Innovation Chemist - Beauty & Personal Care
About The Position
The Innovation Chemist assists with product development and innovative formulations for skincare, haircare, and other personal care products. The role translates consumer trends into manufacturable products by working with key suppliers, featuring their ingredients in specific applications, and solving formulation problems for customer projects. The chemist creates projects, develops new or uses established methods and procedures, operates laboratory equipment for customized testing, generates specialty formulations, and prototypes stable, market-ready products. Under the guidance of a Technical Service Manager, the role develops consumer products from concept through customer presentation and manages a project pipeline through a Stage and Gate process to expedite commercialization. This is an on-site position at Univar Solutions’ Custom Lab Services in Houston, Texas.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related field.
- 1–3 years of successful experience as a scientist, formulator, or chemist working in a laboratory.
- Experience formulating chemical products in the Beauty and Personal Care industry.
- Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize workload, and manage teams at a distance.
- Ability to develop and grow positive relationships with key customer contacts and suppliers.
- Strong decision-making ability to balance customer needs and company objectives.
- Computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Develop new consumer products and formulations from the concept phase through customer presentation under the guidance of a Technical Service Manager.
- Develop product prototypes to demonstrate ingredient functionality and support the sales process.
- Organize and conduct comparative studies and material benchmarking.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Product Managers, and Sales Managers.
- Showcase new products at industry tradeshows and on digital platforms.
- Host and visit customers with sales, marketing, and product management teams to develop new business and support existing opportunities.
- Plan, prioritize, and complete tasks while maintaining accurate and complete records and results.
- Set up, calibrate, operate, and perform minor maintenance and repair on laboratory instruments and equipment to optimize performance.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area, including cleaning equipment and work surfaces.
- Manage a pipeline of projects through a Stage and Gate process to help expedite customer commercialization of new formulation innovations.
Benefits
- Market-aligned pay and incentives.
- A diverse benefits offering supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
