Senior Chemist (R&D) | Bentley Labs
About The Position
As a key member of the Research & Development team, the Senior Chemist will lead the formulation and development of innovative, stable, and compliant personal care, cosmetic, and OTC products. This role involves hands-on formulation work, lab batch preparation, stability testing, and customer sample submissions. The Senior Chemist will collaborate cross-functionally with Sales Executives, Lab Technicians, and raw material vendors, bringing technical expertise and creativity to each project. A strong understanding of ingredients, processing methods, and regulatory standards is essential, along with a proactive approach to communication, innovation, and lab documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in cosmetic science, chemistry or biochemistry.
- 7+ years of experience in developing products with formulation knowledge in different forms like emulsions, gels, sprays, shampoos.
- Strong ability to manage multiple projects.
- Development of stable and compliant personal care, cosmetics and OTC products
- Timely shipment of lab samples to customers/marketing/testing facilities
- Continual and ongoing collaboration/communication of the status of project to Sales Executives
- Documentation of detailed observations and specifications
- Learning of new technology via researching new raw materials and processes
- Establishing preliminary product specifications and detailed lab process
Nice To Haves
- Masters degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Review new Product development requests (PDR’s) and collaborates with SE’s for additional clarification; assign tentative project completion dates.
- Develop new formulations utilizing in-depth knowledge of chemical Ingredients and processes that meet the desired technical and aesthetic attributes specified by customers on PDR.
- Prepare lab batches of formulas needed for submitting samples for customer analysis within lab schedule, and reformulating / resubmitting them based on customer’s feedback.
- Maintain detailed and organized lab notebook with detailed observations while making lab batch.
- Develop detailed lab scale process for success including order of addition, critical raw materials and processing parameters, bench standard and benchmark, and lab scale preliminary specification and test results
- Provide SE and customer technical support, participation on account teams and teleconferences
- Work closely and collaboratively with lab technicians, to teach, coordinate and collaborate on projects leading to well-planned and executed bench work and successful sample submissions
- Perform and monitor stability with lab technician, utilizing approved stability protocol, and reformulate if initial formula is unstable.
- Meet with raw material vendors to learn about new technologies and new raw materials that can be utilized to create/improve Bentley’s innovative technology offerings.
- Communicate all information regarding formulation, project status, costing, and results to all appropriate individuals, maintaining confidentiality requirements.
- Collaborate as a key team member across the R&D department, contributing innovative ideas, expertise, knowledge, experiences with strong team spirit, and pride in the organization’s contribution to the company
- Perform/Monitor calibration and validation of all lab instruments with Lab Technicians.
- Maintain clean, safe and well-organized lab working area.
Benefits
- Disability Confident Committed employer
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
