Overview:
Dyson is committed to healthy hair and scalp. Through deep science and engineering, we design products that protect hair from damage while supporting long‑term hair and scalp health—so hair looks and feels beautiful every day. Dyson’s Personal Care and Beauty Research Team in Singapore works on projects that involve biology, chemistry and electronics. The team is looking to add a Senior Hair and Scalp Scientist; in this role you will act as Dyson’s technical specialist and subject matter expert. You will be expected to work across teams to help build new, multi-disciplinary technical capabilities, as well as develop technologies that can be translated to downstream development partners within the organisation.
Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
Collaborate with other scientists and engineers to define the requirements of new or existing research projects and design new assays or experimental methods to address scientific challenges.
Provide technical perspective as a subject matter expert, giving inputs to cross-functional teams to deliver novel hair and scalp care technologies.
Critically evaluate literature for benchmarking, regulatory context, and commercial relevance.
Designs hypothesis-driven experiments and proof-of-concept validation investigations.
Troubleshoot experimental inconsistencies and guides colleagues in method improvements, data interpretation, and possible compliance constraints.
Co-create, and own project deliverables for your projects.
Present research plans and outcomes to the leadership team.
Bring a translational view of research that supports development of product concepts.
Skills and Experience:
Advanced degree or equivalent industry experience in Biology, Bioengineering, or a closely related discipline with a demonstrated track record of operating at the interface of biological systems and engineered technologies.
Experience developing technologies in an industry or commercial context.
Quantitative & Analytical Thinking: Translate biological phenomena into engineering constraints and design parameters.
Experience working in a biological wet lab: expertise with cell culture, biological assays and cell-material interaction analysis.
Proven expertise in biological assay development, and skills in troubleshooting noisy, variable biological data. Prior work with skin and hair cells would be an advantage.
Computational data analysis, image analysis, and basic programming skills
Experience with experimental instrumentation and comfortable with custom (often partially self-built) experimental setups and performing calibration, validation, and performance benchmarking.
Familiarity with basic chemistry and formulation science would be an advantage.
Good communication skills: experience in presenting complex ideas clearly through figure design, data storytelling, scientific writing, and oral presentations
An understanding of technology readiness levels (TRLs) and translation pathways
Comfortable operating at the interface of biology and engineering, with 1-3 years of working experience in complex R&D organisations
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Skills Required
- Advanced degree or equivalent industry experience in Biology, Bioengineering, or closely related discipline
- Experience developing technologies in an industry or commercial context
- Ability to translate biological phenomena into engineering constraints and design parameters (quantitative and analytical thinking)
- Experience working in a biological wet lab with expertise in cell culture, biological assays, and cell-material interaction analysis
- Proven expertise in biological assay development and troubleshooting noisy, variable biological data
- Prior work with skin and hair cells
- Computational data analysis, image analysis, and basic programming skills
- Experience with experimental instrumentation, custom experimental setups, and performing calibration, validation, and performance benchmarking
- Familiarity with basic chemistry and formulation science
- Good communication skills including figure design, data storytelling, scientific writing, and oral presentations
- Understanding of technology readiness levels (TRLs) and translation pathways
- Comfortable operating at the interface of biology and engineering with 1-3 years working in complex R&D organisations
Dyson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Dyson and has not been reviewed or approved by Dyson.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad, paired with company‑paid life and disability coverage, plus EAP, backup care, and wellness incentives. Employer‑funded healthcare dollars and premium‑discount or Lifestyle Spending Account options further enhance coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is consistently advertised on U.S. postings. This provides predictable retirement support across roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, commuter benefits, and notable product discounts supplement core coverage. Wellness incentives and a Lifestyle Spending Account expand lifestyle support beyond medical plans.
Dyson Insights
What We Do
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas
