ASSOCIATE MANAGER, CHEMISTRY & FORMULATION INTERNATIONAL AIR CARE
About the position Responsibilities • Develop innovative formulations across Liquids, Candles, Gels and Aerosols. • Understand intellectual property landscape of the International Air Care business and recommend strategies to meet market needs while generating SCJ owned IP and avoiding competitive patents. • Meet internal ingredient standards and industry best practices for safety, scientific significance, accuracy, and recordkeeping. • Conduct performance testing & write technical documents to support claims. • Optimize formulation ingredients to manage cost and availability of ingredients. • Monitor stability testing, including first production run stabilities, and maintain records thoroughly and concisely compliant with good laboratory practices. • Prepare samples and track documentation for stability, micro-challenge, toxicological, clinical, and performance testing. • Coordinate outside testing with appropriate resources as required. • Meet with chemical suppliers to be aware of new raw materials and the possible second sourcing of raw materials to meet cost objectives. • Review trade publications and other industry news sources for raw material information, regulatory updates, and educational opportunities. • Investigate new raw materials and technologies through laboratory experimentation, record findings, and suggest applications. • Generate data, analyze data, and draw conclusions to make recommendations as to the formulation's suitability for various applications. • Prepare and/or coordinate preparation of demos and sales samples as needed for photography, trade shows, etc. • Adhere to and communicate project milestones and launch time deadlines. • Input data requirements in SAP with accuracy and attention to detail. • Be present for pilot batches and first production runs as necessary and work closely with cross functional team members on ensuring quality scale up of laboratory formulas to pilot plant and full production. • Be a functional leader and expert on cross functional teams for new product development and launches. • Follow general lab safety guidelines and maintain a clean, orderly work area. • Support sales team with customer questions, demos and product performance materials. • Work as a member of a fast-paced project team to create new products or product improvements that address consumer user criteria, needs, and insights. • Utilize knowledge of experimental design (DOE) and statistics to efficiently select appropriate course(s) of action to meet business needs. • Utilize available external resources to identify applicable new technologies and recommend bringing those technologies in-house. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or other related science and 6+ years of experience in the consumer products industry, OR Master's degree with 4+ years of relevant work experience. • Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Nice-to-haves • Air care formulation experience. • Possess an understanding of regulatory processes, i.e., EPA registration experience or equivalent. • Experience and understanding of matters related to intellectual property strategy. • Knowledge of the product development process. • Experience with various products, formulations and delivery system technologies. • Understanding of the functional properties and the environmental impact of ingredients. • Technical curiosity, innovative, problem solver with ability to effectively influence outcomes. • Multi-lingual.