Cosmetic Product Safety Assessor (m/w/w), Lower

L’Oréal ist mit weltweit 32 Marken, Standorten in über 130 Ländern und einem Umsatz von €25,3 Mrd. Weltmarktführer in einem sehr dynamischen Wachstumsmarkt – dem Beauty Business. Rund 82.900 Mitarbeiter sind rund um den Globus bei L’Oréal beschäftigt, davon 2.200 in Deutschland, einem der strategischsten Märkte der L’Oréal Gruppe. L’Oréal gehört zu den Top Arbeitgebern in Deutschland (Universum 2016).

Missions

Your main roles and responsibilities will include:

• hazard identification for raw materials, cosmetic ingredients, substances and impurities including next generation risk assessment approaches such as read-across, in silico,…
• risk assessment of cosmetic products based on all available data in close partnership with Research and Innovation labs,
• definition, implementation and follow-up of in vitro and/or clinical testing program when necessary,
• safety reports elaboration for natural cosmetics.

You are ready to participate to a collective adventure within a modern and agile organization, to face both exciting scientific and human. Located in Salzhemmendorf, Germany (an hour-drive from Hannover), in close collaboration with local natural cosmetics development teams and with your Safety colleagues from France, Americas and APAC, as well as regulatory and claim substantiation teams, you will take care of the safety assessment of cosmetic products developed by the Research and Innovation organization.

Profile

• PhD and/or Master degree in Sciences (toxicology, chemistry, biology…) and/or Pharmacist
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a safety assessor, ideally in industry (food, chemicals, biocides...),
• Knowledge in the safety evaluation of complex mixtures and/or botanicals would be appreciated
• Fluency in English and German is a must. Good command of French would be appreciated.

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Your drivers are both scientific excellence and pragmatism,
• You have good communication skills and appreciate teamwork,
• You are able to network and you show collaborative leadership,
• You do not hesitate to take initiatives, and you have the sense of responsibilities,
• You are product oriented and consumer centered,
• You are able to manage priorities and face possible urgent challenges.