R&D Process Developer

Wella Company is one of The World’s leading Beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

ABOUT R&D

Research & Development in Wella is a highly collaborative, competent and innovative group. You join diverse teams of highly passionate Scientists, Engineers and Hair & Nail Artists who innovate at the forefront of technology and beauty trends.

THE ROLE

In this role you will support the scalability qualification of Care and Styling making and filling operations at internal sites or TPM locations. Your work will focus on the pilot scale‑up of lab prototypes, ensuring technical readiness to meet CPS timelines and appropriate escalation and mitigation of risks to protect the product launch. The role is based in the pilot plant and involves leading, developing and executing hands‑on experimentation, delivering reliable, accurate and reproducible results. The successful applicant can use data and insights to guide the technical team towards actionable solutions to ensure robust innovation delivery, right first‑time start‑up and ongoing quality.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support the pilot plant scale‑up and plant qualification work to execute IMP, technical changes and supply network design relocation qualifications for care and styling products. Contribute to the technical learning plan for the Process Development activities, applying technical rigor to lead the execution with excellence. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams in R&D and Supply Chain to ensure successful project execution. Proactively recognize issues and propose new approaches to create solutions. Go beyond accepted ideas to identify better ways to accomplish work and get better, faster results. Communicate results and conclusions in a way that aids team decision-making.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Ability to work independently, capable to lead parts of technical projects. Adaptable and able to learn new systems and processes quickly. Attention to detail, with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Available to travel to qualify production in manufacturing sites around the world.

PROBLEM SOLVING ASPECTS

Breadth: Broad role that requires knowledge in Care and Styling products, chemistry and process development, as well as collaborating across the technical community in R&D and Supply Chain. Complexity: Requires technical knowledge of the Care and Styling portfolio and making transformations. Strong English skills required to work with global teams. Able to communicate technical results to drive alignment on qualification plans and actionable solutions.

EDUCATION / KNOWLEDGE

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience in an industrial setting. Knowledge of Hair Care or Personal Beauty manufacturing is an advantage. Expertise in chemical and physical modelling utilising AI or machine learning as applicable to scale‑up is an advantage.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AT WELLA

A diverse and dynamic team; passionate about Haircare Attractive salary package with a wide range of benefits Free company parking as well as central location and good public transport connections Promotion of personal potential and individual career paths Support during the induction period and the opportunity to take on responsibility at an early stage Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home A collegial working atmosphere at an employer with an appreciative corporate culture Open communication and an international as well as diverse environment in which the "WE" is in the foreground!

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to ethnical origin, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Wella Company with disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr Wella Operations US LLC