Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Vision insurance

Job Description:

Product development in a fast-paced environment of non-toxic prestige cosmetics, personal care, and OTC categories to meet specifications of US regulatory and foreign markets and specifications of defined Customer requirements.

This role will reports to the Director of Scientific Affairs

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Develop new formulations

Develop custom personal care and cosmetic products based on client briefs, balancing between cost, claims and functionality

Formulate, research, test, stabilize, troubleshoot, validate specifications on projects

Research new technologies, concepts, and ingredients

Create ingredient lists that comply with US and EU regulations

Set product specifications and standards for new formulations

Reverse engineer formulations

Manage transfer validations

Analyze benchmarks and ingredient profile to create formulations

Review ingredient lists for US and EU compliance

Maintain healthy communication with suppliers

Request samples, technical documentation, and pricing of raw materials

Follow ingredient trends and stay current on developments in the cosmetic field

Maintain positive interaction with clients

Communicate with clients regarding new product development and questions/issues related to projects

Work with production and QC teams

Coordinate with manufacturing during pilot batching and scale up processing

Write and review manufacturing procedures

Work with QC team to finalize product specifications

Maintain smooth laboratory workflow

Write procedures for execution of formulations

Take specifications (pH, viscosity, specific gravity, percent solids) of batches

Order laboratory supplies and equipment

Maintain and enter formulas into formulation software

Complete lab notebooks for quarterly review

Keep lab work areas clean and organized

Use of technical and problem-solving skills

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry or closely related field.

Minimum of 2 years R&D experience in a lab or manufacturing environment.

Ability to multitask to meet deadlines with attention to detail

Ability to communicate across cross functional teams

Creative problem-solving and a strategic/analytical mind

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.

Proficient with Google/Microsoft office tools (i.e.: Google Suite, etc.)

Job Details

Full Time, 8:00 am-5:00 pm, M-F

PTO, paid holidays, health insurance, 401K with employer match