Associate Manager, Research and Development - Process Engineer
Core
Lead the development and scale-up of new Personal Care products from lab to pilot plant, ensuring scalability and robustness for commercialization.
Role type
Associate Manager, Process Engineer (R&D)
Builds
Scalable, consumer-ready personal care products for Lifestyle Brands
Domain
Personal Care / Cosmetics manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
formulation scale-up, Design of Experiments (DoE), process development, commercialization qualification, hands-on troubleshooting, technical feasibility assessment, quality specification creation, project lifecycle management
Preferred skills
OTC/personal care manufacturing guidelines knowledge, multi-tasking, innovation focus, environmental sustainability awareness
Technologies
SAP
Responsibilities
Conduct process development experiments for scale-up readiness; Execute lab and pilot plant studies to ensure formula scalability; Develop qualification plans, line trials, and equipment capability studies; Assess technical feasibility of contract manufacturers; Troubleshoot quality and production issues at manufacturing locations; Create quality and process instructions; Manage data accuracy in Project Lifecycle Management software
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC with management responsibilities