Senior Research Scientist

Location

Mumbai | India

Job description

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 learnings 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.

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