.Assistant Manager, Personal Care (Product Development Body Cleansing)Who We AreColgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom's of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Pet Nutrition.We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children's oral health.If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!We are looking for an Assistant Manager, Personal Care Product Development who is passionate about Personal Care Product Development (PD) research.What you will do:Support development of Personal Care Body Cleansing Liquid products for global markets.Lead the Body Cleansing Liquid Product Development team by identifying and developing new technical leads based on technological and consumer insights as well as providing technical guidance and supporting the team´s development.Develop PD formulations that address the challenges of shipping across global borders/divisions by staying abreast of latest regulatory/legal directives. Including lab batching, stability, robustness in-vitro testing, consumer & clinical testing ensuring accurate documentation such as lab notebooks, SOPs and claims dossiers.Develop and execute methods for validation and scale-up and complete technology transfer of product prototypes to the various Implementation & Support teams.Support claim substantiation; Develop demos and provide "white coat" communication to Customer Development/ RetailersConduct competitive landscape and consumer trends research to help build innovation roadmaps, including patent, scientific papers and marketed products across the globeLead & support collaboration efforts with external partners/suppliersCollaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals including R&D partners: Cross Category Research & Innovation, Fragrance, Microbiology, Packaging, Quality, Regulatory, Statistics, Safety, and Technology Insights. Marketing, Consumer Insight, Procurement, Quality and Supply Chain across divisions.Communicate results of research, both internally as well as via external publications/presentations and patents/IRsEnsure assigned Quality and Environmental Affairs and Occupational Health and Safety actions and responsibilities are properly addressed and completed; investigate potential safety problems early in the research process