Associate Scientist- Analytical Science

Requisition ID Posted 11/17/2025 - Research & Development - India - Maharashtra - Mumbai - Colgate-Palmolive - Travel - up to 10% of time - On-site

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Job Number # Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Brief introduction - Role Summary/Purpose:

We are looking for Associate Scientist - Analytical Sciences to join our ambitious team at our IGTech center. The incumbent in this role will be responsible for end-to-end planning & implementation of planned analytical science initiatives in partnership with local & global analytical & product development teams for Oral care categories for India GTeD while being compliant to defined safety, quality & regulatory norms.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with global R&D sites to provide end-to-end support for stability testing in partnership with local and global analytical and product development teams.
• Perform testing and report results for routine analysis and new product formats using analytical instrumentation in a cGMP environment.
• Develop, optimize, and validate analytical methods; apply troubleshooting to analytical instrumentation; and lead the transfer of analytical methods and new technologies.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives to simplify and improve technical processes, including utilizing statistical approaches to experimental design.
• Maintain, calibrate, qualify, and troubleshoot instrumentation, while maintaining accurate, up-to-date, and concise laboratory records and practicing good documentation practices (ALCOA+ principles).

Required Qualifications:

• Education: M.Sc (Analytical Science, Organic Chemistry or similar) or Masters in Pharmacy.
• Experience: 2-3 years of total experience, with a minimum of 1 year of direct, hands-on experience with HPLC/GC in a cGMP environment.
• Strong knowledge and expertise in chromatography (HPLC/GC) and working as an analytical scientist with a multinational pharma/FMCG organization, particularly with experience in stability testing.
• Thorough knowledge of ICH/WHO/FDA guidelines, cGMP requirements, ALCOA+ principles, and stability testing.
• Ability to support analytical method validation, forced degradation studies, and prepare required method validation documentation and reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Openlab software and compliance to 21 CFR Part 11 for Electronic records.
• Thorough knowledge of eLN and LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System).
• Demonstrated soft skills in Analysis & Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Business Presentation skills.
• Ability to handle assigned business programs independently with minimum supervision (agile/leadership skills).

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

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