Assistant Manager, Personal Care (Product Development Body Cleansing)

Assistant Manager, Personal Care (Product Development Body Cleansing)

Who We Are
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.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!

We are looking for an Assistant Manager, Personal Care Product Development who is passionate about Personal Care Product Development (PD) research.

What you will do:

Support development of Personal Care Body Cleansing Liquid products for global markets.

Lead the Body Cleansing Liquid Product Development team by identifying and developing new technical leads based on technological and consumer insights as well as providing technical guidance and supporting the team´s development.

Develop PD formulations that address the challenges of shipping across global borders/divisions by staying abreast of latest regulatory/legal directives. Including lab batching, stability, robustness in-vitro testing, consumer & clinical testing ensuring accurate documentation such as lab notebooks, SOPs and claims dossiers.

Develop and execute methods for validation and scale-up and complete technology transfer of product prototypes to the various Implementation & Support teams.

Support claim substantiation; Develop demos and provide “white coat” communication to Customer Development/ Retailers

Conduct competitive landscape and consumer trends research to help build innovation roadmaps, including patent, scientific papers and marketed products across the globe

Lead & support collaboration efforts with external partners/suppliers

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals including R&D partners: Cross Category Research & Innovation, Fragrance, Microbiology, Packaging, Quality, Regulatory, Statistics, Safety, and Technology Insights. Marketing, Consumer Insight, Procurement, Quality and Supply Chain across divisions.

Communicate results of research, both internally as well as via external publications/presentations and patents/IRs

Ensure assigned Quality and Environmental Affairs and Occupational Health and Safety actions and responsibilities are properly addressed and completed; investigate potential safety problems early in the research process.

Ensure personnel under his/her responsibility support and comply with Quality requirements, initiatives and systems; monitor progress on implementation of systems and actions; regularly supervise, coach, guide and train personnel under his/her responsibility on Quality requirements and systems.

Ensure accurate documentation such as notebooks, necessary Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), claims dossiers, and bundle books are maintained to support Global Regulatory registration and audits.

Ensure successful transfer of the leads to respective Implementation & Support teams.

Collaborate with the patent department to understand the current patent situation so proprietary rights and intellectual property can be protected, and to define areas where we can improve.

Oversee team's collaboration with other functions, including Safety, Process Development & Innovation, Packaging Development, Micro, Analytical, Statistics, Technology Insights, Regulatory and other groups as needed.

Actively participate on cross-functional task forces.

Participate in “on the ground” consumer observational studies.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical Sciences, Chemical Engineering or related science.

Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Sciences, Material Science, or Biotechnology

8+ years laboratory experienceProduct Development and/or Implementation & Support

3-5 Years of people management and project management Experience

Good knowledge in Product Development based research, evaluation, testing and scale-up; Knowledge in surfactant chemistry, GMPs, general lab instruments (pH meter, rheometer, mixers etc), microbiology fundamentals.

Advanced English

Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills

Strong project management and execution skills

Preferred Qualifications

PhD degree (desirable)

Academic or patent applications publications (desirable)

Demonstrate actively involvement in innovation projects

Our Commitment to SustainabilityWith the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact ***************@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.