Senior Cosmetic Formulation & Tech Lead – Hybrid

Trinny London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Product allowance £500

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Wellbeing days

Job summary

Trinny London is seeking a Formulation & Technical Development Manager to lead end-to-end formulation development for skincare and colour cosmetics. You will partner with external labs and manufacturers, translate concepts into robust formulations, and ensure quality, compliance and scalable production.

This role sits in our Product Innovation Team in London and offers hybrid working alongside generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree in Cosmetic Science or closely related scientific discipline.
• Significant experience in cosmetic formulation development.
• Experience across skincare and colour cosmetics.
• Strong understanding of cosmetic ingredients and formulation technologies.
• Experience working with external formulation laboratories and manufacturers.
• Knowledge of cosmetic manufacturing processes and scale-up.
• Strong technical problem-solving capability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex development projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end formulation development across skincare and colour cosmetics portfolios in alignment with project timelines and commercial objectives.
• Provide technical leadership by translating product concepts into clear formulation requirements and evaluating proposed solutions.
• Partner with external formulation laboratories and manufacturers to achieve optimal product performance, stability, cost, and manufacturability.
• Serve as the company's subject matter expert in cosmetic science, offering technical guidance to cross-functional teams and supporting innovation.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks early across assigned projects, escalating key issues with clear recommendations to ensure project delivery.
• Lead technical investigations, root-cause analyses, and troubleshooting for formulation, manufacturing, and scale-up issues.
• Define and review formulation testing and stability programmes, ensuring formulations meet all quality and technical requirements for commercial manufacture.
• Oversee manufacturing trials and first production runs for all new formulations.
• Continuously improve formulation development processes, standard operating procedures, and governance to enhance speed and quality.

Skills

Cosmetic formulation

Skincare know-how

Color cosmetics

Ingredients & technologies

External laboratories

Manufacturing scale-up

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Project management

Education

Cosmetic Science degree

Job description

Trinny London is seeking a Formulation & Technical Development Manager to lead end-to-end formulation development for skincare and colour cosmetics. You will partner with external labs and manufacturers, translate concepts into robust formulations, and ensure quality, compliance and scalable production.

This role sits in our Product Innovation Team in London and offers hybrid working alongside generous benefits.