Scientist, Stability

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About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What You´ll Do

• Stability Scientist conducts on-time and accurate stability tests as directed or requested by the responsible Manager, leading to the development of shelf-stable Laundry & Home Care and Body Care products. This is a MC 4b position.
• The responsibilities of this position are as follows:
• Steer the logistics of stability studies:
• Distribute received stability samples from the drop-off zone to the corresponding units
• Organize and maintain active test samples, long term samples and retains
• Dispose samples from terminated studies, properly maintain stability units
• Conduct and document equipment calibration and maintenance of laboratory

• Execute stability testing:
• Conduct stability testing on Laundry & Home Care and Body Care products
• Ensure tests are completed on time throughout the duration of studies
• Load/unload the ASTRO robot with due samples
• Run daily measurements of samples including pH, viscosity, color/sediment assessment utilizing the ASTRO robot and various benchtop devices
• Daily transfer of stability data from Henkel internal systems to stability robot and vice versa Issue resolution:
• Identify issues as they arise and quickly inform key stakeholders
• Collaborate with development scientists to ensure measurements are properly selected and designed

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's Degree in Natural Science (Biology, Chemistry)
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving skills and positive attitude
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Quick learner
• Strong agility in learning new operational systems
• Essential computer skills

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $75,000.00 and $85,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.