L’Oréal is the world’s largest cosmetic company with the highest investment in R&I in the industry. Founded in 1909 by a young chemist, Eugene Schueller, L’Oréal continues to excel in science and innovation. L’Oréal’s Research and Innovation employs over 4,000 people of approximately 60 nationalities. Working in some thirty disciplines, more than half of these employees have doctorates or engineering degrees, and they are responsible for about 600 patents filed per year.
Job Description
We are seeking for （Associate）Expert to work in the exciting field of Scientific product valorization of makeup products. This person will work closely with different functional teams inside / outside R&I to create C-relevant strategical claim assets, to support the new launch products, as well as its reactivations in different communication channels. Concretely speaking:
- Collaborate with Raw Materials and Strategic Marketing teams to identify and select impactful active ingredients for new and existing makeup products, enhancing product storytelling.
- Decipher consumer-centric claims that resonate deeply with our target audience, translating scientific benefits into compelling consumer experiences.
- Develop innovative and attractive claims substantiation strategies within regulatory guidelines, partnering effectively with Evaluation Intelligence and Regulatory teams.
- Create engaging tutorials and color valorization for makeup products, leveraging expertise from Evaluation, professional makeup artists, key opinion leaders (KOLs), and other relevant partners.
- Identify opportunities to elevate our claims, including first-to-market claims, novel active ingredients, and innovative substantiation methods, while continuously analyzing consumer and market needs.
- Valorize OD innovation by creating C-relevant attractive communication assets
- Integrate digital tools and approaches into daily workflows, leveraging data analysis for enhanced decision-making.
- To find the levers to bring our claim asset to next level (ex. first to market claims, innovative actives/claims/decoding consumers & market needs/new way of substantiation…).
Requires:
- Master and above Degree in chemical, biological, physical… related filed, ideally with 5-10 years of experience in FMCG related field (including RM suppliers), or formulation development, or technical related field.
- Good at basic IT tools (excel, PPT, … or above, ex. Python, Power BI and other digital tools would be nice to have)
- Willing and capable to learn fast in color territory and be stable in the territory for several years at least (Considering color territory is quite expertise driven).
- Demonstrated independent thinking, root cause analysis, mind map and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced setting while maintaining attention to detail and precision in technique.
- Good communication, presentation skills and influence power.
- Must be self-driven and passionate for the beauty industry.
- Balanced constructive & analytical thinking + creativity.
Preferred:
- Good knowledge of makeup trends and beauty sense
- Good IT / data / digital skills