Formulation Chemist: NPD & Scale-Up Innovator

W Talent; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on a Friday

25 days annual leave

On-site parking

Death in service

Aviva and Bupa Employee Assistance

Digital healthcare

Cycle to Work

Job summary

W Talent are partnered with a Redditch-based manufacturing business to recruit a Development / Formulation Chemist. You will own lab trials, develop and commercialise product formulations from concept through scale-up, collaborating with Quality, Regulatory, Production and Commercial teams.

You will bring hands-on formulation expertise, strong analytical skills and a track record of delivering formulations to market.

Qualifications

• Experience in formulation development within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of formulation principles and product testing.
• Experience taking products from concept through to commercialisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimise and commercialise new product formulations from concept through to production.
• Conduct laboratory trials, stability testing, compatibility testing and product performance evaluations.
• Evaluate and select raw materials, ingredients and additives to support product development.
• Improve existing formulations to enhance performance, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Support product scale-up activities, ensuring successful transfer from laboratory to manufacturing.
• Investigate and resolve formulation, manufacturing and raw material challenges.
• Develop technical documentation, formulation records, specifications and test reports.
• Work closely with Quality, Regulatory, Production, Procurement and Commercial teams.
• Research emerging technologies, ingredients and market trends to support innovation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across product development processes.

Skills

Formulation development

Manufacturing scale-up

Analytical testing

Problem solving

Job description

W Talent are partnered with a Redditch-based manufacturing business to recruit a Development / Formulation Chemist. You will own lab trials, develop and commercialise product formulations from concept through scale-up, collaborating with Quality, Regulatory, Production and Commercial teams.

You will bring hands-on formulation expertise, strong analytical skills and a track record of delivering formulations to market.