R&D Lab Technician - Aesop

Hello, we're L'Oréal. We're not just building brands, we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.

A Day in the Life

Operating from our Collingwood laboratory and reporting directly to the Development Lead, you will support the formulation and testing stages of new and reformulated Aesop preparations. You help guide each product through our stage-gate process with quiet precision, honouring Aesop’s exacting design ethos while aligning with international cosmetic standards.

Please note, this is a fixed term contract opportunity.

• Support daily laboratory operations, maintaining disciplined testing protocols and preparing cosmetic batches and experimental prototypes.
• Monitor stability, preservative efficacy, and analytical testing, drawing on our 35+ years of pioneering safety science and reconstructed skin models.
• Maintain and organise developmental records across our R&D database, logging formulation parameters and raw materials with meticulous care.
• Coordinate sample packaging and logistics for internal validation, external regulatory testing, and global product registration.
• Evaluate emerging ingredients and green tech materials, assessing their sensory attributes, physical stability, and synergy with Aesop product standards.

We Are Looking For

You bring genuine intellectual curiosity, practical laboratory discipline, and an appreciation for considered, well-crafted formulation design. You bring:

• Laboratory Operations & Testing: Practical familiarity with bench chemistry, preparation of cosmetic emulsions and solutions, and stability protocols.
• Documentation & Scientific Accuracy: Methodical precision when recording experimental observations, managing raw material data, and tracking formulation milestones.
• Collaborative Communication: Clear written and spoken dialogue, comfortable sharing laboratory findings across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Organisation & Time Management: Ability to navigate concurrent testing schedules while upholding high technical and aesthetic standards.
• Scientific Curiosity & Learning: An open mindset to explore green chemistry, raw material innovation, and progressive formulation techniques.

What's In It For You

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oréal
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal/environmental causes to make a concrete difference

Who We Are

At Aesop, we approach product creation with meticulous care, intellectual curiosity, and an enduring respect for design and craft. As part of Research & Innovation, our Collingwood team unites this thoughtful, artisanal philosophy with advanced scientific capability. We bet on potential early, giving you real laboratory autonomy from day one alongside dedicated mentors who actively support your development.

ABOUT L’OREAL GROUPE, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

The L'Oréal Groupe in Australia & New Zealand is a supporter of reducing barriers that exist due to traditional working practices and therefore flexible work arrangements will be considered for this role. If you require any adjustments or accommodations in our recruitment process, employment or have questions in regards to accessibility please email corpanz.accessibility@loreal.com to speak with our Talent Acquisition representative.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applications from people regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs or disability. We are an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and a Family Friendly Workplace (Parents At Work & UNICEF).

L'Oréal acknowledges the Traditional Owners & Custodians of the lands on which we work and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.