We are looking for a Head of R&D to join our Product Innovation team. Reporting into our Chief Innovation Officer, you will lead the formula development and delivery of new cosmetic products from concept to launch. This position will be responsible for building a team to develop robust and innovative formulas with our external laboratory and 3rd party vendors, troubleshooting, setting specifications and standards working closely with our product integrity team to ensure global compliance of new cosmetic products, investigating and evaluating new technologies and providing technical support in the development of our product stories and marketing messages.
Welcome to Trinny London!
Here at Trinny London, we’re changing the face of makeup and demystifying skincare, and we're only just getting started. Founded in 2017 by Trinny Woodall, Trinny London is challenging people all over the world to rethink their routines.
We have achieved tremendous growth since 2017 and we’re proud to be one of Europe’s fastest-growing beauty brands. We’re generating millions of sales by developing innovative products, acquiring hundreds of thousands of supporters and customers all over the world, and more importantly, building a talented and motivated team to support our fantastic growth.
The Role
Your key responsibilities are:
- Work with the CIO to develop an innovation technology roadmap to support the NPD launch pipeline
- Develop and implement a sustainability strategy for formulation and packaging development and input into the strategic development of our 3-5 year NPD plans
- Investigate, evaluate and develop new technologies and innovations to feed into our long term innovation plan
- Lead the technical development of new cosmetic products with our external laboratories and suppliers
- Manage all technical aspects with our external manufacturing and troubleshoot potential issues
- Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders and key suppliers to strengthen our innovation capabilities
- Be the guardian of our product safety and cosmetovigilance
- Ensure global technical and regulatory compliance for all our products
- Provide technical expertise/ scientific advice in the development of our Match2Me personalisation tools
- Manage and build a team with internal technical capabilities in formulation, packaging, regulatory and claim support and testing to ensure claims are maximised and products compliant with legislation
- Support the brand innovation team in the development of technical product stories
- Participation and arrangement of technical accredited audits
- Set QA standards with suppliers
The essential skills and experience required to succeed in this role are:
- A scientific degree (cosmetic or pharmaceutical science) or in a fundamental science (chemistry, biology or biochemistry)
- Significant, demonstrable experience in formulation development or product development, regulatory affairs and packaging development
- Project management experience
- Experience in scale-up, manufacturing and stability
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to develop relationships and communicate with all levels of management.
- Strong analytical skills, proactive approach to anticipate issues and provide solutions
- Impeccable communication skills, both verbal and written with a high level of creativity and attention to detail
- Speed to market and able to work in a fast paced, start-up work environment
- Results oriented, excellent ability to utilize and manage the organization's resources to achieve goals
We always love to hear from anybody interested in the Trinny London team! Although we are looking for the essential skills listed above for this role, we’re always keen to hear from ambitious individuals looking for their next challenge.
We want to provide our customers with the tools and confidence to be their best, and we do this for our team too through our benefits:
- Flexible working with core working hours
- Hybrid working (but when you do come into our amazing office, it’s fully stocked with snacks and drinks)
- 25 days holiday (we're also partial to a handful of spontaneous and well-earned Wellbeing Days throughout the year)
- Welcome to Trinny London Starter Stack and swag
- Company discount for yourself, your friends, and family
- Vitality health scheme
- Employee share scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- An annual personal training and development budget
- Enhanced family friendly packages
- Pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- T-Parties = many office socials as well as summer and festive celebrations!
Equal Opportunities
We celebrate diversity within our customers, our products, and within the teams we build. We champion inclusivity and giving everyone a chance to be the best versions of themselves.
We are committed to equality of opportunity across the company and welcome people from all backgrounds, with their unique perspectives, ideas and experiences.
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