UI - Senior R&D Associate
Core
Lead oral formulation development, prototyping, and scale-up for Unilever's white-space growth markets, balancing efficacy, cost, and regulatory compliance.
Role type
Senior R&D Associate (Oral Care Formulation)
Builds
New oral care products (toothpaste, mouthwash, whitening formats) for emerging geographies and non-traditional channels.
Domain
Consumer Goods / Oral Care / Chemical Formulation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Oral care formulation development, scale-up, regulatory compliance, cost optimization, lab pilot execution, trend scouting, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Master's in science, 5+ years experience, 50% oral care focus, travel readiness
Technologies
KBS toolkit, digital data platforms
Responsibilities
Identify and deploy optimized oral care formulations; Lead oral formulation development and prototyping; Partner on regulatory approvals; Develop oral care claims and demos; Execute lab pilot batches and scale-up; Drive oral R&D strategy and trend scouting; Ensure regulatory updates implementation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
