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Job Title: Formulation Research Scientist

Location: Port Sunlight R&D

Travel: 5% of the time.

JOB PURPOSE

The role of the Science & Technology team is to deliver breakthrough technologies and differentiated innovations to meet the needs and preferences of our consumers around the world. Within the Personal Care division, we are building new, world-class capability to help us develop innovations that out-perform the competition and build equity for our leading brands.

An opportunity has arisen for a degree/MSc qualified formulation technologist to join the Science & Technology (S&T) Physical Sciences Group within the Personal Care business at Port Sunlight and the Materials Innovation Factory (Liverpool), to contribute to the on-going development and optimisation of product formulations for Personal Care (Deo and Oral Care). The role involves working in multi-disciplinary Physical Sciences teams where everyone contributes to achieving a common goal. It is ideally suited to an energetic, self-motivated, independent, and resourceful research scientist with excellent people skills and a desire to further develop their scientific skills.

Reporting into a Physical Science manager, the job-holder will use their technical expertise to prepare and characterise new product formulations. They will measure and optimize product performance using category specific techniques, and also develop new methods to characterise products, working with robotics/automation experts when required. The job-holder will capture high quality data via appropriate data capture tools to provide new product insights.

Key skill areas are in formulation, colloid science, and physical characterisation of product microstructures. The successful candidate will also be expected to have proficiency in data handling and statistics.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

BSc/MSc degree in physical chemistry, colloid science, materials science or equivalent research background.
Experience in lab scale formulation and processing of Personal Care and/or Home Care products and in characterisation of their microstructure.
Experience of OPEX App, and LIMS
Good practical skills and ability to translate experimental insights into product opportunities.
Desirable experience of working in an industrial or academic lab environment, including preparing and maintaining safety documentation.
Knowledge of digital methods (e.g. DoE, data analysis/manipulation) is desirable.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever.

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