Scientist, Data Management

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

Located within the R&D facilities in Trumbull, CT, Scientist, Data Management carries out and supports the day to day business activities mentioned below as directed or requested by the responsible Manager. Individual tasks are defined by supervisor according to business needs and are as follows:

• Uses the data knowledge to support the R&D group with product lifecycle management processes
• Prioritizes high-urgency projects
• Actively contributes to process related discussions during the team meetings/knowledge exchanges, shares opinion and ideas for improvement of our processes

Day to day tasks:

• Data quality control:
  • Cross-check the correctness of raw material documentation
  • Ensure the completeness and proper starting of internal workflows
  • Communicate with R&D requesters in case of discrepancies in provided data, clarify the issues
• Change Control process
  • Handles NA HCB raw material and formulation requests based on the requests received from Product Development (R&D requesters)
  • Transforms initial data inputs to the format needed for internal systems, initiates internal workflows in timely manner
  • Keeps overview of the workflow statuses, supports with reporting
• Workflow coordination:
  • Follows-up with relevant parties in case of workflow issues
  • Facilitates issue resolution, sends reminders, handles escalations where relevant, informs R&D team after resolution
  • Supports R&D team with knowledge and helps understand unclarities prior to workflow submission

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's Degree in Natural Science (Biology, Chemistry or alike)
• Strong problem-solving skills and positive attitude
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Quick learner
• Strong agility in learning new operational systems

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $75,000.00 and $85,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.