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# Lead Applications Scientist

- **Company:** Croda International Plc
- **Location:** Snaith, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £40,273.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Strategies of Testing
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5927174138

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or master's degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Cosmetic Science, Materials Science, or a related field.
 * Passion for skin care science, with the curiosity and scientific mindset to understand product performance, solve complex formulation challenges, and develop consumer-relevant solutions.
 * Significant hands-on experience in skin care formulation and testing, ideally across emulsions, serums, cleansers, colour cosmetics, or treatment products, with the ability to successfully manage multiple technical projects in parallel.
 * Strong practical laboratory experience, including the use of skin care testing equipment and analytical techniques such as skin measurements and imaging, rheology, particle sizing, and microscopy.
 * Strong understanding of formulation and colloid science, ingredient functionality, emulsification, rheology, stability, and product performance.
 * Experience designing and executing experimental programmes, analysing complex data, and drawing scientifically robust conclusions, and working independently with a high degree of self-motivation and initiative.
 * Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills to translate technical findings into clear recommendations for both technical and commercial audiences and build productive relationships across local and global teams.
 * Collaborative and proactive, with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams, continuously learn new technologies, ingredients, and testing approaches and foster effective cross-functional collaboration.
 * Strong laboratory practices, documentation skills, attention to detail, and ownership of laboratory standards and routine activities.
 * Commitment to safe working practices and the continuous improvement of safety standards.

## Description

2030 Growth Strategy, we're looking for an Applications Scientist to join our Personal Care team and support the
development and characterisation of new ingredients. You will lead hands-on
formulation and testing activities, generate technical insights through data
analysis, and provide technical support to sales and marketing., * Lead the development and optimisation of commercially viable speciality ingredients and skin care formulations, generating innovative, consumer-relevant solutions that meet performance, commercial, and regulatory requirements.

 * Manage multiple technical projects aligned with business objectives, designing and executing robust formulation and testing programmes while delivering against timelines and stakeholder expectations.
 * Analyse data, solve formulation and performance challenges, and develop new testing capabilities to generate meaningful insights, product validation, and claim substantiation.
 * Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams across R&D, Marketing, Regulatory, Sales, and Commercial functions to support innovation, product launches, and business growth.
 * Prepares scientific reports, presentations, publications, industry events, and other activities that showcase the value of Croda technologies.
 * Stay informed on emerging technologies, test methodologies, market trends, and regulatory developments to drive continuous innovation and capability development.
 * Contribute to the effective operation of the laboratory, maintaining high standards of safety and scientific excellence while mentoring and supporting junior team members.
 * Contribute to the effective day-to-day operation of the laboratory, sharing routine responsibilities across the team.