Working student R&D

Position Title: Working student, 20h/week

Location: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Reports to: Manager R&D

Duration of contract: 12 months

Scope / Brands: Wella Professionals

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.

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.

THE ROLE

In this role, you’ll support the product development of our global Wella Professionals Styling portfolio. As part of the R&D team, reporting to your Manager, you will create landscaping overviews, new demo ideas and support the preparation of hair samples in the lab and even conduct tests yourself, documenting your work in forms of protocols and preparing the results into presentations. The job is based in Darmstadt and requires presence on site.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ideation & creation of visual and sensorial demonstration of product performance
• Creation of short videos and editing
• Preparation of substrate/hair for measurements
• Basic product performance testing with analytical lab methods (i.e. pH, viscosity, density, appearance)
• Execution & documentation of measurements and experiments
• Analysis and summary of the results
• Creation of protocols & presentations
• Landscape analysis
• Administrative support

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for a student with creativity to develop new demo ideas and diligence to document all procedures. Technical savviness will be helpful for the recording and editing of the videos and passion for hair care will also be beneficial. Ideally experience with working in a lab. The candidate needs to be fluent in English. German is helpful, but not necessary.

• Ongoing scientific studies
• Creative thinking to come up & express new ideas for demonstrating product performance and processes, etc.
• Proficient in data analysis and management
• Diligent, organized and structured working approach & the ability to work independently in a reliable and careful way, “hands-on” mentality
• Good practical laboratory skills. Good attention to detail and ability to write accurate lab records
• Solution-oriented attitude, conceptual and analytical thinking, striving for results, flexibility and responsiveness
• Enthusiastic and collaborative team player who enjoys working in multi-cultural & diverse teams across departments, regions & globe
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Good & open communication skills - written and verbal, Fluent in English
• Video editing experience
• Keen to experience more about the “world of beauty”
• Passion for hair care

EEO OPPORTUNITIES

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 Company with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at: https://www.wellacompany.com/consumer-affairs

We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.