Senior Research Scientist
Location
Mumbai | India
Job description
About Godrej Consumer Products
Godrej Consumer Products is a leading emerging markets company. As part of the 125-year young Godrej Group, we are fortunate to have a proud legacy built on the strong values of trust, integrity, and respect for others. At the same time, we are growing fast and have exciting, ambitious aspirations.
Today, our Group enjoys the patronage of 1.2 billion consumers globally, across different businesses. We rank among the largest Household Insecticide and Hair Care players in emerging markets. In Household Insecticides, we are the leader in India, the second largest player in Indonesia and are expanding our footprint in Africa. We are the leader in serving the Hair Care needs of women of African descent, the number one player in Hair Colour in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, and among the leading players in Latin America. We rank number two in Soaps in India and are the number one player in Air Fresheners and Wet Tissues in Indonesia.
But for us, it is very important that besides our strong financial performance and innovative, much loved products, we remain a good company. Approximately 23 per cent of the promoter holding in our Group is held in trusts that invest in the environment, health, and education. We are also bringing together our passion and purpose to make a difference through our 'Good &Green' approach to create a more inclusive and greener India.
At the heart of all of this, is our talented team. We take much pride in fostering an inspiring workplace, with an agile and high-performance culture. We are also deeply committed to recognizing and valuing diversity across our teams.
Designation Senior Research Scientist – Fragrance specialist
Location Mumbai – Godrej One
Job Purpose You are expected to contribute actively towards development of Perfumery technologies in Air care / Skin/ Household Insecticide/ Hygiene categories. The aim is to enhance GCPLs Perfumery science knowledge base which will help us in creating strong product differentiators in the market place.
R Oles & Responsibilities - Through knowledge of creation, development and evaluation of products for fragrance development.
- Candidate should be expert in std perfume evaluation protocols used globally for FMCG products
- Should be expert in the global regulatory affairs of perfume industry
- Expect to understand the commercials of perfumes
- Thorough understanding on pre-formulations, proto-typing and product development of various dosage forms. The candidate should have strong technical and hands on experience in at least couple of above mentioned categories.
- Expect to think and Innovate disruptive ideas in relevant categories
- Develop and work on relevant projects with fragrance industry /academia to build and develop science base within GCPL, and also exploit learning's to our commercial advantage
- Document the product development pathway by means of suitable reports and dossiers
- Interact and coordinate with fragrance houses and different cross functional teams for various activities
- Exposure to wet and instrumental analysis of relevant perfumes & product categories.
- Utilize measurement techniques to characterize and predict perfumes and product behavior over time
- Understand and follow protocols/test methods used to measure functional and aesthetic performance
- Analyze and evaluate competition products
Internal And External Interaction - The role requires regular interaction with Innovation/Design Team as well as Marketing functions. The candidate will report to the Product Category Head .
- The candidate is expected to interact with academia/Fragrance houses of learning in establishing and working on projects which are category relevant.
Educational Qualification - M Tech Fragrances and Flavors or an equivalent course with specialization in perfumes
Experience - Minimum 8 years' experience in the field of fragrance development preferably in the field of Hair, Skin/House Hold Insecticides / Hygiene/Air Care will be preferable
Challenges In This Role - The basic challenge will be to demonstrate strong innovative capability within the category and bring out differentiation in products through perfumes. The candidate is expected to build a proactive library of technical cleared perfumes for NPD pipeline of projects within R&D on the basis of existing consumer insights/category challenges. The candidate must be a self-starter, and must display a strong inclination and passion to develop a host of Disruptive innovative projects which shall feed the NPD pipeline. Candidate must be able to quickly spot product opportunities based on consumer in sighting/domain knowledge and define a quick road map for rapid product development
Key Skills - Analytical abilities coupled with an understanding of and ability to use statistical tools
- Must possess a sound understanding of product formulations, consumer expectations/insights, as well as, gaps in delivery of existing formats. Some level of consumer interaction to understand consumer needs
- An appetite for learning, open mind for innovation, questioning status quo, ability to think out of the box
- Knowledge on Product development of FMCG category
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to demonstrate the practical use of knowledge base in Innovation Projects
- Strong Interpersonal skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- An understanding on regulations governing perfumes & cosmetics.
An inclusive Godrej Before you go, there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And has been for over a century. It's not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.
We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognise merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.
If this sounds like a role for you, apply now!
We look forward to meeting you.
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