Research Scientist (f/m) Dermatological Skin Care

LOCATION HAMBURG

For more than 130 years, care for consumers and our people is what has driven us. Every day, our global brand icons, such as NIVEA, Eucerin, and Hansaplast, make more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries feel good in their skin. Join this world of care and start your career in an environment that offers you the opportunity to work with leading experts and the highest scientific research technologies. Shape your professional future from day one and explore our collaborative culture with courageous, innovative teams that all share one exciting goal: inventing skin care products of the next generation. Join Beiersdorf‘s innovative medical cosmetic skin research team and help drive the success of our Dermocosmetics division with your creative research and your passion for biological questions.

• You will be responsible for developing ideas and concepts for new, innovative research projects for dermatological conditions, and will plan and manage these independently
• You will share your broad scientific expertise with laboratory staff, doctoral and master‘s degree students, and interns, assisting them in developing and acquiring new scientific skills and providing guidance in how to execute their projects effectively
• You will build and manage a successful cooperative network with external partners such as key opinion leaders, research institutes, and universities
• You will plan and launch clinical studies, as well as coordinating cosmetic studies by our in-house test institute
• Performing and evaluating literature and patent searches and writing your own invention reports are also parts of your job
• You will present your ideas, approaches, and results to a wide variety of target groups in the scientific community and beyond, consistently winning over and inspiring your listeners with your passion

What we offer you:

• Location in the heart of Hamburg
• Attractive remuneration
• Flexible working hours
• Personal and scientific development (conferences, congresses etc.)
• Excellent pension scheme
• Support during relocation
• Further benefits such as health support program, sports and leisure activities, employee discounts and much more

• An extremely good degree in natural sciences, ideally accompanied by a PhD; postdoctoral experience is an advantage
• Outstanding expertise in biochemistry, preferably with a focus on how skin conditions develop and progress, and in-depth knowledge of leading-edge methods for investigating these processes
• Experience of acne pathogenesis or tissue engineering would be ideal
• A strong and successful track record of managing complex innovation projects and teams (employees, and master‘s degree and doctoral students)
• A high level of flexibility and strong team orientation
• An enthusiastic approach to developing completely new ways of treating dermatological indications
• Very good written and spoken English and the willingness to learn German if necessary