Technical Operations Senior Scientist

Kenvue is currently recruiting for a:

Technical Operations Senior Scientist

What we do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated.  We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Role reports to:

Tech Ops Regional Cluster Leader

Location:

North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Fort Washington

Work Location:

Fully Onsite

What you will do

The Technical Operations Senior Scientist is responsible for providing support in Technical Operations for a broad range of consumer cosmetics, OTC drug products, and OTC monograph drug products while developing deeper knowledge and benchmarking with other sites.  The Senior Scientist possesses a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.  Working under minimal direction, this individual collaborates cross-functionally as needed to provide technical support in the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions for cost reduction and critical initiatives. This individual is expected to implement technical aspects of projects, and interact with multi-functional teams to implement projects.   This position plays a role in ensuring robust product development, process optimization, and adherence to quality standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in biopharmaceutical process development and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead small to moderately sized project per established timeline, including but not limited to the technology transfer process for New Products Introduction, Product Improvements, and new raw material qualification .  Support large complex project tasks.
• Uses scientific principles to resolve sophisticated technical challenges while being able to articulate complex subject matter in clear, concise terms. Seeks guidance on more complex technical challenges. 
• Designs, coordinates, and implements project tasks per established timeline including the execution of planned experiments (i.e., sample collection, in-process testing, sample management, etc.).
• Prepares or may approve technical memos, reports, analyzes and summarizes data, and recommends conclusions based on scientific rationale.
• Leads technical aspects for solving supply issues, global change control, root cause analysis, and remediation for technical-related issues.
• Effectively execute technical transfer and life cycle management initiatives and identify new agile ways and risk-based approaches to accomplish goals and objectives
• Collaborate and work closely with Supply Chain, R&D, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and other departments to ensure seamless transitions through new product and project development lifecycle.
• Provide direction and mentorship to scientists and co-ops

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Engineering, or related scientific field.
• 4+ years of industry experience related to process development is required.
• Experience within the Consumer, OTC, or Pharmaceutical industry is preferred. GMP experience is preferred. Experience in a highly regulated environment is preferred.
• Strong process knowledge related to process/product development is required. 

Desired Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of product characteristics and their correlation with product/raw material performance and performance requirements of specific products or raw materials and the customer needs.
• Solid understanding of scientific principles for liquid/semi-solid formulation development (i.e., solution, suspension, semi-solid), solid dosage development (i.e., immediate and delayed-release), and other formulation development (i.e., N