R&D Manager - Personal Care

Employment Information

Industry

Pharmacy / Chemical Eng. / Cosmetics

Salary

Competitive

Job type

Full Time

Job level

Team Leader / Supervisor

Experience

5 Years

Deadline to apply

08/07/2026

Updated

08/06/2026

Location

Maps

Benefits

  • Laptop
  • Insurance
  • Travel
  • Incentive bonus
  • Healthcare
  • Training Scheme
  • Salary review
  • Business Expense
  • Annual Leave

Location

Ho Chi Minh

Maps

Job Description

To drive product development in the Personal Care (Hair Care, Skin Care & Deodorant) category across Vietnam and SEA markets by delivering superior, insight-led solutions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Championing hair care, Skin Care & Deodorant/perfume technology development across South East Asia market.

• Leading technology innovations in the male grooming & female grooming product range.

• Competition and patent tracking, in order to bring in insights and present a business case for innovations.

• Lead NPDs end to end from the ideation to implementation stage. Be the technical project leader in the organization.

• Develop product strategy for design and reapply markets.

• Collaborate with Consumer Technical Insights team to mine insights into product design.

• Champion value management initiatives.

• Collaborate and develop projects with other national/international labs: generate program scope and run programs successfully.

• Represent R&D in internal and external forums.

• Publish research articles in scientific journals, generate IPR.

Job Requirement

• 5 + years of experience in FMCG/Pharma Topical Industry

• Ph.D / M.Tech / M.Pharm degree is preferred

• Consumer trends – Able to identify consumer trends/habits/attitudes through closer interactions

• Co-creation - ability to work with cross-functional teams to convert consumer insights into business opportunities

• Application of domain knowledge to convert technology into perceivable consumer benefits

• Must exhibit technology led entrepreneurship – ability to create unique (first to market) consumer values that differentiate from existing product and pack

• Ability to leverage technical expertise of business associates in new businesses

• Project management- ability to handle multiple projects at different stages of development.

More Information

  • Degree: Bachelor
  • Job type : Full Time
  • Age: Unlimited
  • Salary: Competitive
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