Associate Methods Specialist

Position Title: Associate Methods Specialist 

Department: R&D, Global Performance Testing 

Location: Morris Plains, NJ, on-site 

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, 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

We are actively looking for an Associate Method Specialist to join our R&D Performance Testing Lab team. You will lead method development projects and capability improvements, own instrumental methods to measure and analyse the superior performance of our hair color and care products. You will collaborate with project teams to deliver new benefits, insights and data to support claims and maximize the value of our initiatives.

Key Responsibilities 

• The successful candidate will be developing new technical test methods collaborating with global method colleagues. Collaboration with project teams to deliver new benefits, insights and data interpretation is key. Design and execution of experiments in labs with bio-physical test methods to characterize product performance.
• An integrated responsibility will be coordination of the operations of the hair performance testing lab (PTL). Specific responsibilities include scheduling the daily activities in accordance with business needs.  In this role you will be required to partner with multiple project teams and functions across the globe. Effective listening and communication of approaches, results and conclusions in both written and oral form are an important component of the role.
• Strong data interpretation skills and the ability to statistically evaluate and report data.  The organization makes significant business decisions, including key claims and legal opinions on the data generated.  As such, the data generated must be of the utmost quality and this role requires the ability to spot inaccuracies.
• Experience hardware engineering of novel testing instrumentation and software engineering for both new and existing biophysical testing and image analysis systems is a plus. It will be essential that the candidate has some computing skills and experience with basic Office tools.
• Ability to work independently and exhibit strong problem-solving skills.
• The ability to think critically and proactively offer innovative and creative solutions to improve methods, approaches and/or capabilities is essential.

Minimum Qualifications 

• BSc degree or higher with 1-3 years’ experience, e.g. a chemical engineer with measurement experience using high-end instrumentation, for example from a service lab or university
• Mastery in practical measurement in a high-end analytical environment
• Affinity for instrument technology and digitization, and experience in general lab management.
• Effective communication in both written and oral form

We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, skills and in comparison to internal incumbents currently in similar roles. Pay Range: $55,000 - $62,000 salary per year. The range listed is just one component of Wella Company's total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus plan or variable pay, depending on the role. In addition, Wella Company provides a rich variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

NOTICES 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

 If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please email NA.Recruiting@wella.com. This email account will not respond to inquiries regarding the status of a candidate’s application.

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