Polymer Chemist - R&I, L'Oreal, Bangalore
Internship INDIA Energy / Materials / Mechanics
Job description
L'Oréal Research & Innovation might be exactly the place you have always been looking for !
For more than 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 R&I has continuously invested upstream in its research with a high level of ambition. Our 4000 L'Oréal R&I people are talented and highly skilled, located in major markets, working in a cooperative way, opened to the world.
Responsibility 1:
o Provide technical project leadership for the Natural polymer platform based functional vegetal biomass transformations through Organic synthesis/Green chemistry route & design
o Be responsible for Biblio search, Route design, Organic synthesis strategy and characterization of Natural polymers for applications as Natural Film formers, Elastomers and/or Smart long lasting coating materials.
o Co-create new stretchable cross-linked polymers with transversal teams for diverse cosmetic applications.
Responsibility 2:
o Be highly motivated with a passion for Science, who is energetic and eager to build new skills in a new Research field.
o Have a creative approach to solve problems and imaginative ideas to build innovations for the team.
Responsibility 3:
o Use Scientific hypothesis driven research to deliver innovative natural polymer materials across a diverse set of technically challenging projects for both skin and hair applications.
o Explore chemical pathways and material properties based on monomer structure in a state of the art laboratory setting using Density functional theory (DFT) calculations based on pure chemistry of target polymers.
o Have the ability to recognize patentable ideas from prior art searches and generate critical data based on technical gaps/problems for new inventions.
Requirement 1
o M.Sc. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering or Ph.d in Chemical Sciences or Organic Chemistry
o Experience in Polymer Chemistry (synthesis & characterization)
o A minimum of 3+ years of Postdoc experience or 5+ industry experience
o Demonstrated experience working effectively with global and transversal teams
Requirement 2
o Excellent written and verbal communication skills
o Competency in problem solving and
o Competency in statistical DOE data analysis and experimentation
o Hands-on experience and working knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry or Green chemistry (ability to identify & transform novel monomers, etc.) and familiar with analytical instrumentation (GPC/SEC, NMR, FT-IR, LC/MS, etc.)
o A polymer synthesis scientist using green chemical transformations and applied polymer science (physical, chemical, material and rheological characterization of polymers
o Well-organized, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and results-driven team player
o Anaccomplished author withpublications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals
o Capable of effectively communicating research results timely (maintain organized lab notebook, writing technical reports and presenting results to internal and external managers & stakeholders)