No Relocation Assistance Offered Job Number #168050 - Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, Brazil **Who We Are** Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name! Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all. **Senior Chemical Researcher - Implementation & Support** **Position Summary** The Senior Chemical Researcher will play a key role in supporting and delivering successful oral care product launches throughout the LATAM region. This position is responsible for leading the development, adaptation, and execution of innovative oral care products, ensuring high standards of quality, compliance, and consumer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in R&D, demonstrated experience in managing and participating in cross-category projects, and advanced project management skills. Working under the strategic direction of leadership, the Senior Chemical Researcher will drive the execution of global, regional, and local development projects within the Oral Care category. This includes coordinating and conducting laboratory, pilot, and plant-based technical activities, supporting technology transfer initiatives such as Industrial Trials (EMOs), product startups, and leveraging statistical data analysis to optimize process capabilities for successfully commercialized products. **Key Responsibilities** + **Research Project Leadership:** Lead and execute research activities by overseeing project development, formula adaptation, and implementation, including the preparation and management of detailed project timelines. + **Team & Task Coordination:** Coordinate and manage cross-functional project teams to ensure timely delivery of tasks in alignment with established project schedules and milestones. + **Formulation & Product Development:** Drive the development of formulations and products to deliver oral care new product grid initiatives, including prototype creation, stability testing, EMO management, proof-of-concept validation, and consumer and clinical testing. + **Reformulation & Growth Initiatives:** Lead reformulation projects focused on Funding The Growth initiatives and the identification and implementation of alternative materials. + **Innovation Pipeline Collaboration:** Collaborate closely with cross-functional innovation teams to support and advance the innovation pipeline, ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals. + **Testing & Compliance Management:** Assess project and client requirements to ensure that all aspects of consumer, regulatory, clinical, safety, and quality testing are supported, compliant, and thoroughly documented. + **Regulatory Documentation:** Prepare comprehensive scientific documentation to support product registration in Boards of Health (BoHs), maintaining full compliance with regulatory requirements. + **Safety & Ingredients Program:** Support the ingredients of concern program by monitoring and responding to regional requirements, ensuring ingredient compliance, and proactively addressing new safety regulations. Conduct safety assessments of new raw materials and formulations to ensure all products meet internal and external safety standards. + **People-Centric Consumer Support:** Partner with research and commercial teams to prepare consumer test samples, ensuring that new products meet consumer expectations in both function and quality. + **Stability Program Management:** Ensure that minimum stability testing requirements for oral care products are met from development through commercialization. Provide evidence on how product quality is affected by environmental factors (temperature, humidity, light), establish product shelf life, and recommend appropriate storage conditions. + **Manufacturing Process Optimization:** Optimize and adapt manufacturing processes through rigorous laboratory testing, ensuring smooth transition from development to production. + **Technology Transfer:** Contribute to technology transfer activities, including coordination of EMOs and product startups across the LATAM region, ensuring effective knowledge and process transfer. + **Quality & Sustainability Standards:** Actively participate in and coordinate activities related to Quality Standards, EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety), GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), GLP (Good Laboratory Practice), and Sustainability programs, including attending meetings and executing assigned responsibilities. **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline. + Proven and solid experience in Research & Development (R&D) within the cosmetics, oral care, or related consumer goods industries. + Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Portuguese and English; + Experience in regulatory documentation and compliance for cosmetic/medical device products. + Familiarity with innovation processes, technology transfer, and process optimization in an R&D environment. **Skills:** + Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration capabilities, with experience working in multicultural and cross-disciplinary teams. + Proven ability to manage and contribute to cross-functional projects, demonstrating strong planning, prioritization, and project execution skills. **Preferred Qualifications** + Proficiency in Spanish is highly desirable. + Advanced proficiency in Google Suite (Docs, Slides, Sheets) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) applications. + Strong ability to develop and document procedures, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Standard Practice Instructions (SPIs). + Experience applying statistical analysis, predictive modeling methodologies, and data-driven decision-making in R&D projects. + Familiarity with artificial intelligence (AI) tools and digital platforms to support research, data analysis, and innovation. + Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration skills to achieve project goals in diverse, multidisciplinary teams. + Project management experience, including the use of modern project management tools and methodologies. + Specialization coursework in relevant technical, scientific, or industry-specific areas (completed or ongoing). + Master’s degree or higher (preferred). **Language Requirements** + **Portuguese:** Full professional proficiency. + **English:** Advanced proficiency in oral and written communication. **Desirable:** + **Spanish:** Intermediate to advanced proficiency in oral and written communication. **Travel Requirements** + Up to 10% travel expected, primarily to support EMOs or product startups in other countries as required. **Our Commitment to Inclusion** Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business. **Equal Opportunity Employer** Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaxk\_eF4utznQoVHlxmL9jVFJbOkM4Oe5CAdKOg-h9EPdLfg/viewform) should you require accommodation. \#LI-On-site