Sunscreen Product Development Chemist

24 hours ago


Ajax, Ontario, Canada Colgate Full time

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programs that enrich communities around the world.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children's oral health.

Our Premium Skin Health Brands team is seeking a talented Research Scientist to join our Sunscreen Product Development group. As a key member of this team, you will be responsible for:

  1. Substantiating sunscreen and anti-aging product claims through rigorous process management and scientific analysis
  2. Proposing and reviewing claims, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards
  3. Serving as the R&D point of contact for commercial teams, providing technical expertise and support
  4. Contributing to technical sunscreen sales support, collaborating with marketing teams on product launches and relaunches
  5. Identifying new areas of perceived superiority in efficacy and claims through close interaction with R&I
  6. Collaborating with stakeholders to provide technical mentorship and support from product brief to launch

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in sunscreen formula development and evaluation, with experience using dispersions, film formation, delivery systems, and testing methods including FDA 21CFR, ISO 24444, ISO 24443, and PFA. A Master's degree in Science is preferred, along with project and leadership skills, supporting projects with diverse timelines and goals. Experience with skincare formulation and scale-up, stability, cosmetic elegance, efficacy, cost, and broad lab experience is an asset.

This role requires excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders. In return, Colgate-Palmolive offers a competitive salary range of $110,000 - $128,000 USD, annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options for Executive-level roles only. Additionally, employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually.



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