Laboaratory Technologist at BASF West Africa

Job Field: Research & Development
Job Type: Permanent

What You Can Expect

• Developing frame formulations with BASF raw materials for the Sub-Sahara Africa market for hair and skin care applications.
• Enable the Application Technology Manager to present developed formulations to customers to generate business, especially the specialty products.

Core responsibilities will include the following:

• Managing the formulations development part of new product development projects, margin enhancement projects and customer support projects, against the agreed objectives and timings
• Identifying potential project risks and building contingencies into the plan
• Conducting literature searches and benchmark studies
• Proposing, preparing and testing new/improved formulations against project objectives
• Evaluating the new/improved formulations against the product brief and write technical reports on the findings
• Supporting the lab manager in the implementation of GLP and ESH in the laboratory
• Responsible for storing in managed and shared folders and to provide the necessary documentation of the new/reformulated products to Sales and customers as is necessary.

What We Expect

• Bachelor's degree in Sciences or Engineering
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with Research & Development (R&D) & related functions on product development in personal care or otherwise have developed knowledge and skills about personal care products
• Strong MS Office proficiency
• Good communication & organizational skills, team player and self-starter with good sense of aesthetics and creativity
• Good analytical thinking skills
• Willingness to travel to Customer Sites.