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As a Technical Service & Development Scientist (Formulation) within Healthcare Solutions, you will be part of a dynamic technology organization focused on developing topical solutions for medical device applications within the Liveo™ platform. This role is both customer-facing and laboratory-based, requiring a strong balance of hands-on formulation expertise and technical engagement with customers. You will lead the development and customization of liquid and semi-solid formulations, translating customer and market needs into robust, high-performance solutions. Through close collaboration with commercial, R&D, and manufacturing teams, you will drive application development from concept through commercialization while ensuring solutions are scalable and aligned with business objectives.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Lead technical customer engagements. Understand customer and market needs, translating them into critical performance requirements to deliver solutions based on DuPont technology, capabilities, and products.
Develop new applications and customize products to ensure technical solutions meet customer requirements, including hands-on formulation, application testing, validation, and troubleshooting. Prepare technical reports and presentations.
Monitor customer & market trends/feedback and competitive intelligence to inform product strategy
Support technology transfer for scale-up and commercialization to ensure robust, reproducible products
Travel: 20%-25% or less
Education & Experience
Required:
Degree in chemistry or related field with deep understanding of formulation/mixing principles and ability to apply first-principles to achieve desired properties in liquid and semisolid forms
Colloid and interface science (emulsions, suspensions)
Polymer science (gels, film-formers)
Rheology and viscosity control
Compatibility and stability mechanisms
5+ years of experience in medical device class and/or cosmetic topical skin treatment applications
Expertise in formulating silicone-based and organic-based systems, with strong understanding of excipient/ingredient suppliers
Strong customer orientation, able to translate application & product information at the appropriate level for technical and non-technical customers / stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to design & execute lab experiments using structured processes (DoE, etc.) and analyze experimental data to refine / troubleshoot formulations to achieve desired properties - translating formulation into application performance
Innovative thinking, continuous learning, and adoption of emerging formulation technologies to develop new solutions or improved user experience
Self-motivated person, with a bias for action, driven to achieve outstanding results and able to lead or manage multiple projects
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate effectively multiple functions (commercial, R&D, QA, manufacturing, etc.)
Strong writing and presentation skills in English and French
Desired:
Analytical expertise in techniques to interpret composition, stability, degradation
Experience with in-vitro and in-vivo sensory evaluations
Understanding of critical parameters for successful scale-up and transfer to manufacturing
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