Director, Face Makeup Development, Maybelline, L'Oral Research & Innovation

Position Title: Director, Face MakeupDevelopment, Maybelline, L'Oreal Research & Innovation

Location: Clark, New Jersey

Department: Research & Innovation MakeupDevelopment

For more than onehundred years, L'Oral believes that beauty needs Science. In a world nowtransformed by digital technology and the emergence of new scientific domains,we are confident in our ability to turn these opportunities into majorinnovations, closely linked to the new consumer expectations all over theworld. Science & Technology are allowing us to invent safe, trustable,sustainable & responsible beauty products and experiences that will changepeople's lives.

L'Oral Research& Innovation (R&I) has continuously invested upstream in its researchwith a high level of ambition. Our 4,100 L'Oral R&I people are talentedand highly skilled, located in major markets, working in a cooperative way,open to the world. L'Oral, Research & Innovation is a vast,multidisciplinary, scientific community working in more than 30 specializedfields, spread out across the world in 21 research centers across 6 regionalhubs, 14 evaluation centers, and 49 scientific and regulatory departments. Ouremployees represent over 60 nationalities and are united for one passion: toinvent and perfect innovative, high-performance products for the well-being ofall across the world.

Todiscover more on our scientific and technical functions at L'Oral Research& Innovation, please check out our website

Inside L'Oral'sResearch & Innovation Division, Development isresponsible for working closely with our over 42 brands to adapt and innovate formulations into new and exciting products based on consumer and marketing insights. In Open Development, our scientists work closelywith external manufacturers to develop and refine formulas to meet the needsand expectations of our consumers. Development of great products requiresbuilding strong, internationalcollaborations across different functions to ensure that productsare seen from inception to officialization for our local and global launchdeadlines.

We are seeking a Director to join and lead our Face Makeup Development team in our Clark, New Jersey Research facility. Inthis role, you will provide managerial, technical, and operationaladministration for the Makeup Products Category including providing leadership,direction, and development for our team.

As a Director for our Face Makeup Development team,your main responsibilities are:
Leads the departmentalefforts to identify, recommend, adapt and utilize new producttechnology.
Approves and issues as finalall formulas, either of US or worldwide origin, to manufacturing withall accompanying ingredient and product quality specifications andclearances as required for general safety, microbiology, claim support,processing, and product/package interaction.
Tracks the progress of allongoing projects, verifies schedules, launch dates, and otherrequirements, and acts as needed to maintain direction and timing,consistent with plans.
Proactively build and executea plan to upgrade current products to new technologies with the objectiveto maintain competitiveness and sustainability at any time.
Develops and maintains acompatible and open working relationship with all other departmentsincluding Marketing, scale-up, Manufacturing, ProductSafety, international peers, etc.
Plans and executes alldepartmental system requirements whose objective is to save time throughminimization of error, elimination of redundant or repetitive tasks andthe assurance of clarity of purpose of all departmental actions.
Leads all elements ofdepartmental activity focused to identify, screen, and quickly produceprototype products utilizing new technology including visits to the FrenchR&D laboratories, attendance at meetings and seminars, review ofpatents and contracts with universities and testing organizations.
Lead, develop and grow a teamof scientists, develop a career plan and recommends training anddevelopmental activities for all department staff, identifies neweducational opportunities and assures that all recommended activitiesoccurs and are followed up to measure impact.
Serves as the technicalresource in Makeup products for Maybelline New York
Develops, issues, andupdates annually generic/formulation guidelines in Makeup category.

To Succeed in this Position, You Have:
A completed Bachelor's degreein a scientific (Biology, Chemistry, Materials Science etc.) orengineering (Chemical, Materials, Biomedical) field is required; advanceddegree (Masters or PhD)preferred.
7-10 years of relevantindustry experience (cosmetics/personal care, pharmaceutical, food orproducts), in advertising claims substantiation is required.
Experience in clinicalclaims, instrumental claims, and/or consumer claims substantiationpreferred.
Experience in claims relatedto packaging, sustainability, and product formulations preferred
Knowledge of the productclaims regulations and U.S. compliance landscape preferred
Strong communication skills(oral, written, and interpersonal) and negotiation skills, and theability to identify and recommend solutions to problems.
Ability to work in a crossfunctional role and to interact effectively across highly matrixed globalorganization.
Flexible and adaptable;ability to work in an exhilarating, fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated management orleadership experience.
8-10+ years' experience informulation within Cosmetic Category with a minimum of 5 years in MakeupR&D Product Development within Consumer Products industries isrequired.
Experience with consumerMakeup products, preferred.
Strong technical backgroundin formulation.
Viewed as a leading innovatorand leader in the industry.
Must have good managementskills, leading and developing a team of scientific professionals.
Must be able to articulateand implement a vision and motivate team members to achieve departmentgoals & objectives.
Familiarity with testingmethodology and procedures.
Fluency is French is a plus.
Authorization to work in theUnited States on a full-time, permanent, ongoing basis without the needfor legal sponsorship now or in the future (required)

What's In It For You:
Corporate Short-TermIncentives (Corporate Profit-Sharing Bonus, Individual Performance Bonusesbased on level)
Competitive BenefitPackage (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
Hybrid Work Policy (Up to 2Days per week work from home for eligible roles, subject to managerapproval)
Flexible Time Off (PaidCompany Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time,Summer Fridays & More!)
Access to Company Perks (VIP Accessto L'Oral's Internal Shop for Discounted Products)
Learning & DevelopmentOpportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & LearnSessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
Employee ResourceGroups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
Access to Mental Health &Wellness Programs

Don't meet every single requirement? AtL'Oral, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovativeworkplace. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn'talign perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, weencourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this orother roles!

We are an EqualOpportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do notdiscriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employmentpractices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation,national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition ordisability, or any other legally protected status.

If you require areasonable accommodation to complete an application for a recognized disabilityunder applicable law, please email [email protected].Please note this email will only respond to specific requests for assistancecompleting the application as a request for accommodation for a disability. Allothers will not be considered.

Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is ourhighest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhancedprotection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We mustall operate with the shared responsibility for each other's health & safetyin mind.
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