R&D Material Scientist

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Govern APAC NPD project priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks, and resource needs.
• Qualify new raw materials through technical assessment, specification review, supplier data evaluation, documentation, and readiness for formulation use.
• Assess material-formula interactions with Product Development and define qualification requirements and evaluation support.
• Develop science-based qualification strategies, resolve technical gaps, coordinate mitigations, and enable timely decisions.
• Represent Materials R&D in project and governance forums; communicate status, recommendations, risks, and decisions.
• Collaborate with internal functions, suppliers, and external partners to support accelerated, compliant launches.
• Maintain qualification documentation and build scientific understanding of material chemistry and its effects on finished products.
• Capture and share learnings and improve workflows, accountability, and qualification strategies.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in FMCG, personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, or consumer healthcare, including NPD and/or materials qualification.
• Experience in cross-functional project or portfolio management, prioritization, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and launch delivery.
• Strong knowledge of consumer product development, formulation principles, raw material qualification, formula assessment, and technical risk evaluation.
• Working knowledge of GxP principles, quality systems, specifications, technical documentation, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong scientific problem-solving, communication, influencing, organization, collaboration, and coaching skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital portfolio or project-tracking tools.
• A master’s degree in Pharmacy, Cosmetics Technology, Chemical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred.

Work location

• The posting specifies a fully onsite work location in Mumbai, India.

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Benefits

• The posting lists a competitive benefits package, paid holidays and vacation, volunteer time, learning and development opportunities, and employee resource groups; offerings may vary by location.