Cosmetics Innovation Manager - Maisons-Alfort, France - LESAFFRE GROUP

LESAFFRE GROUP

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Maisons-Alfort, France

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Sophie Dupont

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Description

Domaine d'activité- Recherche & Développement- Catégorie- Other- Localisation- Maisons-Alfort, France- Type de contrat- Permanent ContractDescription de l'offre

To support the launch of the new Cosmetics business hosted by the Business Unit Biospringer by Lesaffre, we are looking to recruit an Innovation Manager.

Reporting to the Cosmetics Business Development Director and member of its leadership team, the incumbent will lead the innovation strategy to create and develop a portfolio of new raw materials (actives and functionals) for the Cosmetic industry.

At Maisons-Alfort, he/she will build a formulation lab and manage directly a new team of 4 people to be recruited.

In addition, he/she will manage functionnally the Cosmetics team that will be recruited at Marcq-en-Baroeul within the Lesaffre Institute of Science and Technology.

He/she will build the Cosmetics pipeline of projects from the ideation to the launch, including supervision and coordination of all development phases.

Key responsibilities:

1. Expand and manage the cosmetic raw materials portfolio

Create Lesaffre portfolio of new cosmetic raw materials (actives and functionals) capitalizing on Lesaffre technical area of differentiation and strengths
Pilot the various R&D steps to bring the portfolio to life by coordinating and animating the team allocated to the cosmetic science in the various R&D centers of expertise
Put in place the tools (New Product Development tracking, KPI, etc ) to manage progress of the innovation pipeline
Implement specific methods within Lesaffre R&D required/ adapted to the cosmetic expectations

2. Manage the clinical program

Coordinate with the R&D Director Nutrition, Microbiota and Health the preclinical program (internal and with external providers)
Organize the clinical program with external CRO with cosmetic knowhow while capitalizing on Lesaffre R&D competencies and partnerships in clinical testing; manage the clinical scientist

3.

Coordinate with all internal stakeholders the required steps for the launch of new Cosmetics raw materials:

Coordinate with the Regulatory and Toxicology team the prerequisite for cosmetic market and ensure that the various players will deliver their contribution
Coordinate with the Downstream Process leader to move forward the scaleup steps
Contribute to the raw material specifications with the Quality team
Track the CSR parameters of the raw materials portfolio with support of Quality / CSR Team
Ensure the IP protection of the new raw materials at the right time in the project
Support the Cosmetic Marketing leader with the scientific data required to prepare the Marketing and commercial files
Participate when appropriate to the scientific meetings with clients and to Cosmetic fares.
Monitor cosmetic ingredient trends, keep up to date on new ingredients benefits, process and be able to benchmark Lesaffre portfolio.
Work in a crossfunctional team and closely with Marketing to set product direction, establish priorities, and recommend new development ideas
Will be involved to evaluate new partners or potential acquisition from a scientific point of view

Qualifications:

Education
PhD in chemical engineering, chemistry, microbiology, or biology.

Experience

At least 15 years' experience in Cosmetics R&D with overall project management (beyond pure science) in an international environment
At least 5 years in a leadership position including team management.
Proven track record in delivering innovation (products or ingredients) to the market

Knowledge

Good knowledge of CSR technical expectations and implications to innovation
Good knowledge of the market and the latest scientific trends in Innovation and Cosmetics (new products, new launches, new publications, new ingredients, new techniques)

Technical skills
Project management skills including ability to lead project internally or externally

Managerial and behavioral skills

Ability to shape the future from a white page
Creative to identify new ideas in cosmetics from some technical insight in other areas
Ability to work in entrepreneurial and transversal way with the various R&D functions
Excellent coaching skills in challenging and rewarding projects
Excellent communication skills written and verbal with all stakeholders
Fluent in English and French

Description de l'entreprise

A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a 2,2 billion euro turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,000 employees and more than 90 nationalities.

On the strength of this experience and diversity, we work with customers, partners and researchers to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of food, health, naturalness and respect for our environment.

Thus, every day, we explore and reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms.

To nourish 9 billion people, in a healthy way, in 2050 by making the mo