeholders, including R&D and global manufacturing sites, to influence the product design and create a robust processing solution so that right first time manufacture is achieved. You will need to apply sound chemical and physical reasoning to understand and resolve scale-up issues with various products.

Outside of NPD work you will be responsible for supporting new technology developments within certain manufacturing sites. You will be a strong technical player within the organisation delivering results with Togetherness, Spirit and Passion!

The Senior Process Chemist for Colour cosmetics will report to the Industrialisation Manager, based in Warsaw.

• Work with Formulation Chemists soon after product briefing by Marketing to assess risks with proposed formulation direction. Co-develop risk mitigation activities as required.
• Develop experimental plans surrounding scale-up activities for products. Develop manufacturing directions, manufacturing documentation and products specifications suitable for these plans. Work with pilot plant technicians to ensure scale up activities (including product filling) are performed as per experimental plans and as required by NPD timings.
• Address scale-up issues and any post-industrialisation non-conformances as they arise. Execute root cause investigations and put corrective and presentative actions in place as required.
• Work with other functions such as product testing, microbiology and packaging to ensure the formulations are tested according to correct protocols, review results and make recommendations.
• Work closely with manufacturing sites (internal and subcontractors) at an early stage of product development to develop a robust industrialisation solution. Organise and manage, either remotely or onsite, trials in relevant factory to assess industrialisation solutions.
• Support Industrialisation Manager and team colleagues on NPD process developments and challenges to ensure successful project delivery.

• Work with Formulation Chemists to support development of innovative new colour cosmetic technologies
• Support the delivery of the Industrialisation Team Strategy.

• Work with colleagues to share knowledge and ideas. Actively contribute to team activities and support other team members when necessary.
• Propose relevant partnerships with strategic collaborators and equipment suppliers to develop new technologies.
• Ideate and develop new process technologies to support new product innovations, cost saving opportunities and quality perception improvements.
• Collaborate with the Senior Analytical Scientist to deliver the new analytical technologies for manufacturing troubleshooting and cosmetic texture analysis

• Master in Science / Master in Engineering or PhD in a relevant discipline
• Experience in colour cosmetic product scale-up/manufacture (lipstick, mascara, foundations, etc)
• Experience of product development processes e.g. stage and gate.
• At least 4 years relevant experience in a manufacturing or research environment.
• An understanding of and hands-on ability to develop physical characterization test methods
• Experience with problem solving using statistical analysis, DoE and other tools
• Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics for process development/tech transfer
• Lean Six Sigma yellow/green belt certification
• Willingness to travel.
• Very good English.

• Medical private insurance (Medicover).
• Life insurance (Compensa).
• Cafeteria of benefits (Medicover) with subsidized sport card.
• Cosmetic allowance (possibility to try great Oriflame products).
• Internal training opportunities and access to LinkedIn Learning platform.
• Hybrid work model and flexible working hours.
• Great organization culture and possibility to work in multinational team.