Formulation Chemist

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute new formulations for personal care, oral care, and OTC drug products, ensuring timely commercialization and alignment with customer requirements.
• Create, refine, and reformulate products across skin, body, hair, and oral care categories to meet designated briefs and support proactive concept pitches.
• Identify and evaluate raw materials and technologies suitable for product development, ensuring they meet performance, quality, and regulatory expectations.
• Set up, run, and document laboratory experiments using specific instrumentation to analyze samples and generate reliable data.
• Compound laboratory batches and perform stability testing according to standard operating procedures and customer protocols.
• Manage and conduct stability studies, monitor results, and help resolve stability issues by adjusting formulations and processes as needed.
• Set up, calibrate, and maintain laboratory equipment and instrumentation to ensure accurate and consistent testing.
• Develop and refine formulas based on customer feedback and internal evaluations, ensuring product quality, performance, and consistency.
• Enter testing data accurately and use company-specific software programs to document results and maintain records.
• Aid with lab-specific programs, including managing raw material inventory and maintaining a clean, organized, and safe laboratory environment.
• Maintain traceability and accuracy of all lab trials through thorough documentation in laboratory notebooks and related systems.
• Communicate formulation and stability issues clearly and promptly to leadership, providing data-driven recommendations for improvement.
• Contribute to the development of a new and growing R&D team by sharing knowledge, collaborating with colleagues, and supporting a dynamic, innovation-focused culture.

Essential Skills

• 3–5 years of hands-on product development experience in a laboratory setting.
• Proficiency in formulation chemistry, including developing and reformulating products in personal care, oral care, cosmetic, OTC, or medical device categories.
• Experience compounding laboratory batches and performing stability testing in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Ability to design, implement, and interpret laboratory experiments, including setting up and running tests with specific instrumentation.
• Strong understanding of raw material selection and the ability to identify technologies suitable for product development.
• Capability to monitor the quality and conformity of formulas and ensure consistency throughout development.
• Strong documentation skills, including maintaining accurate, traceable records in laboratory notebooks and data systems.
• Prowess in experimental design and problem-solving.
• Effective communication skills to clearly report formulation and stability findings and collaborate within a team environment.
• Proven ability to invent and innovate.
• Comfort using company-specific software programs to enter and manage testing data.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in oral care formulation, such as toothpaste or mouthwash, preferred but not required.
• Experience with OTC products and medical devices, preferred but not required.
• Color matching experience for personal care formulations, preferred but not required.
• Background in Research & Development, particularly in chemistry, formulation, and product development environments.
• Familiarity with stability study design, execution, and interpretation.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills for managing multiple projects and lab activities in parallel.
• Ability to work proactively in a dynamic, growing team and contribute to building new processes and capabilities.