Formulation Design Chemist

Job Title: Formulation Design Chemist

Location:Leeds office R&D

JOB PURPOSE

This role focuses the development and testing of new deodorant Formulations for global/regional rollout.

Key Challenges of the role

• Taking responsibility for planning and delivering the technology development and testing programme for projects and/or the longer-term technology roadmap ensuring all testing is completed to meet network timings and/or project brief.
• Addressing formulation/product issues as they arise for example fragrance and formulation instability.

Working at a global level as the main formulation contact, dealing with technical queries from other areas of the business; GDC’s, regions, marketing, SEAC, Supply chain.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be able to understand the functions of raw materials and their role within specific formulations. When required under guidance of senior WL1’s, adapt and develop new formulations delivering into the formulation workstream, that deliver to the product benefits and requirements e.g., claims as outlined on the brief.
• Be able to formulate safely and autonomously, contributing to technical projects by planning and executing technical testing, interpreting results, troubleshoot technical issues, confirm product integrity, generating support for claims, preparing reports, communicating results to the team, and contributing towards margin optimisation initiatives.
• Provide supporting documentation, e.g., safety clearance, for prototype products for both internal and external testing, including consumer/claims testing.
• Carry out relevant qualitative and quantitative technical testing, including consumer and specialist testing followed by digitising results, analysing and interpreting data.
• Becomes fluent in using new and established Unilever digital tools while bringing ideas to improve and develop future digital capabilities.
• To be aware of key competitors specific to applicator area and develop formulation expertise to understand implications for Unilever products and brands. To be aware of tools for protecting intellectual property when reporting information.
• Keep laboratory files/records, SOP’s, risk assessments, COSHH, etc. up to date. Design and implement new protocols and testing techniques with guidance as necessary from senior WL1’s.
• Effectively communicate with different functional areas of the business to ensure deadlines are met. Attend and contribute to technical team meetings where necessary with guidance from senior WL1’s or WL2’s.
• Actively participate in departmental initiatives, processes and maintain high standards of laboratory housekeeping and safety. Supports training and provides technical support for colleagues. 
• To prepare relevant documentation for laboratory technicians such as batch sheets, gassing sheets, results templates for capturing data in relevant Unilever software.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Experience

• Graduate caliber - Degree level in Chemistry preferable with some laboratory experience in formulation development.

Functional Skills

• Formulation Chemistry - Understanding of ingredients; ability to modify and manipulate formulations.
• Evaluate and understand interactions between ingredients within formulation/process/pack
• Analytical capability – analyze and interpret data
• Design of experiments/protocol development
• Designing new products/CFD’s to specific briefs that deliver to consumer insights e.g., 72hrs claims
• Intellectual property understanding
• Technical Knowledge of Supply chain, CTI and fragrance development processes
• Physical stability assessment capability
• Understanding consumer insights and needs

R&D and General Professional Skills

• Information Management - knowledge capture, reporting
• Stakeholder management - working with external & internal partners
• Project Management
• Strategic Implementation
• Health & safety regulations and processes
• Effective communication
• Digital skills

STANDARDS OF LEADERSHIP / COMPETENCIES

• Consumer and Customer love
• Personal Mastery
• Agility
• Passion for High Performance
• Purposeful Impact
• Talent Catalyst

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’ 

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever.

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