Research Scientist Home & Personal Care

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

We are looking for: 
In the Home & Personal Care application lab in Aubervilliers, you will be in charge of managing global innovation projects, and scouting activities for the Hair Care segment. This job is targeting a scientist with a PhD in soft matter with ideally experience on colloid at interfaces.

We count on you for: 
As Research Scientist HPC, with a main focus on Hair Care, your main missions are to :

• Build scientific understanding of key problems and technical routes to address market unmet needs
• Be proactive in proposing new ideas / concepts / mechanism of action to be applied  in the Hair Care segment, as well as other Home & Personal Care segments
• Identify innovative solutions, economically viable and technically adapted for Syensqo Hair Care roadmap
• Define, organize and implement the technical actions needed to identify the solutions and how to market them, as well as the means to implement them (resources, budget, technical)
• Build and enrich formulation expertise, for all types of hair and product formats (shampoos, conditioners, leave-on, treatments…)
• Identify IP protection opportunities and threats for all new developments or product improvements
• Being aware of the regulatory constraints in place in the cosmetic application, and interact with our regulatory team to anticipate issues
• Contribute to the scientific and technical watch on the Hair Care segment
• Manage a team of lab technicians and accompany them in their professional evolution
• Use digital collaborative tools on a daily manner and participate to their growth
• Be open to travels, to meet customers and participate in seminars or trainings to customers, distributors, internal teams (<10%)

You can count on us for:

By joining Syensqo and its Home & Personal Care lab, you will  :

• Be integrated in a dynamic, rich and collaborative team
• Manage strategic and innovating R&I projects
• Build close relationships with other stakeholders (Business, Marketing, Sales, Industrial, Techno, Regulatory, …)
• Build customer intimacy with Hair Care Key Accounts
• Work with external partners to feed the Open innovation : Universities, start-ups, others…
• Learn on Syensqo products and expertise
• Build a career in an international group, with the potential of evolving to other roles

You will bring:

• A scientific background with a PhD in soft matter with major on colloids and surfaces, with 5 to 7 years of experience
• Strong appetite for science and innovation
• Knowledge on hair care raw materials and formulation, together with hair science would be a plus
• Ability to manage project 
• Creativity and demonstration of a spirit of initiative 
• Ability to manage and drive a team
• Ease of communication English (written and spoken), and preferably in French as well
• Capacity to collaborate, create adhesion and social bonding
• Support and push digitization initiatives, and use digital tools to share info and knowledge

You will get:

• Competitive salary 
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)
   

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

As you may already know, Syensqo is the newly established standalone company resulting from the recent spin-off of Solvay. While both organizations are in the process of finalizing the transition, some email communications related to your recruitment process may continue to come from Solvay.

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