About This Role
This role in the Safety Department at L'Oréal R&I China focuses on ensuring the safety of cosmetic products and ingredients for consumers in the Asia-Pacific region. It involves combining toxicological risk assessment, animal-free safety science, and regional regulatory expertise to bring innovative products to market with robust scientific backing.
Responsibilities
- Conduct and document quantitative safety evaluations of cosmetic formulations and raw materials
- Review and integrate safety data from in vitro assays, non-clinical and clinical studies, literature, and supplier dossiers
- Summarize findings into clear, decision-ready safety positions
- Author, review, and maintain safety evaluation dossiers for product registration and notification worldwide, with a focus on China CSAR and alignment with EU regulatory technical guidances and other regional requirements
- Build close working partnerships across the Worldwide Safety Department, contributing to global discussions on specific safety topics and key projects
- Translate global safety positions into regional practice to guarantee worldwide consistency
- Understand the key formulation technologies of the métiers in your domain and ensure timely reporting of key activities, progress, and anticipated obstacles
- Contribute scientific expertise to innovation projects from early screening through product launch
- Apply New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and Next-Generation Risk Assessment (NGRA) to strengthen safety substantiation without animal testing
- Continuously sharpen the scientific judgment behind key decision points
- Optimize cross-functional communication with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, and Brand partners for simplicity and efficiency
Requirements
- Ph.D./MS in toxicology, medical sciences, bioinformatics, or other related disciplines
- 2-3 years
experience in a toxicology-related area is preferred
- Ability to apply non-clinical and clinical scientific principles, concepts, and techniques to evaluate the safety of products and ingredients
- Ability to review and summarize safety data from multiple sources
- Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork spirit, with the proven ability to work effectively in a matrix-type organization
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in both Chinese and English
Nice to have:
- Hands-on experience with New Approach Methodologies, including omics, organoid and organ-on-a-chip models, computational modeling/QSAR, and read-across justification
About the Company
L'Oréal R&I China is part of a global company focused on research and innovation in the beauty industry.
