Life Science Expert - Volketswil, Schweiz - La Prairie Group

La Prairie Group

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Volketswil, Schweiz

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

In this role you will develop new scientific concepts for the brand, the collections and the new launches. You will develop new active ingredients, in vitro test processes and technologies. You will follow and share relevant scientific research and trends. You will represent La Prairie in terms of life science expert. You will manage patents and you will play a key role in the innovation process

How you will create a beautiful impact:

Contributes to the strategic direction in relation to the product portfolio through scientific trends and innovations
Contributes to La Prairie's innovation and science vision
Searches for ideas and develops ingredient and product concepts to support brand image and stories, and evolve the current iconic ingredient stories.
Participates in the innovation/ideation process
Develops innovative new product concepts, integrating story, claims, ingredients and technologies
Manages innovation projects
Scans and understands latest science insights, translates these into potential consumer benefits
Follows latest research in skin, cell and molecular biology
Acts as scientific spokesperson for LP: press events, interviews, questions from the beauty press, client events
Searches for new active ingredients, technologies and devices
Develops new test assays to support innovative new claims
Establishes collaborations with external partners from industry and universities worldwide
Leads creative science meetings with global brand development and SI&S
Issues innovation newsletter
Is responsible for scientific documentation
Writes scientific fact sheets and stories
Reviews internal and external scientifictechnical texts
Answers consumer inquiries related to technicalscientific topics

What you need to have to be our next audacious and creative talent:

Master /PhD or equivalent in a relevant life science discipline
10 years of R&D experience in cosmetics
Strong conceptual thinking to understand and define skincare trends for the next years
Able to translate concepts into scientific properties
Knows how to define and test for claims
Good network of raw material suppliers and research institutes
Able to present/represent La Prairie with journalists and technical/scientific associations
Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
Experience in working with many different cultures
Excellent communication skills
Capable of vulgarising scientific concepts
Perfect English

Why your journey with us will be unique:

We care about our employees' well-being: we contribute to the cost of your health insurance
In addition to your 25 working days holidays, overtime is compensated with 8.5 additional days off: enjoy a summer day at the beach and a nice Christmas break
Exclusive access to our staff boutique at HQ to purchase our amazing products at a discounted price and with the help of a Beauty Advisor
We recognise the importance of flexible work: you can work from home for up to 2 days a week
A brand new office location in the centre of Zurich
And more.

The world of La Prairie is just a few steps away:

Application with CV + Cover Letter (recommended)
1st online interview with HR and/or Hiring manager
Additional interviews onsite with the Hiring Manager and other from the business.

To all recruitment agencies:

La Prairie does not accept agency resumes.

Please do not forward resumes to our jobs portal, We are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

At La Prairie we work on creating a diverse & inclusive culture by having a balanced population and an open, safe, trusting and accepting culture.

We believe that diversity in our talents is the strength of our house and we are supporting professional equality for everyone.

We welcome applicants with and from diverse background.