Senior Chemist (Antiperspirant/Deodorant Formulation Development)

Revlon•Kenilworth, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Development Chemist is a hands-on technical leader on the R&D Antiperspirant/Deodorant Formulation team. The role independently develops and commercializes innovative, stable, safe, compliant, and cost-effective antiperspirant and deodorant products across multiple product forms. It translates product briefs and consumer needs into measurable technical targets, designs robust formulations and processes, and leads projects from concept through scale-up, product release, and first production. The chemist provides technical guidance to junior laboratory staff and partners with Marketing, Regulatory, Safety, Claims, Packaging, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, and external suppliers. The position is onsite and requires full-time presence at Revlon’s Kenilworth, New Jersey office. Occasional travel to plants, suppliers, or external testing sites may be required as business needs require.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
At least 5 years of relevant formulation and product-development experience in cosmetics, personal care, OTC, consumer products, or a closely related industry.
Demonstrated success independently developing and commercializing products from bench scale through manufacturing.
Strong command of cosmetic formulation science, ingredient functionality, and product/process interactions.
Working knowledge of U.S. OTC antiperspirant requirements and cosmetic regulatory, safety, claims, and quality considerations; ability to partner with subject-matter experts on global requirements.
Ability to design experiments, analyze quantitative and qualitative data, draw scientifically sound conclusions, and make practical recommendations.
Skill in root-cause analysis and structured troubleshooting of formulation issues related to stability, packaging, and scale-up.
Ability to prioritize and independently manage multiple complex projects in a fast-paced matrix environment.
Clear written and verbal communication, including translating technical information for Marketing, Operations, and leadership audiences.
Ownership, scientific curiosity, accuracy, attention to detail, and sound technical judgment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and document-management or product-lifecycle systems.
Proficiency with standard laboratory equipment and methods, such as mixers/homogenizers, balances, pH meters, viscometers, penetrometers, or texture analyzers.
Ability to work safely in a laboratory and manufacturing environment.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa support; Revlon cannot sponsor or transfer employment visas.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the antiperspirant/deodorant category.
Direct antiperspirant/deodorant formulation experience.
Experience with OTC products, anhydrous systems, sticks, gels, or roll-ons.
Familiarity with SAP.

Responsibilities

Independently formulate, reformulate, and optimize antiperspirant and deodorant products, including anhydrous sticks, soft solids, clear gels, roll-ons, and emerging formats.
Translate product briefs, competitive benchmarks, trends, and consumer needs into formulation, sensory, efficacy, stability, cost, and manufacturing targets.
Apply knowledge of ingredient functionality, antiperspirant active systems, wax structure, emulsions, surfactants, and fragrance interactions to solve complex formulation challenges.
Design efficient experiments, interpret data, and establish relationships among formulation variables, product performance, and process parameters.
Identify new ingredients, technologies, and formulation approaches; develop prototypes and technical recommendations for the AP/Deo innovation pipeline.
Lead projects from feasibility through formulation, stability, package compatibility, safety, clinical/efficacy testing, pilot, product release, and first production.
Assess technical risks, communicate tradeoffs, and drive timely decisions while meeting project timing, quality, and cost objectives.
Support value improvement, raw-material continuity, regulatory-driven reformulation, and business-continuity programs while maintaining required product performance.
Develop stability and performance test plans; prepare, stage, evaluate, and document samples; and investigate out-of-specification results or adverse trends.
Interpret instrumental data, including variability, and connect results to formulation and process decisions.
Enter and approve formula, ingredient, and product information in organizational systems to support safety, regulatory, claims, artwork, and product-release workflows.
Represent R&D in cross-functional project meetings and communicate technical status, risks, decisions, and next steps to technical and non-technical audiences.
Build productive relationships with raw-material suppliers, contract manufacturers, testing laboratories, and other external partners to evaluate innovation opportunities.
Provide day-to-day technical coaching to associate chemists, technicians, or temporary staff; review experimental plans and data for scientific rigor and completeness.
Contribute to laboratory methods, best practices, knowledge management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Maintain a safe, organized, inclusive, and collaborative laboratory environment and follow departmental procedures.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and their families.
Company-paid basic life insurance.
Company-paid short-term disability insurance, commencing upon hire and providing a portion of base salary for up to 26 weeks if disabled.
Long-term disability.
Supplemental life insurance.
Flexible spending accounts.
Critical illness insurance.
Group legal benefits.
Identity theft protection.
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
Three weeks of vacation, prorated based on hire date for the first year; vacation depends on role.
Twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
Certain positions may be eligible for short-term incentives as part of total compensation.