Formulation Research Technologist

**Job Title**:Formulation Research Technologist

**Location**:Port Sunlight Research Lab

**JOB PURPOSE**

The role of the Science & Technology team is to deliver breakthrough technologies and differentiated innovations to meet the needs and preferences of our consumers around the world. Within the Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care divisions, we are building new, world-class capability to help us develop innovations that out-perform the competition and build equity for our leading brands.

An opportunity has arisen for a degree/MSc qualified formulation technologist to join the Science & Technology Product Engineering team at Port Sunlight and the Materials Innovation Factory (Liverpool), to contribute to the on-going development and optimisation of product formulations for Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care. The role involves working in multi-disciplinary product development teams where everyone contributes to achieving a common goal. It is ideally suited to an energetic, self-motivated, independent, and resourceful research scientist with excellent people skills and a desire to further develop their scientific skills.

**ALL ABOUT YOU**
- BSc/MSc degree in physical chemistry, colloid science, materials science or equivalent research background.
- Good practical skills and ability to translate experimental insights into product opportunities.
- Experience of working in an industrial or academic lab environment, including preparing and maintaining safety documentation is desirable.
- Knowledge of formulation and processing of Personal Care products and characterisation of their microstructure is desirable.
- Knowledge of digital methods (e.g. DoE, data analysis/manipulation) is desirable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

**NOTES**

**About Unilever**

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’

**What We Offer**

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We want to push boundaries, and have the flexibility needed to keep adapting in an ever-changing, more dynamic world. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

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