Chemist, Analytical Chemistry, Raw Materials, L'oreal Research & Innovation

Position Title: Analytical Chemist, Raw Materials

Location: Clark, NJ

Department: L’Oreal Research and Innovation

For more than one hundred years, L’Oréal believes that beauty needs Science. In a world now transformed by digital technology and the emergence of new scientific domains, we are confident in our ability to turn these opportunities into major innovations, closely linked to the new consumer expectations all over the world. Science & Technology are allowing us to invent safe, trustable, sustainable & responsible beauty products and experiences that will change people’s lives.

L’Oréal Research & Innovation (R&I) has continuously invested upstream in its research with a high level of ambition. Our 4,100 L'Oréal R&I people are talented and highly skilled, located in major markets, working in a cooperative way, open to the world. L’Oréal, Research & Innovation is a vast, multidisciplinary, scientific community working in more than 30 specialized fields, spread out across the world in 21 research centers across 6 regional hubs, 14 evaluation centers, and 49 scientific and regulatory departments. Our employees represent over 60 nationalities and are united for one passion: to invent and perfect innovative, high-performance products for the well-being of all across the world.

Inside L’Oréal’s Research & Innovation Division, Analytical Chemistry is responsible for working with our over 35 brands and partnering with development and manufacturing teams to design studies, generate analytical data, and summarize findings regarding our products using the latest instruments, methodologies, and techniques. We value the development of products that are backed by science to establish stability, performance, safety, and quality regardless of the brand or division.

To discover more on our scientific and technical functions at L'Oréal Research & Innovation, please check out our website

We are seeking a Chemist to join our Raw Materials Analytical team in our Clark, NJ Research facility. We are looking for talent that is passionate about problem-solving and investigating the chemistry behind our products, can use data to support conclusions and claims, and has a deep drive to ensure beauty products are held to the highest standards in quality and safety.

As a Chemist in our Raw Material team, your main responsibilities are:

• Adhere to site and department’s health and safety guidelines and maintain personal and shared workspace.
• Perform general troubleshooting and maintenance for various pieces of equipment assigned.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes, delays, or other unexpected events, and prioritize the work to ensure on time delivery of results and critical project milestones.
• Collects, process and interpret accurately results, derive conclusions based on sound science, and prepare reports to effectively communicate results and findings to key stakeholders (audience with and without scientific backgrounds).
• Communicate effectively with management regarding testing statuses of projects.
• Contribute to and participate in building team culture
• Develop working relationships with cross-functional teams, labs, and international colleagues to ensure breadth and depth of the teams’ knowledge, specifically in the area of raw material quality control.
• Adhere to written procedures and practices to ensure good quality, compliance, and safety.
• Maintain awareness of evolving capabilities in the analytical chemistry field, with emphasis on raw materials testing.
• Perform root cause analyses for non-conformance events related to laboratory testing.
• Actively participate in L’Oréal’s international analytical technical communities
• Perform analysis of samples and raw materials using chromatographic, spectroscopic, wet chemistry, physical testing and other analytical techniques.

To Succeed in this Position, You Have:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemistry with 0-3 years of professional experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a diverse environment to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet timelines.
• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.
• XRF and metal analysis is a plus but not required.
• Working knowledge of UV/VIS, pH, TLC, FT-IR, and Melting Point along with wet chemistry, physical testing and sample preparation techniques are required.
• Working knowledge of HPLC, GC, auto-titrators, Karl Fisher, Viscosity, flashpoint, are desired.

• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent, ongoing basis without the need for legal sponsorship now or in the future (required).

To Succeed in this Position, You Are:

• Capable of learning and using miscellaneous software to run laboratory equipment.
• Excellent with bench skills while maintaining a safe work environment.
• Capable of working independently as well as working in a team driven environment
• A self-starter with the ability to learn new techniques and chemistry.

What's In It For You:

• Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Corporate Short-Term Incentives (Corporate Profit-Sharing Bonus, Individual Performance Bonuses based on level)

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application for a recognized disability under applicable law, please email [email protected]. Please note this email will only respond to specific requests for assistance completing the application as a request for accommodation for a disability. All others will not be considered.

Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other’s health & safety in mind.