Germany Job Openings

Wella Company

(Senior) Product Developer (gn)

Darmstadt

November 18, 2024


Funktion: R & D
Standort:Darmstadt, HE, DE
Arbeitsplatz-Regelung: Am Standort
Position Title

(Senior) Product Developer, Product Development R&D

Location

Darmstadt, Frankfurt Area, Germany


Reports to

Associate Director, Product Development R&D


Direct Reports



Scope / Brands

Care / Wella Professionals

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY
ABOUT WELLA
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.
For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com.

ABOUT R&D
Research & Development in Wella Company is a highly collaborative, competent and innovative group. You join a diverse teams of highly passionate Scientists, Engineers and Hair and Nail Artists who innovate at the forefront of technology and beauty trends. We:
BOU
  • Deliver end-to-end innovation through an empowered learning culture, exploring, developing and qualifying innovations that delight consumers
  • Innovate and bring to life the future of the company, guided by deep consumer research and trends that will grow our industry long term
  • Keep safety, sustainability, quality and regulatory always front and center of our work
We want you to join our R&D family for an exciting journey of innovation!

THE ROLE
This R&D Product Developer position will be within the Wella Professionals R&D Care & Styling team, to support the growth of our rapidly expanding global Care business.

The classic task of a Product Developer is to translate stylists & consumer needs into technical benefits. By monitoring consumer & stylist behavior as well as the competitive landscape and trends & movements we identify opportunities for winning innovation. Product & service prototyping and benefit demonstration and visualization are core work areas, complemented by thorough technical documentation for global execution.


In this role you will be closely working with all R&D functions to develop the technical understanding and deliver solutions for the Wella Professionals brand specific initiative needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Within your role you will be responsible for:
  • Consumer & stylist understanding/Insights.
  • Product & service qualification.
  • Early prototype testing.
  • Definition and documentation of robust claims substantiation strategy (in vitro and in vivo methods)
  • Demo creation to illustrate product differences, building the reason to believe in the product efficacy.
  • Support the development of technical product stories and scientific communication.
  • Support the registration, notifications, freedom to practice and other relevant clearances to allow product launch.
  • Represent R&D within multifunctional team meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Minimum Bachelor Degree from university in chemistry, chem-eng, cosmetic sciences, natural sciences, biology/biotech, etc. or related fields
  • Curiosity and empathy to transfer consumer and stylist insights into new product ideas
  • Desire to penetrate science deeply and support claims with robust science approaches
  • Team player and “can do” attitude
  • Creative thinking
  • A bias towards Beauty and in touch with trends in the beauty industry
  • Ideally experience within FMCG or beauty industry in designing and qualifying new technologies
  • Communication and presentation skills for verbal and written communication (in English) of ideas, technical rationales, risks, issues and recommendation.
  • Capable and willing to work in a fast-paced environment

Become a part of the "WELLA- family" and participate in the rebuilding of our independence. We live our values! #wellafamily #Wella Careers

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, 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 complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength.

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