R&d Lead Ãâ¢ã‚â€ã‚â“ Home Care & Personal Care At Lightech Automation Electrical Services Limited

About the Role

• We're hiring an R&D Lead to drive formulation and product development for our Home Care and Personal Care portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and launch new home/personal care products tailored to Nigerian consumers
• Formulate, test, and optimize products (cost, performance, local raw materials)
• Ensure compliance with NAFDAC/SON standards
• Support scale-up from lab to production
• Collaborate with Marketing, QA, and Supply Chain
• Lead/mentor junior R&D staff

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of R&D experience in home/personal care
• Proven track record developing products
• Strong formulation and raw material knowledge
• Familiarity with NAFDAC/SON regulations
• Leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills

Interview Focus

• Products developed for Nigerian market (concept to launch)
• Local raw material sourcing challenges
• NAFDAC/SON approval experience
• Lab-to-production scale-up examples

Salary

As per experience.