Manager R&D Product Safety

Function: R & D

Location: Darmstadt, HE, DE

Work Arrangement: On-site

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 more information about the Wella Company, visit our website www.wellacompany.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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. 

TASKS

• Represent the Product Safety department in business initiatives and technical projects as an integral member of multifunctional teams.
• Prepare safety assessments for cosmetic ingredients and finished hair and nail products for pre-market testing and market release.
• Prepare safety assessments for new raw materials, determine need for additional testing and analytic.
• Generate and evaluate toxicity data with emphasis on (Q)SAR analyses, read-across approaches, and in vitro assays, including study monitoring.
• Identify potential safety concerns with chemical substances, analyze relevant habits & practices data, create market safety profiles, and manage safety-related external relation issues.
• Handle in-market safety questions and issues in collaboration with colleagues in Product Safety, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, QA, Legal, and Commercial departments.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:    

• Ph.D. or M.S. in toxicology, biochemistry, chemistry or related disciplines.
• Work experience with safety assessments in chemicals, cosmetics, and/or healthcare sectors.
• Experience with in silico methods and non-animal safety approaches.
• Structured, self-responsible and solution-oriented way of working.
• High customer and service orientation.
• Distinctive "Business Sense", agility and healthy pragmatism ("hands-on mentality").
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English, both oral and written.

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! 

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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.