What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Scientist position at Henkel?
About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What You´ll Do
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What You´ll Do
- Formulate hair related products with low level of supervision and direction.
- Engage in research activities to develop innovative hair product technologies, identify new opportunities and application methodologies.
- Gain a working knowledge of laboratory equipment utilized to evaluate the physical and performance attributes of various product types.
- Coordinate testing activities, including Test Salon, Biophysical, Microbiological, and Safety Testing, and document experimental procedures, results, and analyses.
- Understand, follow and adhere to project timelines and cost objectives, developing estimates in collaboration with your supervisor and ensuring alignment with the new product development process.
- Stay informed on industry regulations, applying foundational knowledge to current projects and proactively expanding expertise in global regulatory requirements.
- Support pilot and production batches, documenting procedures to ensure reproducibility and resolving formulation and manufacturing challenges.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with teams across R&D, Marketing, Manufacturing, QA, and Salon Services.
- Seek out and read industry literature as it relates to new assignments and technologies.
- Conduct patent searches on project related technologies, summarize and review search results with supervisor.
- Maintain a well-organized, clean, and safe lab environment
- Education: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, or PhD in Chemistry, Biology, Engineering or related field Minimum 2 years of formulation experience, preferrably in Hair Care Strong background in formulation lab work and quality testing procedures Project management experience is a plus
- Technical Expertise: Solid understanding of hair care formulation science
- Ability to translate complex technical information into clear, non-technical language Skilled in balancing creativity with process discipline to drive innovation and execution
- Professional Skills: Highly self-motivated, organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong presentation, interpersonal, and organizational abilities
- Proficient in relevant computer applications
- Other Requirements: Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time
- Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
- Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
- Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
- Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
Salary : $90,000 - $98,000