R&D Chemist (Junior Level) - Cosmetics & Skincare
About The Position
The Chemist will be responsible for analyzing batches, measuring physical parameters such as Viscosity, pH, and Density, interacting with vendors, documenting, collaborating with supervisor, and entering formulation. The Chemist is responsible for supporting the company's business events through a variety of tasks, including maintaining a lab notebook, making batches, creating ingredient lists, checking specifications, following up on stabilities, communicating with vendors, attending vendor presentations, entering formulations, reviewing results with a supervisor, analyzing lab batches, assisting in the formulation and development of innovative skin care and color cosmetic products, supporting color matching and formulation adjustments, supporting compliance with color regulations and internal quality standards, and maintaining laboratory equipment and organization of materials and samples.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (or Biology that has had chemistry and organic chemistry classes).
- 2- 5 years of experience in R&D, formulation, emulsions, and other forms of color product formulations.
- Well organized and highly detail oriented.
- Must work well with others and communicate effectively.
- Strong understanding of cosmetic raw materials, formulation principles, production equipment.
- Strong color matching skills.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 10-15 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a lab note book.
- Make batches.
- Create ingredient qualitative and quantitative list.
- Check next day specification from previous day batch.
- Follow up with on-going stabilities.
- Communicate with raw material vendors.
- Attend in-house vendor presentations.
- Enter formulation into the company formulator.
- Review results with supervisor.
- Analyze lab batch measuring physical parameters: Viscosity, pH, and Density.
- Assist in the formulation and development of innovative skin care and color cosmetic products, including line extensions and product improvements.
- Support in color matching and formulation adjustments.
- Support compliance with color regulations and internal quality standards.
- Maintain laboratory equipment and ensure proper organization of raw materials and samples.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Special Paid Leave for employees’ personal events
- Company Paid Holidays
- 401(k) with employer match
- Year-End Gift
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
