Associate Scientist - Technical Products Research

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

Title: Associate Scientist, Technical Products Research 

Role & Responsibilities:

Associate Scientist/Engineer of Technical Products Research group working in Global R&I (Research & Innovation).  Responsible for helping to deliver new & or improved products through in-depth consumer understanding - uncovering & translating consumer beliefs, needs & desires into critical product design features and technologies, experiential cues & claims.  This includes defining targets & acceptable ranges for performance (product & pack) & consumer models that directly link innovation choices to consumer desired benefits & experiences.  Will work across category on platform & upstream research projects, working with Advanced Technologies, Formulation, Packaging & Processing innovation partners.   Responsible for being the voice of the consumer to help guide & inform the technology innovation teams on opportunities & implications of technical choices.

Delivering Technical Products Research Projects (75%)

An Associate Scientist/Engineer within the Technical Products Research team helps to uncover & translate consumer beliefs, needs & desires into critical functional benefits, design features, experiential signals, consumer claims, for upstream unbranded technologies and projects.   Helps determine critical technical attributes & drives innovation distinctiveness.  Guides & informs the technical innovation teams on opportunities & implications of technical choices.   Ensures holistic technical design:  products + packaging/device + regimen.   Develops technical benefit statements & core claim spaces for technologies.

An entry level Associate Scientist/Engineer within Technical Products Research will help to design & deliver new products – assessing new technologies with the consumer to deliver breakthrough products.  They will plan & execute their own work, with help from manager, supporting the projects, delivering it reliably, punctually, ensuring quality content & sharing learnings.  They will build category understanding of ELC products, packages / devices, using their technical knowledge to generate & analyze data, recognize & flag unexpected learnings.   They will become competent in standard operating procedures & methodologies used within their department.    Support in consumer model development, consumer performance targets & specifications.

Developing Technical Products Research Capabilities (20%)

Onboards and develops technical skills in consumer understanding – learns core consumer research & analysis techniques. Role models collaboration & the power of the team.   Practices abundance mentality - generous in sharing praise & credit.

Corporate & Global R&I Activities (5%)

Proactive participation in Corporate & Global R&I (including safety and quality) programs that drive organizational capability & individual growth.  Tailored to reflect candidate’s interests, skills & goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Anthropology Consumer/Sensory Science or other related field of study

• Demonstrates Learning Agility,  Strives For Excellence & Follow Through, Embraces and Initiates Change, Builds Collaborative Relationships

• High desire to learn, highly motivated

• Understanding of the scientific method/mentality to problem solving. Displayed use of the scientific method, leveraging multiple sources of information, to improve a product, experience, process in a past internship or in undergraduate research

• Previous experience designing, conducting, and analyzing consumer research to uncover and translate consumer beliefs, needs, & desires into critical design features and products.

• Demonstrated interest in understanding consumer/people thoughts, needs, desire and how that impacts their choices, preferences, etc. This could look like a capstone like project or other work within or outside curriculum

Pay Range:
Anticipated Base Salary Range $70,000.00  to $80,000.00 (Depending on qualifications, skills, experience and/or budget), based on a 40 hour work week (range to be scaled accordingly). In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. In addition, the Company maintains highly competitive incentive compensation programs (role eligibility may vary based on terms of the respective plan(s)).

You may be eligible to participate in the applicable Commission/Bonus Plan, under the plan guidelines in effect at the time of hire.  Additional details regarding the commission plan will be provided as part of your onboarding.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal-opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request.

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